The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-18
Poor Simison's
Lungs

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should beware OF a man with q gray
overcoat and little point d'esprit whis
kers. But when the life insurance
agent foated into his ONCE, Simison
scarcely realized what he was up
against. The insurance man stretched
out his hand with a smile that seemed
to say: well, old palIy, now I'm
going to tip 1t OF to you how to make
that fortune you've been wanting
Mebby It isn't decent OF me or any.
thing"
And the stranger had a way with
him. He hadn't been in the ONCE q
minute until simison was satisfied
In his own mind that he was there on
some errand Of mercy--especlally aft
er he had heard the stranger mention
the names Of several prominent bust
ness acquaintances who had sent him
there because they wanted to see
everybody have a chance to get along
In this vexatious old world.
The first thing Simison knew, how
ever, the visitor was running his I'm
ger up and down a column of ng-
ures in q small red book and inquiring
his age ~ =
only 81" he repeated, when Simi-
son had told him. well, we'll! Who'd
have thought you were only s1-not
that you look old. understand-bu to
think that = man should rise to where
you are In the business world, and be
only 81 years old, Well, this is the
young mans age. l guess, heyf It'll
make this proposition a lot cheaper
for you, too"
Now Simison, while fiattsred by all
this. was beginning to sniff trouble.
This isn't life insurance proposition
you're going to spring on me, is it,"
he inquired In q tone OF apprehension
The stranger laughed gayly. Some
might call It that" says he. for, Of
course, We offer every inducement that
Is held out by tho straight life insur-
ance companies. What 1t amounts to
with US, though, is simply an excep-
tional opportunity for a safe invest
n1ent, coupled with a scheme of COM
pulsory saving and at the same time
ample protection for your family In
case Of your death.
You see" he ratified on, "the in.
terest accommodating on our tontine
policy becomes reserve fund, which
you can draw on at the end Of 20
years, or you can apply 1t on a paid
up policy at per cent. interest"
And thus he continued to lead the
way through a maze of technical yer.
biage about premiums and reaction
able policies and 20-year automatic
policies and the like until Simison's
head felt like a wrecked hektograph.
It was too much for him. But, then,
the stranger had assumed that he was
intelligent enough to comprehend
what ne was saying, and Simison saw
that he must keep up a front and
make bluff at having intelligence by
being fluent listener.
When the visitor let up for a mo-
ment and asked him what he thought
OF the proposition, the poor victim
shook his head obviously. ct sounds
all right" he said, but them"
rs there any particular feature that
you object TOT" inquired the insurance
savant quickly.
OF course Simison knew better than
to get into an argument that would |
expose his poor. feeble. impeccable
brain. He fastened to say that he |
thought the policy Just outlined was
one of the most delightful insurance
he had ever met up with.
only he added. I'm not in the mar
ket for such thing today"
"Oh, you mean that you are al
ready carrying all you cam" suggested
the insurance man, and again Simison
saw how useless it would be to argue.
AS matter of fact he wasn't carrying
any insurance at all. But he hesitated
to admit that, for his visitor, after all
that he had just said about the great
business men there in town who were
hrm believers in life insurance. would
put him down for nut sure If he said
that he wasn't carrying any.
Still, he reflected. 1t was up to him
10 wriggle out of the mans clutches
and no matter what objec-
Ions he might make. his visitor would
nave an answer that would only make
him. out a bonehead.
I've always envied these chaps that
ire able to carry nice little bunch OF
life insurance." he remarked, as he
blew ring Of smoke up into the chan
teller. 1T must be heap Of satisfac-
Ion to a man to know that his wife
md the little ones are all provided for
n case anything was to happen to
linn"
He looked the insurance man
qaarely in the eye and blinked with
he melancholy air OF a man who has
oundFo out what It 10 to face trouble.
Then he added; ut when mans
'oing around with one lung half gone /
ioa Insurance company's going to
monkey with him, even II he does look
healthy. My other Iang'lF |
% some day dispose Pretty tough
Or a man to be in my AK and not
now what may become Of the wife |
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