Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-17

 learned that there would be no offense if I did not keep my glass drained. So I consider myself what is called by the agents "a good risk. l" ..~
 have never had hepatic or nephritic collie but once, and that was when at tended a clambake at Long Branch and ate the founders of tho clam family of the western hemisphere by mistake. I have had painters collie once while studying art in Venice, but farm life has entirely overcome that since have given up painting.
 The examining physician inquired if I had ever had delirium tremens ar dis. charge from the ear. Ihave not. thoupb I had a discharge from my employer 2O years ago, but it did not become chron. ic, and today regard myself as perfect ly recovered from it.
 Question No. 22.-Are you deaf, dumb, blind or in any way crippled for life?
 Answer.-N not perceptibly.
 Question No. 26.-Did you ever ap- ply for or receive pension?
 the discharge of duty; was also in Si- Defla uurlHS tne War.
 Have never spit blood or attempted suicide; parents were none of them exc cuted by law; do not experience dizzi- ness on gettisg up early in the morning and do not have fits.
 was asked age of grandparents, if living, and answered that, if living maternal grandparents would be re- spectivcly I2O and ll4; paternal grand parents, 11S and ll2.
 Now the company is trying to crawl out of the policy on the ground that my grandparents were not living at all. l did not pretend that they were living. I said that, if living, they would be those ages. I hate corporation that wants to back out after it has made n fair and square trade that way.
 Is it not disgraceful. after asking me all about my private affairs and personal habits, things that I never have told any one, not even my dearest friend on earth, that an insurance company, claiming to stand with large umbrella spread so as to keep off the storms of ad- versity from the helpless heads of wid- ows and orphans, should seek to crawl out of so small hole as that?
 I supposed that the life insurance company was my friend loyal and true as Colonel Coxe says, n friend in court who would come upon the witness stand, and through loyal testimony make the Bible crack like n new saddle.
 
 Our neighborhood is talking some again of soUn opening tho fox hunting season, and I am having my parapher- nalia rigged up ready for the exercises. Yesterday I sent my fox into Asheville, where 1 placed him under the care of q competent chiropodist He will be in good order for the fray.
 Some years ago n drag hunt was ar ranged here which was quite exciting. Aniseed oil was used, and the scent was as easy to follow as Il pair of water proof, porpOisc hide shoes dressed with fish oil, which wore last season.
 The hunt was arranged by request to take place nut far from Calvary church, and the drag was pulled twice around the editice in an unguarded moment, sc that considerable confusion was occa- stoned when the pack came up in full cry, there h'ing week day services oI that day.
 The rector was in the midst of the services. and an elderly gentleman ill the pew behind mine had his car to the ground as the first deep and distant bay. ing of the hounds came mournfully through the solemn air He had hunted the fox before the disagrceablc war, ana he rose tu look out uf the window A tall hunter attached to buggy gave | wild snort outside and looked keenly across the valley.
 The choir fidgcted some, and the rec. tor skipped one of the commandments. When the pack jumped the hedge at the churchyard, the OrGanist. beautiful English girl, was in the midst of tho "Te Deum. It was very trying time, and half the horses hitched to the fence broke loose to join the hunt.
 The senior warden went out to set about his horses and was followed by the choir. Of course the pack went twice around tho church in full cry and was followed by four teams. The congrega-