Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-20
A RICH OLD WHOEVER MAKES A FOOL
OF HIMSELF.

Sian d. Fullerton, VINO lives III Lucas
county, Ohio, was in Toledo on a visit
and while in the railroad depot one day
saw, admired and became slightly &C
quainted with very GOOD looking young
woman named Matte Adams-at leas,
that is one of her names. Fullerton as
sisted her on the train, saw to her bag
gage, and during their half hours iuter.
view allowed her to know that he was a
widOwer. worth $50 900, and in search
Of a second wife. The man was COM
pletely enamored-not to say infatu-
ated-and before the train left induced
Miss Adams to give him her address and
promise that he might write to her. she
very gracicusly exchanging photographs
with him. Now. Fullerton is man fifty
FIVE years old. anything but handsome,
short and fat, and looking as if Cupid
might shoot away at him for whole
year without making any IMPRESSION
But fat nen are deceptive. aud Mr.. Full
ierton Immediately commenced to make
fool of himself. The woman save him
the address of noted house of i'll fame
IN this city, and he sat down and wrote
her a very tender letter before she was
half way home. Of course he didn't
know her character. or the character of
the house she inhabited, but then a man
fifty five years old has no business fall
ing in love at race horse speed. Iu due
time she answered his letter, and in due
time lie replied Thus matters went on
until last Thursday, when he uaade bis
appearance in Detroit, at her request to
have an interview. 1t may be well to
say here that in one of his letters he sent
her fifty dollar greenback to buy a
ring with, he claiming that he was poor
hand at selecting such tokens On ar
irving here, a hackman conveyed him to
the house. and the old gent never got a
hint as to its character. Miss Adams
was expecting him, and palmed herself
off as being at her mothers house, even
bringing her mother for an introduction.
II Fullerton was in love before be was
clear gone now, and proposed matrimony
before he had been in the house two
hours. After many bushes or attempts
to blush, the worsan said yes" and Old
Nonsense was the happiest man in De
troit. After prolongipg his visit until
late in the evening he went to hotel, the
understanding being thar he was yester-
day to go with her 20 select the wedding
garments.
He was "n hand as prompt as an Of
fee seeker. and the twain went on
grand shopping ex.arsion. Whatever
she wanted he ordered and paid for. in
cluding two silk drasses, two shawls, set
of jewelry, and notions too many to men
tion. After two hours tramping, the
pair returned to the house, and the
young woman informed him that she
had one more request to make Her
"dear papa was owing a debs Of $500
and a cruel, heartless creditor had levied
on her piano in lieu of his money -
Would he lend her fssher the money for
few days Of course he would, and he
counted out the money as fast as his fing-
ers could fly. As he was not invited to
stay to dinner, Fullerton went to his ho
tel and at two clock walked up to have
another chat with his fancee. He rang
the bell and 10 one answered. He rang
again. and there was no reply. He pull
ed harder. and a strange woman appear
ed at the door and asked what be wanted
While he was telling her, and totally
confounded by the turn matters had Ia
Ken, she informed him that if he didn' get
out of that with bis drunken tricks he
would be snatched by the pbHce. He
nied to 90 in and she pushed him out
He demanded an explanation, and she
called him an old dough head. Two or
three citizens came along, stopped to
hear the dispute, and one of then, in
formed Fullerton that if he valued his
character he had better make himself lees
conspicuous. The flea in his ear stunned
the man at first, but be finally saw how
matters stood. To be sure there was no
mistake. he asked policeman in regard
to the character of the house. and later
in the day, when at the southern depot
to take a train for Toledo he again asked
Officer Thompson as to the character of
house, and also exhibited the letters
written him by Miss Adams, one of which
commences with the sentence: My
dear old darling fellow" To say that
the man lelt mad. bad. ugly, and cut up.
is saying little enough. He didn't ask
any body to kick Him. but be wonldn'
have said word if they had. declaring
that he was $500 out of pocket. and his
character ruined for life.-Dctr0t Free |
Press, Augu>t 26.
The ruin of most men dates from