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Show CIO JCOQ LIC I ' An I'mbarraatlbB l'rdlfaraht of a Slat, cbi.lcr (-.uvlaad) abl,uaar. A good itory ' told of a ihliowner of Llteipool, aljaaker named Jacob, -alio priilod hliaMlf on lilt lioncaty. lid would not have loM a downrlsbt falao hoot to rare tlio luo of Ida bnt rraft. Jacub iuflVrnl mm of Jiia bnt alila to Ht ull f run Calcutta for lionto wllliout aoy Intunuiro tiion fitli r tretatl of cargo. At Ipnicth ho became unraajr. llovrMconfl'Icntkuiililp had encvnnt ired bid wcatlirr, and bu f mmt for lit r uMy, In tlili strait Lo wont to hU friend luate. lit called him "Friend." thnu-rh Ianae waioinofthochlldrenof Irail. 'I'rlrml lunc," lift said, "1 would liko for theo to latere my rlilp which Uatata. IiliouM liaro done It licfurc, but have c&rilcwljr neglectil It, If thro cunt hare tlm tof ley signed all nadjr for dillrety at 3 o'llock on tlio afternoon of tomorrow, I will rend and get It, and send tlico tho money In full." Isaac did not seem to be. anxious to Insure In-sure tho ihlp, but. Iiclng told tint no uiifavoratlji Ititillisnco ha 1 Ixvn Irard from hcr.lio said ha imuld hatotlie wl lc mado out to take tlTect on nnd aft. r uo'rloik of thn follotsltig day, but to cortr Iho ship and carso from lraln India. Lnrlybn Uia fullowliu tnoniltu Jacob ret elved MlncNsau by tlio bind if a captain just arrlivd to tlio rflect ' that his ship was stranded and her cargo lost Tills was vt ry unfortunate. hbould friend Imio liappVn lo hear tlio nows beforo tbe policy vas mado out lio would not milo It out at till, or If ft was luadoout and lint sfgnetl ho would not sl,in it, Vhat was to bo done? Jacob wonted toart honestly. It would not tj right to letlAone go on and l lake out tlioiio!!c utiderstitliclrcttnutaneeit. rinblly ho hit upon n plan. Us stiut-noneilbls stiut-noneilbls confidrutlal rK'rk and saldt "Till f lie ml Isaac) that I liavo beard from my ship, and It the policy Is not sipietl ho need nut sign It." Tlio clock was iloao upon the hor.r of 3 when tho clerk arrived ut fctac's office, friend Jacob's meiuagtf -abs dcllverMi tho ship had item heard from, and If tho policy was I not signed ho lived not sign It. I think 1 am In season to saro It," tlio ilerk said. "Xo, sir," answered Isaaa promptly and emphatically. In truth the. luliey of Insurance ha 1 uot Uen signed, for the linurur had It-cll In doubt. AVlien Itaao heard tho mesaagn ho judged at once that tho ship w as aafa Bnd thtt Jacob sought to eato tha henry ltetntif pnmlumbo had agreed to pay. "io, sir," lie raid, 'ott aru nut In time, It Is past 3 o'llock, tho pollcy.ls signed; 1 will ro und get It." s Ho .slipped out and hastily linlihed nnd stoned tlio policy, and lull lng dried tho Ink ho brought tlio document to tho dirk, derainiling in tcturn the sum , which hod bet u agreed ufun. Thomoncy ' was paid and tho pulley was taken homo ' to frknd Jacob, who received It very gladly. Tho end can lie readily Imagined. Im-agined. Manchester (Englaud) Tluius. |