The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-03-09
LIFE INSURANCE.
How an Agent OuGvyitted Death and the
Doctors.

How au Agent OuiWitfed Death and fI.e
Doctors
The popular and successful agent of
the Bird of Freedom Life Insurance com
pany has just received from his directors
set of complimentary resolutions. duly
engrOssed and framed, and a valuable
silver service, in recognition of what the
directors are pleased to call his "devotion,
sagaclty, and courage" 1t appears that
about two years ago a gentleman living
IN Wahpanseh avenue insured his wife's
life for $25, 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 as if in a couple of
days she wculG be fit for burying, dig
ging up and barreling The company
was naturally discouraged at the pros
pect of so much payment fer 50 little
premium. BY chance it came to theears
of the popular and successful agent al
ready mentioned that the fatal terminal
ton of his risks life might be avoided if
she could only be induced to make an
effort, to fasten her mind upon some OBJ
ject and live lOr'it. The agent. who was
married man, mentally pricked up his
ears 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 hus-
band was a sort of a butterfly in an u
| ster OverCOat, roaming from tied-back
| flower to flower and that especially had
| there been warmth and cOldness between
| them because of a Miss Humphreys.
| Having ascertained all these facts, the
| agent induced one of the family phvsi-
clans to introduce him to the bedside of
/ the dying woman as an eminent practi-
| toner from Paris. He felt her pulse
looked at her tongue, shook his head, and
! bending forward, inquired:
DO you know Lama Humphreys
tall girl, that thinks she's got small feet ?'
| The dying woman apparently rallied
/ for moment, and her eyes sparkIed as
| she'faiutly whispered, eyes, what-of-
| her ?"
! "Oh, nothing, nothing" responded the
/ agent; only / met her and your hus-
I band on State street to-day, and they
i went into a Jewelers., and / rather think
he bought her ring, and said-but it's
of no consequence"
! "Ees, yes, go on" murmured the dy-
| ing woman with an intense earnestness
| that was painful to witness.
swell, 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 res
taurant, but perhaps you feel no interest
in their conversation"
The dying woman raised herself Oh her
elbow an said f" What did the old bald
head viper say2"
"Oh, he didn't say much, except that
you couldn't last long, and he said that
when they came back from Europe she'd
have all the old furniture out and make
the house look as if a woman with some
taste, who had moved in good society,
was at the head Of it. There. there !"
he added, kindly, " / fear | have excited
you Unduly. YOumust really take some
rest" and he retired softly with a sym
pathizing wink.
When the dying woman's husband
came home that night he was surprised
and delighted to find her sitting up, with
a hectic flush on her cheek, and her eyes
4 sparkling with an unnatural brilliaEcy.
When he said:
Why, my love, | thought you were
worse
She said, ''Oh yes. / suppose < ~
| Next afternoon when Miss Humphreys
called to inquire after the dying woman's
health, the dying wOman's maid brought
her word, with the dying womau's com
phmcntS, that she was not at home, and
as Miss Humphreys went down the front
steps she saw the dying woman standing
at the parlOT window regarding her with
q glance that almost warped the iron
railing. The husband says it is most
reliable cure, and that physician from
Paris is unquestionabe very talented
man, but when he had placed so complete
reliance in the skill of the family doctor
it seemed to him somewhat irregular t.
introduce another practitioner. How
ever, nc Is delighted-perfcctly de
lighted
And that is how the popular and sue
cessiul agent of the Bird of Freedom
f Life Insurance company came to &c
from his directors a set of complimentary!
resolutions and a solid silver service as
testimonial to his devotion, sagacity, anc
, courage.