The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-04-15
How a Life Insurance Agent Outwit-
ted Death and tho Doc -ors.

of what the directors are pleased to call
his devotion, sagacity, and courage.
1t appears that about two years ago
gentleman living in Wahpanseh avenue
insured his wife $ life for So, 900. Some
three months ago she fell sick, and from
bad she went to worse; the doctors gave
her up. and it looked very much MS if in
n couple Of days she would be tit fox
burrying, digging up and barreling.
The company was naturally discouraged
at the prospect of SO much payment for
so little premium. BY chance it came to
the ears of the popular and successful!
agent already mentioned, that the fatal
termination of his risk S life might be
avoided if she could only be induced to
make an effort, to fasten her mind upon
some object and live for it. The agent.
who was married man. mentally
prickcd up his cars at this information.
and prosecuted his inquiries further.
He found that the lady was very jealous;
that she had very good cause for being
Jealous. for her husband was sort OF
butterfly in an Ulster overcoat. roaming
from tied-bac flower to flower, and that
especially had there been warmth and
coldness between them because of Miss
Humphreys. Having ascertalned all
these facts, the agent induced one OF the
family physicians to introduce him to
the bedside of the dying woman rs an
eminent practitioner from Paris. lie
felt her pulse, looked ut her tongue,
shook his head, and bending forward,
inquired:
"Do Won know Laura Humphreys
tall girl, that thinks she's got small
fect?' -.
The dying woman apparently rallied
for a moment, and her eyes sparklcd rs
she family whispered, Yes, wllat-of
-her?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing" responded
the agent, "only l met her and your
husband on State street to-day. and they
went into jewelers., and / rather think
he bought her ring, and said-but It's
no consequence.
Eyes. YES. go on" murmured the dy-
inc woman with an intense carncstness
that it was painful to witness.
"Wcll. he said that before the violets
came. perhaps. he would buy her an
other. though it would not be quite SO
ornamental. Then they went to Il res
taurant; but perhaps You feel no interest
in their conversation.
The diving woman raised herself on
her elbow and said: What did the Old
bald-hcadcd viper say
.Oh. he didn't say much, except that
Won couldn't last long. and she said that
when they came back from Europe she'd
have all the old furniture ont and make
l.
tastc who had moved III good society.
was at the head of it. There. there!
he added, kindly, :" fear have excited
Won unduly. You must really take some
rest" and he retired softly with sym
pathizing wink.
When tho dying woman's husband
came home that night he was surprised
and delighted to find her sitting up,
with n hectic flush on her cheek. and her
ewes sparkling with an unusual brillian-
cy. Wien he said:
"Why, my love, l thought You were
worse" 49,.
She said. ooh, yes: l suppose ="
Next afternoon when Miss Humphreys
called to inquire after the dying wo.
mans health. the dying woman $ maid
brought her word. with the dying wo-
mans compliments, that she was not at
home. and rs Miss Humphreys went
down the front steps she saw the DYING
woman standing at the parlor window
regarding her with glance that almost
warped the iron railing. The husband
saws it is "A most reliable cure. and that
physician from Paris is nnqueStiohahly'
!. very talented man j; but when he mad
placed so complete reliance in the skiii
of the family doctor. 1t SCENE" To nm
somcwha: irregular to introIuc another
practitioner. However, he is delighted
-pcricclly delighted!
And that is how the popular and sue
ccsstul agent of the Bird OF Freedom
Life Insurance Company came to get
from his directors set of complimentary
resolutions and solid silver service as
a testimonial to II devotion s"sacity'
and courage Chicdyo Tribune.
SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH.--A wo-
man residing in Albany county, n. T.,
awokc one night lately with severe
headache, and. taking y bottle OF salts
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