INSURANCE AND ASSURANCE.
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"It is inconceivable to the virtuous and
praseworthy part of the world, who have
been born and bred to respectable idleness,
what terrible straits are the lot of those
scandalous rogues whom Fortune has left to
shift tor themselves" such was my feeling
ejaculation, when, full of penitence for the
sin of urgent necessity, wcnded my way to
the attorney who had swept together, and for
the most part, picked up the crumbs that
fell from my fathers table. He was lit
tie grizzled, sardonic animal, with features
which were as hard as his heart, and fitted
their leather jacket SO tightly that one would
have thought it had shrunk from washing.
or that they had bought it secondhand, and
we're pretty nearly out at the elbows. They
were completely emblematc of their pro-
fcssor, whose religion it was to make the
most of every thing, and amongst the rest,
of the distresses of his particular, friends,
amongst whom had the happiness of stand
ing very forward My business required
but little explanation, for was not oppressed
BY rent rolls nor title deeds and we set
down to consider the readiest means of
turning an excellent income for one year in
to something decent for a few more.-My
adviser whose small experienced eye had
twnkled through all the speculatons of the
age, and at the same time, had taken very
exact admeasurement of my capabilities was
of opinion that I was fit for nothing on earth


For one undertaking | wanted application;
ior another l wanted capital. "Now sir,
says he. "as the first of these deficiencies
is irremediable, we must do what we can
to supply the latter. Take my advice--n-
sure your life for few thousands; you
will have but little premium to pay, for
YOU look as if you would live forever; and
from my knowledge of your rattle -pated
habits and the various chances against you,
I will give you handsome sum for the in
surance." Necessity obliged me to acqui


esce in the proposal, and assured the old
cormor that there was every likelihood of
my requiting his liberality by the most un-
remitting perseverance in all the evil habits
which had produced me his countenance-
We shook hands in mutual i'll opinion. and
he oblgingly volunteered to accompany me
to the Insurance Office, where they were
supposed to estimate mans life to quar-
ter of an hour and odd seconds.


We arrived little before the business