The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-15
BLINK MEETS lNGRATITUDE.
DECIDFD 10 CO 10 WORK, DID
~, IND II SORRT.
Outside View Of the Life Insurance I,usi-
ness and the Rent Facts The Man Who
Didn't Freeze to Dcnth, but Proved
Ungratrtul and Isn't Insured Yet.

tngrntrful ana Isn't Insured Yet.
In a moment Of madness, Blink Of ~lirooklyn
deciicd to go tn WORN. II Rilk had stopped A
moment H. think about II, ii " aid never hal
come u pa ~, but unfortunately tor him. he dtin',
stop iNink's business career lasted lust two
days, and now hc Is back where he started, hu,
he las the benefit Of his Nrrricncr, and tina; rNrr.i.
rncc asiiughth him tina there il nothing IN work.
unless you are a rich mans sun and can work
in your fathers Office, at your own cunyrni,rca
What brought l'link To this conclusion is set forth
in the following correct narration Of liinks
blSi ness career.
MInk heard that the insurance business was
a good thing, that since the introduction Of pod
icirs which made money for men without any
special effort On their part, business men were
falling over one another in their an1irty 10 tsLs
out insurance. Blink finally got the idea tina,
there were not half enough insurance solicitors
in the city Of Sew York to attend To all the people
who wanted To- take cut insurance. and hr mads
mp his mind that II anything Of a commercial
nature was ever going 10 suit him, il was this
So with a package Of credentials which youchod
for his reputation as n good fellow, but iudiciously
ayoided saying anything about his business
experience, Blink descended on the general mana.
ger OF a big lie insurance O. mrany, andinfotm,d
him that he thought he had lust the proper amount
Of nerve and skill 10 makca good solicitor Blink
expected a pleasant reception hut he was not pr.
pared for the lavish display If cordialty mads
by the general manager The man fairly icl
over him in excess Of glec at his arrival aud Blink
began to believe that he had come around at a
most opportune time He did not know that
insurance solicitors last only n short time, and
that new ones are always welcome lie did nos
know that because the disCouragoments Of tho
busip.ss molo ,ho s,h.i,,s tou ,nn .r.
80, """' Wv '''''''' az WV d'"' Oe o'h'r
ny he NaSSid", IL Is me I,lICE II the general
manager a. encourage the new man ms much "a
possible. Consequently mink's cl.,t began ia
come out, when he was conducted to a nice desk
Of polished OAK aud told that II, was To- be his n,
rone WV" u COMPANY hllhN
began To feel mat he had indeed emit aried un
his business life, and hr wondered why no bodr,
dnre /, h.f,ra Ito b.u.n g. ho h.n,. .u
bb ;ns,, h mr ~ ~ uTtnn " W ulSsuS,rn WIN
I,I,nL Jidn, rn"u 4" w. ~ w. mu'n W ny uhlt.
uuhirh bod r,yrm r.e ~" -" ~ m,r ,hsmcG "'Sk
LIZA aaJ M wn ",ulan's uuiins lhe preceding, year
am. "" N nafn = wm miIu'rS uriorr ne TOOK pos,
aenn,l" PAY, l,Ehtpt'u l"!hlhR y,uig man had
frmoE"I ,me a., Of ms elects from it If be lad
oraS b"a, ~ ", ~ VIE ItuuE hlhh. D chanr'S
~ y " Wv rNp'ftnv"S "t th' next lie" days
mlgnl nave mFi spared Linn
l'lhN 5 nrs' dIiE a. an insurance solicitor
WI :" "E ~ ny Ntuu3 hS PIE 81 dccd.
