The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-03-09
ILEE ~INSInANCE.
no" an agent o"'"i"cd y'"'h ana III"
Doctors,

DOCTORS
The popular and successful agent Of
the Bird Of Freedom Life Insurance com
pany has Just received from his directors
a set of complimentary resolutions, duly
cnprOssed and framed, and u valuable
silver service, in recognition Of what the
directors are pleased TO call hi. "dcyOtion,
sagaclty, and courage" It appears that
about two years ngO a gentleman living
in Wahpanrch avenue insured his wiic's
life Tor 5000. Some three months ago
she fell sick, and from bad She went to
worse; the doctors gave her up, and il
looked very much as if in a couple Of
days 'hc would be- III for bnrying, Dig
ging up and barrcling, The company
was naturally discouraged at the pros.
poet Of 20 much payment for 50 little
premium. BY chance it came 10 the ears
Of the popular and successful agent at
ready mentioned that the fatal tcrmina.
ton Of his risks life might be avoided il
she could only BE- induced to make IN
effort TO llstcn her mind upon some ob.
jcct and live for it, The agent, who was
a married man, mentally prickcd mp hi
ear. at this information, and prosecuted
hi. inquiries further. lie found that the
lady was very jealous that she had very
good cause for being Jealous, for her hlIs-
band was a sort Of a butterfly in an ~
,tcr OycrcOat, roaming from tied back
flower 10 flower and that especially had
there been warmth and coldncss between
them because Of a Miss Humphreys.
Having asccrtaincA all these facts, The
agent induced one Of the family pIIy,i,
clans 10 introduce him to the bedside OF
the dying woman As an eminent practl.
toner from Paris. lie felt her pulse,
looked at her tongue, shook his head, and
bending forward, inquired;
"DO you know Laura Humphreys
tail girl, that thinks she's got small feet
The dying woman apparently rallied
for u moment and her eye. gparkIcd rs
he family whispered, " Yes, wIat-oi-
hen? '
con, nothing, nothing responded the
agent; only I met her and your hns-
band on State street to-day, and they
went into Il jewelers., and ! rather think
nr M ~rnnaru,curr "
g yc. VOC ,n ou murmurrd fine div.
inc woman with an intense corncytuc..
ina, wos ruinul tn witnes.
swell, he said that before the yiolcls
came, perhaps, he would buy her an
other, though it would not be quite 80
nrnoncu,ul Thcn thny went to \ res
i,ur,nt Inf nrrLpns Won feel no interest
IN ,Lnir cou vrr.,tinn "
rho L,ing wnu,,n r,i.cd borsoIr ~, her
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