The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-06-29

ali the way from DenVer to NeW VI
leans. ! have always been an IN
lucky devil. and the only thing tha
has kept me from suicide long ast
WAS the lingering fear that the..
might be a hereafter. Ihavs arrived
at the conclusion, however, that thOre
is not an, thing worse than what ]
have gone through, aud III chance
the future state. But I'll not preach
Two years ago met young lady.
1t don't matter where, nor what her
name was. She was pretty. l was,
as usual, a fool. I had the educa-
ton Of gcntlomau. had not the
means to live up to my desires. !
had run through considerable mon.
ey, ard had not the industry to
make livelihood at my calling.
Well, OF course, foil over he d
anJ ears in love with thii girl. She
liked me, thiuk. bat she had sense,
and she never lot her sentiments run
away with her prospects. I drank
some, and gamblsd some, and wa
as wild ad o young fellow usually is
Though generally wore good clothes
my pocket book was usually very
fat. Well, when the parents saw
that my visits to the daughter were
growing frequent, they Immediately
inte'fsred. You know my child has
botn tcnderly raised,' sid hor faith.
er. 'and she cannot marry man who
cannot properly support her. ! like
you but you SEQ how it 10. A maa
should not marty unlssi he cal prop
erly support his wife. Tho mother
was Just AZ slern, aud the daughter
was persuaded to fall iu'o hsr plans.
| have laughed many time at u fel-
low who was fool enough 10 kill Linn.
self aboat q girl. But that was before
| waA in love myself. ] se9 it all now.
But love st1ries have been told 80 OF
ten, that there is little interest in
item. She loved me sic sail. but her
parents wanted her to marry o mid.
die aged gentlemen, aud she coald
not disobey. II she had told the truth
rho would have said that she loved
tho middle aged seutlsmans cariiage
and pair and his bank a,oount bettor
than sha did mo, aud much bIttsr
him. ] bsgg I'd aad pleased aud got
the same answer all the time. You
know what I did tEen.
"Ivent to drinking harder than
ever. l bacams nuisance, il had
10. been one before. One day Was
talking over matters With friond OF
mine named jim Anderson, who al
why's had m 10 money and sesse than
I had. ! tod Jim I vas going to
kill mysclf. Ho laughed and sncered.
'I'll tell you what III do l said.
I'll insure my life for $4,000 in
different companies, and make the
policies over to you. You pay me
$2,50O year for two years. lot mo
have o little hurrah for that time,
aud when lis over Ill agree to kill
myselfsnd you will get the money.
In that way ycu make $4,000, and l
have some fun.' Jim laughed, but
in.i>ted, and finally we drew up al
agree m, mt to that effect. I got out
policies iu different life insurance
companies. H. holds them aud the
agreement. He paid me $500 o
month although I dou't believe that
he ever thought Of holding me TO the
agreement. But lie was Of 9 specu.
lative turn OF mind anyhow, and al.
though he hardly believed l would
kill myself, he knew that if I had the
money l would soon drink myself to
death. and ho was willing to take the
chances. TIE time is not no yet, but
l guess I'll let him make the extra
money. He'll be surprised and not
at all sorry. N,body else cares. fur
the girl / mentioned has since mar.
risd The bank account, the carriage
aud the middle.aged gentleman.
This is no case Of temporary Insanity.
I have as much sense as anybody.
/ made q contract, an I'm carrying it
out. Bury me wherever you like.
There is $35 in my vest pocket, and
that will pay expenses and my bill SO
far.
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