, mmI ~ rm " tt m +, ~ ~ III In'n, "l nm ahn u" was l"d
"a g., Il IL, ,'" H''''i "''h I'H IleN
de,It in bv H. c,r anus I"mS Ut insurance
uTan ~ ny uy .~nUli"nE ana az me expiration
"a n"u,S ~ Hlr Mush'Sl hihd OF scratching
nlliIk mastered Ur details and reported 10 tho
s'nei"i manHt'r lnhl I' Was ftGdt Tor the next
,,mWap tt htnmds'r rNaliinrh ,Ilhk ana found
u" nu was ,m' T'h niI"rhlru
ta'H,r a man a. 'noGEh you were saving hs
III 'ntr n'n ie'l as u!uuSh li' wax not worth
him up viii. With a iGj oke s""I If n. co N TEs ' cdId TT%'m
ar w u o'i tN'hlI Htht emo" nlrnt policy
a n nm -" aa", ',at ne ,nHhGl answer You. Ahovs
i you rlt can % only MAJ m" se a." a man %o" Who r /, m ",TfSS'S shiHx
wa !" ~ Nauie 20 itl 9taI al any urlt, You ha>s
svt aw MN n,ncL h"rp nlS IN mind. and Then after
t"nnPnnS anu we o.irt niglrsalaried officials
naa Slatleu "Gt IN Ia" business IN the same way
h.ma IL Hume MHS V,n lG a, ,nni moment We manager
bdde pnnk a iona farewell, ana The new solicitor
went CUT IN the world To- point out to men the dam
gers ma menace NON dally
u.nt iru u1 !, ", IN r ,n", nI'hk lacked dlhnl
my hho a un' vars endowment policy
. 2n"'oup az a FIN a couple OF Others laughed
a. a pin' mmuG u atsi SlmpLE returned ~ slares
~ tnr IutsnonS ana so discouraged him that
~ mat", ~ om"N 'Sun'ehS FURNISHED nm ny
II sr ,he mdmtErt
stood ad n II. Wig "s %nre pn'iGinE bink
Inh .nd !, Wv 80" vas LYNX 10 suck 10 ,he
am,' WI a u.En S'Idp WIN hlnlSfli re
nnI "uwu NM up nS nllu 70 gun ana go, back
i y rnus,b - ,h "a ', mmi Mh|h NJ Slhicr1 To glance
IN. an ~, i" In, u"I W az oil'h was a law
uli' nln' PIN ; 'N' Hsh"u on IN" 1ao' ~ q man
-, = ~ u a. '",'tiE VI Il ufSh "il'ns ne MN.
~ ,hhak ga" 'hnu nee. ne nm,nlnrted ~ lhre
iE,r,"n' nmV,n', WITH ne "aN az harvard, ne went
hn,sI ~, a ~ " wv ""L llt was Eving OILS
n ",u,h " Il VIZ .ulu norhiiE inc
,boro ~" .,, hum,nd IN ir.',f INNt h,u dlfthuV
iiuu;np III, XXI hHl.N ui"nV tht slu' "l 'he t"hG
in such ronr " sb mn hbum", W., mi"l, rh' was icy
sun h"t Snhlr nu' Nhal ne conlL see that
s si, "J IL, " n,'t h hn I'LL Wa N"fSr on man hih-
sI" IT," GOV " W ini'iuuhi ahtan Wunglmg
"i. n LUX 'r Ene anu Nh'n ne nhhllE
"a VIZ mnn rnuiTls ne ha1 sense enough
ShpnnnItn' anu IhdliE IL comfortable, hhd de-
nu 10 ndH ,n'Ie ll ,hr nlght hhnk plunged
y; ~ "ni "'"t H'Ii!t prurl rLuhv' hch"h NE
=" .,hhhe "'n's ~ I'M lo',i, j" lh'o
- 80, ~ M WV" III nIs ,"o" unui slens
~, mn I"iinsrn'r hPPrhIpn men bnnk,
hC'hR uhutt n"ItLcuonS nom IN" waywAW
nh' 'n'hrn nm up lnr s,"pS 81 a nearby house.
-, ~ Wv III anu n't"'n nun oyer 10 me man
w a "rtSNlhE E'Nn VINO CH NE Ia the drf.
:, lhnn IHn compl."iy i9'Eolt'n mis- %inotdent
y, X I"iI 81 or, ""i w SiEl' 81 the mhl
y, Wv u'Nh ".nEh, " ~! nack 10 nm ior Ne
WI no .,'neI man NE one "huil ne ma
""' M W Nnu""Nu Nhtn iink went
'm' ,,H'r ~ HhH 20 ldea 81 opfuIlng hlrn-
IIl ,l we man on IN" score "i grautnde ~
'imPis Arrurh MN lna' mere WIS q man VINO ought
FIN nni iim . iaf hfntnE, IL anyhody sh4uldI
ana I'hh was really AMBITIOUS Ia tell Mt Least
'hg man what ne knew aloutinsuran nee policies
~, MN fr'urh'n a stony glare To- Blnks
nl'"l'lCnoh ni hmN'l, nut b" dldnt tell him IN
get out WHICH was encouraging, indeed was the
inrn. ' r"HI,1sn compared WIN "hHi somrd
ne men n" nhd 'rl"i 10 insure had said 10 him
bllnk r,rCiled his lIttle piece with 'heease and grace
y an nId mtirnd-r, but H." man al the desk didnt
AK" ~ al kindly To what he said. Blink. told
nm lnal ne "hS ap' !" ,l' at any momsnt, where
in'n We man ,uIn nm ne was q llhr This STUCK
blnk aS a splendid time Ia bring up the story
maj snoNhtotm lie remarked TINT men never