Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-02-02 | Page 2 | A Mitigation

A Mitigation. "A few years ago I was In Little Rock, Ark., gelling good3 for a Chicago house," said a Seattle real estate man a dny or two ago. "I made that city my headquarters headquar-ters and ran out through tho State. One dny I started to make a trip with several big trunks of samples The negro expres-man expres-man was such a good-natured, accommodating accommo-dating fellow that I took a liking to him 1 bought a twenty-four hour nccldont ticket, according to my custom but beforo the train started I met a man I wanted to do somo business with and I decided to stay. "As I started to leave the station I saw my expressman talking to a negro woman nnd as I passed him he said: " 'My olo woman Is goln' on de same train wld you. bosa ' " 'I'm not going.' I said 'so I'll just give your wife this accident ticket.' " 'What's dat fur?' " 'Why.. If your wife Is crippled In an accident she will get money, according to how bndly she Is hurt, nnd If she Is killed you will get $3030. "The couple seemed much pleased at the Invostnicnt and I went away and forgot It. In tho evening 1 learned that the-train which I had failed to tnko had been wrecked and several persons had been killed. After dinner I was sitting In front of the hotol, when my expressman camo along looking anxiously on all sides. When he saw me he came forward and nsked; " "Be you de gemman I hauled some trunks to de depot dls muwnfhg fur?' " 'Yes, you took some trunks down for me.' " 'Den you 13 de man dnt give me dat ticket?' " 'I believe I did give an accident policy " 'Well, de old woman was killed In dat smash-up.' " 'Is that eo? I am verysorry,' I said, offering him my hand. 'She wns a nice-looking nice-looking woman nnd I know she must have been a good wife.' " 'An you tole me of do ole woman got killed I'd git J3000?' " 'Yes, that Is what those policies call for.' Am dat sho'ly true, white, mon? Does I git $3000?' " 'You certainly will. The company Is good for It.' " 'Well, dat does beat all! Now I kin buy a flno house an' havo a organ In It, nn' have a two-hoss team 'stead of one ornery mule. White mnn. lctnmo shake yo' hand again.' "'Seattle Post-Intclll-genccr