Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-09-15
NUMBER %.
"'ch Old Widower Makes q PeeI OF
Hfmself

UvNE FOX.
A nich Old Widower Makes q PeoI Of
HIMSELF
Some people are born fools and
some are sensible enough until thew
get to be widowers OF Ave wears,
standing, and have Ave hundred
dollars to throw away upon a pert
young woman, under the impression
thatshe will make q scbarming second
wife. To explain: About a month
ago. man named Josiah b. Fuller.
ton, who lives In Lucas county. Ohio
was In Toledo on visit, and while
In the railroad depot one day saw.
admired and became slightly nc.
quainted with very good looking
young woman named Matte Adams.
ut least that is one of her names-
Fullerton assisted her on the train.
saw to her baggage, and during their
half hours interview allowed her 10
know that he was widower. worth
thirty thousand dollars and IN search
OF SECOND wife. The man was com.
pletely enamored, not to say infatu-
ated. and before the train left Undue.
ed Miss Adams TO give him her nd.
dress. and 10 promise that he might
write to her, she very graciously ex.
changing photographs with him
Now, Fullerton IL man fifty. five
years OH, anything but handsome,
short and INT, and look ing ne II Cupid
might shoot away at him for whole
year without making any impression
but fat men are deceptive. and Mr..
Fullerton Immediately commenced
TO make fool Of himself. The wo-
man gave him the address III a noted
house of ill-fame In Detroit. and he
sat down aud wrote q very tender
letter before she was half way home.
VI course he didn't know her char.
acter, or the character OF the house
she inhabited, but then. man fifty.
Ave years old has no business falling
In love at race horse speed. Tn due
time she answered his letter, and IN
due time he replied. AMI thus matters
went on until Thursday, when he
made his appearance In Detroit. at
her request. To- have an Interview. It
may hs we'll to say here that In one
"f his letters he sent her Any dol
lar greenhack To buy a ring with, he
claiming that he Was poor hand st
selecting such tokens. On arriving
there hsckman conveyed him 10
the house, and the old gent never vot
hint M to Its character. Miss
Adams was expecting him, and
palmed herself of as being Mt bsr
mothers house, even bringing I'm
"her mother" for an introduction
IL Fullerton was Ia love before he
was clear gone now, and proposed
matrimony before he had been in the
house two hours. After many blush.
es. or attempts to blush, the woman
said YES" and Old Nonsense was
the happiest man In Detroit. After
prolonging his visit until late In IN.
evening he went to u hotel. the un.
derstanding being that he was 10 90
with her the next day and select the
wedding garments. He wns on hand
as prompt rs an office seeker, and the
twain went on grand shopping ex.
cursion. Whatever she warted. he
ordered and paid for, including two
SILK dresses, several other dresses,
TWO shawis, a set OF jewelry, and no.
lions too many to mention. After
Two hours tramplng. the pair return.
eel 70 The house, and the young wo.
man Informed him that she had one
more request to make. Her ",iear
papa was owing a debt OF three
hundred dollars, and cruel, heart.
less creditor had levied ON her piano
in lieu of his money. Would he
lend her father the money for few
Gays? or course he would. and he
counted out the money as fast as his
nngers could fly. Az he was not In
yited 10 dinner. Fullerton went to
ms hotel, and ut two o'clock walked
up TO have another talk with hi,
Hdncee. He rang tho bell and no
one answered. He rang again
anu there was no reply. He pulled
harder and strange woman appear
ed at the door and asked what he
wanted. While he was telling her
ana totally confounded by the turn
matters had taken, she Informed him
that II te didn't get out OF chat with
MS drunken tricks he would be
snatched by the police. He tried to
go In and she pushed, b i'm out. He ask.
ed her TO explain and she called him
an old dougbhead. Two or three
citizens came along. stopped to hear
The dispute, and one OF them inform.
% Fullerton that n he valued his
character he had better make him.
self less conspicuous. The fiea In
his ear stunned the man at first. but
ne nnally saw how matters stood
TO be sure that there was no mistake,
he asked . policeman In regard to
the character Of the house, and later
ID the day, when ut the Southern
aepot 70 take the train for Toledo. he
again asked OfEicer Tbompson M to
the character Of the house, and also
exhibited the letters written him by
Miss Adams. one Of which COM
monces with the sentence: "My
dear, old, darling fellow" To say
that the man felt mad, bad, ugly, and
cut up, h saying little enough. He
didn't ask anybody to kick him, hut
he wouldn't have said word n they
had. declaring that he was Ave
hundred dollars cut OF pocket, and
his character ruined for life.
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