Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-29
BILL NYE,
He Shows What Life Insurance Has
Done for Him.

HUDSON, WIS, March TO- Editor O.
the Globe: Referring TO the matter Of
life insurance and its benefits, l can
hardly give the Globe a very extended
experience so far as ! am Individually
concerned.
l carry an insurance OF $1,000 only, and
though that may look small to you, Mr..
Taylor, l am sure that if you could see
me and converse with me you would say
it was plenty large enough. If were 10
die suddenly tomorrow l would be al
most ashamed to claim the full amount of
the policy. l am trying now to lead such
a life that by next fall 1 would have no
hesitation In asking the companies to
raise my insurance to $4,000.
look upon life insurance as a great
comfort, not only TO the beneficiary, but
TO the insured, who very rarely lives to
realize anything pecuniarily from his
venture. Twice have almost raised my
wife to af1uence and cast gloom over
the community in which | lived, but
something happened to the physician for
a few days so that he could not attend to
me, and | recovered. For nearly two
years l was under the DOCTORS care. He
had his finger on my pulse or In my
pocket all That time. He was young
Western physician, who attended me
Tuesdays and Fridays. The rest of the
week he devoted his medical skill to
horses that were mentally and physically
broken down. he said he attended me
largely for my society. l felt fiattered to
know that he enjoyed my society after
having been thrown among horses all the
week that had had much greater advan-
tages than l.
My wife at first objected seriously TO an
insurance on my life, and said she would
never, never touch dollar of the money
if were to die, but after had been sick
nearly two years, and my disposition
had suffered a good deal, she said that
| need not delay the obsequies on that
account. But the life insurance slipped
through my fingers somehow, and / re-
covered.
l have built up two life insurance COM
paEies and placed them on their feet since
that. l hope they will not forget it when
l come to call on them for favor. One
of them is an 'Old-liner," and the other
is an assessment company. 1 took
policy in the assessment company be-
cause | had been in politics some, and
when l went out missed my assessment
sadly. / had become a slave 10 the as
sessment habit, and so had to do some
thing in order to supply its place. now
feel first rate. When | get my assess
ment notice | imagine | am an Office
holder and that 1t Is billet-douX from
the central committee, so it is like old
times almost.
Lie insurance is a good thing. l would
not be without it. Ny health is greatly
improved since 1 got my new policy.
Formerly l used to have a seal-bTOYn
taste in my mouth when | arose in the
mOTninz, but that has disappeared entire
ly. 1 am more hopeful and happy, and
my hair is getting thicker on top. l
would not try to keep house without life
insurance. Last September was caught
in one of the most destructive cyclones
that ever visited a Republican form of
government. great deal of property
was destroyed and many lives were lost,
but / was spared. People who had no in
surance were moved down on every hand,
but aside from broken leg was entirely
Since insuring my life 1 sleep better
nights, and my neighbors are getting
more reckless about leav ing their water
melons and clothes lines out over night.
If had a voice that could be heard on
the other side of the SOudan it would still
be for good. solid life insurance. In these |
days OF dynamite and roller-rinks and the |
CORY meat-aX OF a new administration !
we ought to make some provision for the |