Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-05-10

tbe new bennets one conld have. all
tleN horses, one could drive. all the
Steam Yachts which would ride at an
chor I'm front Of ones summer home.
Indeed. II looks as though TO have a
lie interest I'm the world is not to be
dhspiscd even though we must surren.
der all NJ the brink of the grave"
But Satnn's offer is NOT so liberal
after ono begins 10 rightly estimate
the results Tho oilcr dav WAS talk
ff,Y to the representative Of great life
insurance conmanv 7 said 10 him: "I
have horror OF old age. weak and
HELPLESS. do not rant to be Il worn
ont minister who has 10 preach TO
earn his daily nroal When I grow so
old that the neoplc would prefer 4
youneer man 10 take my pulpit. /
vould Ike to be able 10 rcsien my
atoratc." After hearing me PATIENT
~ tAis life Insurance agent answered.
hlere would be mo- danger ol that .f
You ONLY had a little money When
you become sixty ~ seventy years of
ste. You could go 90 life insurance
company and purchase an annuity For
AVERY moderate slH YOU could a., tlat
age secure an annual income that
would le sufficient O. keep ycu from
nj want" But Z answered. suppose
[ coulf no' ra>9 ID medical eXamiua.
tIn: What f.aut "Ah' replied Gle
IRE insurance .ut. you do uot have
f1tln~. .iictl examination. The
u.5er you arc and the poorer your
.nth tie more anxious TIE company
would be 20 get yon 10 invest. As
so1n as yoa die TIE company VIII pos
se$s your piinc.p1l'
satan III similar way comes 10 a
man who In all probability will not
1--we over .aye or ten or perhaps twenty
years. ana he says; My friend you
give me 20 mortgage on your eteiHIi
soul; to be foreclosed at your death
and l VIII give you life interest in
NE world. ! Will give you more food
tlRn you can eat. more clothing than
you can wear, more houses than You
can live I'm, more money than you can
spend. and at your earthly demise /
viii not care for your money or your
stocks, but will only demand ana
take your immortal soul Come. now
let us reason together. Are You an
immortal man, with soul which sha.l
live on through the coming ages. with
soul that shall stand by the cradle ot
unborn mi.lenniums, with q soul that
shall set witness this earth gasp ami
die ~ Old age. 10 enter into such con
tfact? Read the simple statement or
the proposed agreement Ask }oLIscH
this momentous question. Nv hat siiiii
ii plodt q man II he shall gam the
Whole World and lose his own souiE
and exercise the common sense God
has given you,
Possibilities FOR Happiness.
Great worldly possessions do not nee
essarlly imply life interest in happl-
ness. Indeed we believe those In tie
ordinary walks Of life have better pos
sibilities for happiness than those in
the higher walks. The more lnhuen-
tial one becomes the greater his respOn-
sibllities and anxietles
What was the happiest time of your
life? You are now n great merchant or
LAWYER or physician or governor or sen.
ator. Is this your supremely happy
moment? NO" you answer, 'the hap.
pIest time OF my life is not found in
the present. but in the past. Now
have riches. city mansion and a
country home. These results Of finan-
cial success do not bring to me peace Of
mind and contentment. The happlest
time Of my life was when a poor young
man lived on small salary. Though
my wages were not large. yet had
enough TO mnrry On. | won a true,
good mobile wife We started out in
two small rooms. The babies came one
bv one. The small salary was somehow
able To stretch enourh 10 furnish food
and clothing for all. We always had
enorgh to eat Our garments could
DEFY anv cod. Never were pair Of
birds hapDisr Matching out their eggs
in dovccot than my wife and | in
our little ncst. Bnt now. instead OF
working rs mechanic ten hours per
dov lam nlonnlnq most Of the time.
nm ofroid tbe mon will strike and the
whole nl.nt will stand idle. Nv Door
brain. tired from oyerwork. will not
let me sleeD at nlght. nm worried
hecauso fear that II 7 should die my
children could NOT stralghten out the
oetoto tho plobt lose everything"
Indeed thoro IL hut little measure m
hoing ,ich and owning more houses
,,on vo, can ivo in
Tint tbe ohvontooos of wealth are
rroono,tly o,orestimotad IS peculiarly
rell Illustrated in one Of DR.. Dio
ro,,.ie, locturns Tre saws. GLOW much
r,oro do,s 4bo coritolist cot out of his
mt r.,n tho nan oP brndrode
,.,te l,.+ 20 t,i, b,,,drods9 rho million.