Show WEAKNESS OF HUMAN NATURE of stople to take undene ad aa of a practical do you remember mea inquired the man as he quietly slipped up to the aty editors dek 1 I cant say that I 1 do replied the aty editor looking him over carefully you remember I 1 was in here some time apo riving policies of insurance on bunches of keys ob yes I 1 remember now I 1 took one of course all wise men do at the same time it you recall it I 1 told you I 1 bad a great scheme for insuring ls on the same plan 1 I believe I 1 do recall it how did it come out the man threw up hie bands hopelessly well he said before that week waa out I 1 had my insurance company at work with agents all over town the success was immediate and phenomenal everybody wanted to insure his umbrella the premium was CO cents a year the amount to be paid to persons returning lost umbrellas was 3 about the average price of an umbrella a man like to lose you know agents turned in policies by the pocket fuls the first week I 1 any idea there were as many half dollars in circulation as I 1 received at my office second week they kept coming and I 1 began to think of plans for great building 0 woodward avenue for the accommodation of the business to be known as the umbrella insurance building third week it was still going fourth week it rained fifth week umbrellas began coming in I 1 know there were many umbrellas in the world sixth week it was worse and I 1 began to investigate watched the people who brought them in and got the 3 mostly people above suspicion to look at discovered they had been stealing them always picked out one with our tag on it know there were eo many people who thought it no ein to steal an umbrella never thought of that when I 1 got up the company an umbrella in the lot worth 3 know many people wore cheap umbrellas br ellas something rotten in denmark just come up here from my office string of people there reaching half way around the block waiting to get in there money enough left in the fund to buy a ferry ticket with ive come here to eee if yon wont lend me that amount im not going back but I 1 notice in the paper that mr dingbat the well known president of the umbrella insurance company having been suddenly called to china left this morning by way of windsor and quebec do I 1 get the price of a ferry ticket thanks and he went out leaving the city editor in a condition of partial paralysis detroit free press |