Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-02-18
SOME ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
By M. QUAD
copvright, 1918, by Associated Lit
erary Press,

onenItg au agency Tor the LONDON ana
Liverpool Cash Down Accident lnsur-
ance company.
Mr. Bacon looked prosperous. He
rss smiling and suave. He shook
hands with everybody and hoped their
wives and children were well.
uo attended church the first Sunday
he arrived.
On Thursday he attended sewing
.ocatv and made himself agreeable to
the ladies'.
IN Saturday he called on the two
ministers and handed them So each to
no sent to the heather of Africa.
Monday morning Mr.. Bacon was
reodv for business. He had limited
RIGHT along that his insurance differed
from any ever presented before, but
had refused to give out particulars.
he would now do so with the greatest
Of pleasure.
at will be waste of time" said the
landlord of the inn. I'VE carry fire
insurance here, but none of the other
kind. You can't give it away
81 shall hope to do considerable bust
moss here" was the confident reply.
"This morning in driving a nail you
hit your thumb with the hammer"
ayes: | was just fool enough"
"You have it tied UP in a rag, but 1t
will be sore for couple Of weeks"
''Yes, durn il"
'Do you know how much cash you
would have drawn this very day had
you been insured with me?'
Not red cent"
.sTep dollars, sir. told you this
English company was different from
any we have. 1t looks almost entirely
after the small accidents and cases of
temporary illness. There are no blanks
TO fill out. There are no atiidavits to
be made"
a never heard of company like
that" said the landlord.
There is only one company In the
world, and that is the Cash Down. 1t
permits its agents a latitude that no
other insurance company does. For In
stance, If l had explained its plans to
you yesterday you'd have taken out
policy at once
F"I dunno about that" was the reply.
"And when you mashed your thumb
this morning you'd have held II out to
me and asked, Mr.. Bacon, how much
cash are you going to allow me on
that
"And Id have taken a brief glance
at 1t and replied, Mr.. Boniface, that
mash is worth $40 to yoH and here's
the cash."
Not person was asked to insure.
Mr.. Bacon simply watched and wait
ed. Deacon Pilgrim fell off load of
hay and injured his knee. The doctor
advised him to hang around the house
for four or five days and rest it. Mr..
Bacon went to see the deacon and the
knee aud said:
'Yes, your knee may be all right in
few days, but if you had policy in
my company should say to you:
"Deacon Pilgrim, when man close
to fifty years of age Injuries his knee
1t may get well in week, or it may
take month. / shall insist that you
accept this 500. That is So week
for four weeks"
But why in tarnashun haven't
heard about such>a company" shout
ed the deacon.
Because I'm not saying much yet
look upon 1t as my fault that you
haven't got a policy, and l insist on
making good to you"
Shoe! You goin' to pay me SOP"
Here's the money, deacon"
But mebbe faint quite right to
take itw
Don't you worry about that! The
britlshers want to show the Yankees
enat some things can be done as well
as others. When your knee is quite
wen Wen talk about a policy"
MRS. Glazier, wife of the town con
s4pie' leaned over the pigpen to emp
~ pail of swill into the trough, and
she fractured a rib.
My dear sir" said Mr.. Bacon TO the
'Nums husband, 81 propose to be lib
erai about the settlement"
but what have you got to do about
IT." was asked
lou may have heard that | am an
asent OF the Cash Down Accident In
suranee company?,
l believe | did hear somebody say
~ out my wife was not insured with
YOU"
ana why not? Because l had not
saneu on you and explained the liberal
eOncies We issue. For instance, they
,Ju'ain what we call the pig clause
"neh permits every holder, man OF
"onian' to bend over pigpen as often
as taey wish. Your wife will be dis
sueo Tor at least four weeks. 1t was
iault. Here is $40 for you"
BY thunderp
d. Ies, sir; that's the way we English
"But-but''-
ION, say no more now. By and by well
ABOUT a policy"