Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-04
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!, Wien Benjamin P. Conn. the life insur-
A.Hoe agent, called upon Mr. Butterwfck tue
foih' wing converSat'O on ensued:
Cur MI Buiterwick. YOU have no in
sursuce .. your life, believe, droDraf IN
psDy. We ol,r unparalleled iudaoenieais.
ard"
BuiterwicS-"I d,.,7't want 20 irsure-
Gunn-'The cost T. Just nothing worth
speaking OF; mere trihe. And then ve nav
enormous dividends, - that YOU haVf 80
much security a. such little outlay thai
you can be perfectly comfortable sns
Buiierwick-"B But don't want "a ne coy-
tortable and happy. I'm trying 20 b. mise
rahle."
Gunn-"Now. look at this thing in a nrac,,-
cal light. You've got 10 die sometime "a
other. That IL dreadful certainty 20 which
s,'oI mus q, az iooh Onward. It IL fearful
when man knows that he leaves nothing
behind him. We all shrink from death We
:, ~, nste 20 mink OF u. me contemplation o.
mus be The Feelings OF the man who enters
me DARK valley with the assurance that In q
,I,vss sense hls life has been an utter
butterwick-"nont scare me a biz I
want 10 die been wanting TO sie for years
hsthef die than live any time"
Gunn-"l say, think how wretchci will re
The condition OF those dear ones whom Won
leave behind you. VIII not the tears 81 your
the poverty In which She - suddenly plunre1.
snd by the reflection that She il lef 10 the
chsriiy o. cold aud heartless world. wlll
Butterwick-"I wouIdn't leave her q cent
II had millions. IAN do the old woman
COCO 70 skirmish around Tor her living. Then
Gunn-"l Your poor little children. TOO. IA
lhefleSS' orphaned, they will have 40 one 10
MI Their iamished mouths with brrai. 40
one 10 protect them from harm. You drp un-
insured and they entera lifeofsufferiue fr,n,
the Keen papgs of poverty. Nou lusure in
our company and they begin lif. win
enough TO feed aud clOthe them auI IN raisa
The IN above the reach oi want"
butlerWick-'l don't want 90 raise them
above TIE reach az want I want them %
Wal, - nast tihlng theN can DO g. % tucSer
Gunn-"uh, Nj. But-erwicx, try 70 taxes
higher view OF the matter. When You are an
al gel aud you come back 20 revisit the
scenes OF earth. will a not an Won with sat
ness 10 see your dear ones exposed q the
storm and the blast, To hunger aud cold""
Butterwick-"l'm not going 10 tie angel
ard N was, ! wouldn't come back"
Gunn-' \ on are poor man now. How 10
you Know that your family Will have enough
Nhen YOU are gone 10 paw your funeral eN-
peuses, To bury YOU decently."
RutterwicK-"I don't want 10 b. buried 10"
Gnnn-" Perhaps Mrs. fSutterwick viii he
SO indignant al your neglect that she viii
not mourn for you. that She will not shed A
tear over your bier"
Butterwick-"I don't want a bier. ant Ia
rather she wouldn't cry any"
Ounn-"W Well. then, S'poSen' Won go ln on
the endowment plan and take a policy fos
5000. 10 be paid you when sou rcach the
Butierwick-"I don't - 600 when I'm INV
] wouldn't take n n YOU were 10 ding Al a.
me and pay me 10 take a."
Gunn-"l'm afraid then III have 10 say,
good morning."
Butterwick-''I don't want YOU To saw goot
morning; you can go without saying A."
Sunn-"i'll quit"
Butter ick-sAhai Tow vnu've hit it,'' I
"a want sou To quit, aud as suddenly a. you
can"
Then Mr. Gum left. lie thinks he will
hardy insure ButieTwick Il Phua. BBVeTin.