The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-24
He Discourses on
Life Insurance


cltH because une never has the funds
On hand % meet The premiums Whra
they fsll due then tiier lapse and
one SETS frightened aud undfrsoet a
medical examination boz order 90 re-
lnrlsle them n it we're not fof The
necessity feF thib frequent medical
examination pas would 80 on for
Yeau carrying deadly alse8ss
around wi,h him ana never be- tie
wiser
Where ignorance l. bliss ils folly
90 De- wise IlYasss Grub quoted
Many q man has had tuberculosis
All his life snd Ytt has died " Old
age whereas n me doctors had had
a chance 81 him they would have
discovered hiH condition and hank
rupted him They would tell him hc
must De Vfrs careful put him on a
dlst canflsilog entirely u nutrment.
make him quH his fob ard 30 10
Phoenix. AriH And never knew "a
pilgrim In search Of health out West
who didn't return East ia a boNN
wei you've never known many
such pilgrims. Cappy aYcrIed rs
Tor me, I'm grateful 70 that flea, De
cause | haven't taken out any new
lie insurance policies IN ten yegm.
which msans that | haven't had =
thoro medical eEamiatiou in ten
sears Now fhni know IN good
thanks 20 The said flea. I'm going ~
take a much greater interest IN life
And ms ndyice 10 all u you
young fellows b 10 set top.hsayg
vith NE Insurance let your premium
lapse and force yourself 10 be "a
amnod about tHice year Keep
That lick up and some bright day tie
doctor win hand sou some interest
ing news that siii prolong your life
Il recall many yeara ago that "a
friend or mine Whoso father had a
couple Of million dollars 10 leave
him. deYeiope Rn active cnsc of tubsr
culosis and q CAUCUS u doetorH told
his old man iho boy had just 90 days
more TO iiYo. aliho II he went out 20
Phoenix. ARR. ht might stretch "a
out 10 SO or %.
We'll. when fellow discover.
hes a. close 10 homo as that d
couple or weeks Of life are not 10 10
couKhed a. 20 out 10 Phoenix won't
my tubefcuiar Young friend. He
didn't know n soul In the town. but
on the second day ne met up with
another pilgrim who was also cough.
ing his life away. and their common
misfortune drey them together
Wet The other pilgrim WA b
millionaifcs boy. also, and be was
The victim ~ verdict exactly tho
same ~ the, u my youthful friend
Atier swapping condolences they got
TO laughing 70 hard they each had
hammofrhhEe and then they made
zach other a ten thousand dollar bet
that each would outilys tile other.
And. willie waiting for the bet 20
be decided. ii occurred 20 them that
with ali their folks hack East ard
the two Of them absolutely unknown
in Phoenix. there wouldn't be souI
IN Phoenix 10 mourn for them when
they passed hence"
so they decided 10 hire a mourner
and Jnst about tho time fhla bright
idea WA born long. sfringY COW.
hoy rodr into town for his annual
spree lie locked sympathstsc. 40
the two oneiunRrrs palled up with
him and following tho fourth drink
they hired bin Al $40 week. board.
lodging, cigars tobacco end whlskc,
thrown In. 10 mourn for them two
whole days Ihen they were dead.
and then 20 sse that they were prop.
sriy Grated aud sent home.
The cowboy took the Sob. and
when he discovered that ono % his
duties was 10 rejoice with the doomed
men until they died he entered into
the Contract with considerable spirit
AZ the end Of 20 days he had an at
tack Of deilrium tremena and the two
health pilgrims spent two weeks
nursing him back TO health.
AT the end Of 20 days tho uourncr
wen; on strike. He was tired Of
Phoenix and wanted TO &c, hack 20
tho clean. pure life Of tho open
range. hat the doomed men held him
10 his bargain"
So The upsho, o. II was he arguei
them into leaving tho town and going
out 10 tho ranch with him. Hts boss
had a mortgage on tho ranch and /
wasn't avcrao TO selling half in.
terest IN u 20 get himself into the
clear. SO the doomed men bought |
tie half interest. intcndin. 10 leave
il 10 their mourner when they should |
pass away"
but somehow they kept gaining |
slowly and putting on weight. little !
rs little until az the end OF three /
years they were as ~ as two bull |
fiddlcs and had to fire their mourncr.
who. IN the meantime had so under.
mined his IRON constitution on free
booze and free cigars that nc died
and tho two pilgrims who has
insured his life. In The /
pride and strength of his manly |
physique. and made themselves henc |
got back their entire invest !
mont and had enough left 20 build a
nice hcadstonc over their mourner.
well. whats tho moral OF Tho
story. Cappy7" J. Augustus Redcll
asked.
THE moral Is. my son. that I'm
trying to put flea in tho car OF all
sou BilEewnteritos SO you'il buy life
insurance and then TAKE caro- OF
Yourself In commendahle effort TO
live long epough TO realize on a.