Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-09
Done Fora Rich Old widOWcF Makes
n Fool of Himself.


Some people are born fools, and some are SEN
| sible enough until they get to be widowers of
five years standing and have five hundred dol
| lars to throw away upon pert young woman,
under the impression that she will make
| charming second wife,
| To explain: About a month ago man named
| Josiah B. Fullerton, who lives in Lucas county,
| Ohio, was in Toledo on visit, and while in
the railroad depot one day, saw, admired and
| became slightly acquainted with very good
| looking young woman named Matte Adams, at
| least that is one Of her names, Fullerton assist
| ed her on the train, saw to her baggage, and
| during their half hours interview allowed her
| to know that he was a wdOwer, worth $50 600,
| and in search of a second wife. The man was
| completely cnamored, not TO say infatuated, and
before the train left induced Miss Adams to give
| him her address, and to promise that he might
write to her, she very graciousy exchanging
| photographs with him.
Now, Fullerton is a man fifty-tive years old,
| anything but handsome, short and fat, and
| looking as If Cupid might shoot away at him
| for whole year without making any impress
| sion. But fat men are deceptive, and Mr.. Full
| lerton Immediately commenced to make fool
| of himself. The woman gave him the address
of a noted house of il-lame in this city, and he
| sat down and wrote her very tender letter be-
| fore she Was half way home. OF course, he
| didn't know her character, or the character of
the house she inhabited, but then, man fifty
| FIVE years old has no business falling in love at
| race-horse speed. In due time she answered his
| letter, and in due time he replied, and thus mat
tiers went on until Thursday, when he made his
| appearance in Detroit, at her request, to have
| an interview.
It may be well to say here that in one of his
letters he sent her filty-dOlar grcenback to buy
ring with, he claiming that he was poor
hand at selecting such tokens. On arriving
| here a hackman took him to the house, and the
old gent never got Il hint as to its character.
| Miss Adams was expecting him, and palmed
| herself off as being at her mothers house, even
| bringing in cher mother" for an introduction. II
| Fullerton was in love before he was clear rome
now and proposed matrimony before lie had
| been in the house two hours. After many
| bushes or attempts to blush, the woman said
Eyes," and Old Nonsense was the happiest man
| in Detroit.
After prolongihg his Visit until late in the eve
ming he went to hotel, the understanding be-
| ing thar he was yesterday to go with her and
| select the wedding garments! He was on hand
| as prompt DIS IN office seeker and the twain
| went on grand shopping exclusion, Whatever
| she wanted, he ordered and paid for, including
two silk dresses, several other dresses, two
| shawlS, a set of jewelry, and notions too many
| to mention. After two hours tramping, the
| pair returned 10 the house, and the young
! woman informed him that she had one more
| request to make. Her "dear papa" was owing
| debt of three hundred dollars, and Il cruel,
| heartcss creditor had levied on her piano in
lieu of his motley Would lie lend cher father"
the money fer a few days? OF course he would,
and he counted out the money as fast as his
| fingers could f1yi
| AS lie was not invited to stay to dinner Full
| lerton Went TO his hotel, and at two O'Clock
walked up to have another clldt With his fdRcee.
| He rang the bell and no one answered. He
| rang again. and there was no reply. He pulled
| harder, and a strange woman appeared at the
| door and asked what he wanted. While he was
| telling her, and totally COMPOUNDED by the turn
| matters had taken, she informed him that if he
didn't get ont of that with his drunken tricks
he would be snatched by the police He tried
| to 90 in, and she pushed him out. He demand
| ed an explanation, and she called him an old
| doughhead. Two or three citizens came along,
| stopped to hear the dispute and one of them
| informed Fullerton that if he valued his charac-
| ter he had better make himself less cOnSpicu-
| Gus.
| The flea In his ear stunned the man at first,
| but he finally saw how matters stood. To be
sure that there was no mistake he asked police
man in regard to the character of house, and
| later in the day, when at the southern depot to
| take the train for Toledo, he again asked Officer
| Thompson as to the character of the house, and
| also exhibited the letters written him by Miss
Adams, one Of which commences with the scn-
tence: "Aly dear Oil, darling fellow" TO say
| that the man felt mad, bad, ugly, and cut up, is
saying little enough. He didn't ask anybody to
| kick him, but he wouldn't have said a word if
| they had, declaring that he was five hundred
dollars out of pocket, and his character ruin
| cd for life,