Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-23
A NOVEL EXPERIENCE.
What Democrat Reporter Heard. And
The Moral Taught.

Travelling along one day last week,
we observed, in very earnest converse
tion two gentlemen of COLOR" and be-
ing of that inpuisitiye nature incident
to the ordinary 'sFaber-pusher," we
'slaid hard" % the larboard side, 's'hove
to, !" rounded in" and ''come flush"
within ear-shot. It was exhilerating in
the extreme. ''Mistah Johnsing," it
seems, who is young, impulsive, yet
we'll posted sort of a fellOw-weariug an
| air of Importance of no mean proper
tions, came tearing along at such rate
that he completely 'sup-sot'' his old,
sedate and patriarchal friend, Uncle
Eurastus Whitewash. This is what
| they said:
Uncle 'Rastus:-s.Look out chile
wha' for you rushin' fru lif' dat way?
| Why you'se so much 'trepidity?' KANT
yo' stop mint and tell de ole man all
bout it?''
Mistah JohnsiDg:-'Sar tin-sartin
shoah' / kin, but fac is, Use in pOw'ful
big hurry jis dis blessed insteap. Am
boun' to had some Hail Storm Insho-
ance. Use turned it ober an ober in
my min till it won't lay down an res
no mo-. Fac is, Use awful disgwasted
wifi mysef fur not taken it las yeah.
Use lost lots by tryin' to kerry my own
inshoance. So many on us tink we's an
Inshoance company an dars whar we
gifts lef'-so, good bye Uncle 'Rastus'
and wifi de compliments OBJ de season
Hail Storm Insurance of course,) 1 bids
you ajiew an gifts dar-gits dar.''
Uncle 'Rastus:-s'Hole on chile, while
longer. You Sc not tole me whose done
done dis kim OBJ bizness. Kin'dy glib
me de gemmen's entitle-also 'dress?''
Mistah JOhnsing:- 'Shuah, done fur
got to tole yer. Dat man am Mistah
r. b. Warren, up stahs, to de rite,
rooms l and "a, Fair building, in de
Ben'-min' yer now, do yo' heah? Dis
agent is pow'ful we'll sot up in de In
shoance dizziness OBJ all kin's-makes it
a speciality-is up to snuff-an' does
|
wild udder kin's of biziness-sides dat,
sides dat he is de mos kommodatines
Teller ebber See-gOod''-
Uncle 'Rastus:-''Hol' on jes mint
wants to flank yer fer de formation an
ak We: Am yo' sartin yo' can git a
pol'cy?"
Mistah Johnsing:- 'Shuah fng-ben
fggerin, see? Know jes what 1 kin do.
Inshued de ole shanty an traps las
yeah ginst Fire, Lightning, Tornadoes,
Cyclones, Windstorms, and Hurricanes
-ginst cherry ing 'cept torpid liver
would hab inshoed me ginst dat, only
de 'splies fer dat company hadn't arriv'.
Goodbye Uncle 'Rastus.''
Uncle Goodbye, fahWell.' -
Mistah Johnsing:-"Goodb good
bye"
Uncle Enthusiastically
With many spoken yet great many
more unspoken adieus and ''goodbyes''
they tore themselves asunder. "Mistah
Johnsing,'' who knows a good thing
|
the daily habitation and place Of bust
ness of the aforesaid insurance agent.
and later on in the day las we happened
to pass along on our way to the post
office, we saw him coming down the
stairs with one of those stem winding,
stem setting, Hail Storm Insurance
policies-a contented and happy man.
While this may not have been very in
structlve, yet it shows the turn of
popular opinion and shows further that
all sorts of people are catching on.
MORAL: When in need of insurance
against Fire, Lightning. Tornadoes,
Cyclones, Windstorms, Hurricanes,
Plate glass, Life, Accident or HAIL,
don't fail to patronize the agent who
understands your individual wants and
knows what best suits your case and
can take care of your business through
the entire life of your policy.