THE INSURANCE AGENT.

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 152, 11 August 1883, Page 18

THE INSURANCE AGENT.

fhrtie time ago — a mouth or move,, Tf I r^ ember rightly, A dprigi'.i ly vouti: opproaelif yi zny iVjv )vii. vl rJ bis i"-ur."polii^]7^ " He chalt«?d in the iYiomjlu^.fc W ay 35"it>j-ssor ¥ tlc?|ftl-^ ?tfttlS - : . : e irTasj.as he went ou to sny t . An Agent for Insurance. This stranger took away my breath, And made me quite dejected, With anecdotes of sudden death, So sad and unexpected. He mentioned, with an airy grace Excusing his presumption,. That people with my type of faceWere mostly in consumption. Of fevers text he lightly spoke (His manner was artistic), Until I felt inclined to choke At every fresh statistic. On small-pox and defective drain3 4 . He waxed quite animated ; And hinted that my dead remains Had better be cremated. The accents of the Agent gyew Most tenderly parental, While speaking of the " AngTo New "' " Tastralian Accidental." He argued till I felt afraid (He was so nicely spoken) That my poor limbs were merely made On purpose to be broken. So therefore, as a careful man I I felt my obligation, To join the "New Tastralian " i For weekly compensation. j 'Twas plain that for a widoived wife I'd better make provision ; So, to insure my wretched life, Besought his kind permission. The Agent gave my hand a 9hake, Then (being noble-hearted) He asked me what I'd like to take, And presently departed. That very hour my mind began To lose all resolution, I thought of all the risks I ran, And dreamt of dissolution. I used to love to ride my horse, But, as he's rather frisky, I now prefer to walk, of course (And even thai is risky). Instead of feeling gay and bright, I meditate in sorrow, And when I go to bed at night, Expect to die to-morrow. Quite cheerful, in my simple war,, I was, till very lately, But what the Agent said that day Depressed my spirits greatly. The burden of my dreary care Is almost past endurance ; Let all whore nervous, pray bewareOf Agents for Insurance!