The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-30
FAMILY or HERMIT HABITS.
Fullers They Are by Name, and Live
Near Plymouth, Rock.

Six miles from Plymouth of Pilgrim
fame, is the village Of Plympton. which
would never have been known outside its
own county had it not been for the Full
Ter hermts." For more than a century
there has been al least one hermit in the
Fuller family. One of the earlier Fuller
hermits, Daniel, was a remarkable trap
per and hunter, and the sporting com
panion of Daniel Webster on many long
hunting trip down the cape. Webster
was the only human being whom this lone
ly mortal ever confded in or showed any
liking for.
Peter Fuller, another hermit, has lived
in q lonely spot far from any neghbors
for twenty-six years. His house, a little
one-story shanty erected for temporary
oecupaHon by it's former owner, stands
in half acre of cleared land. In his
barn" another shed few rods from the
hermitage, he keeps an old-fashioned
cidar press and a few barrels of apple
cider also few scrubby horses. for Peter
has peuchaut for swapping horses 1t
is only when engaged in these operations
or in The infrequent purchases of clotn-
ing and ammunition that Peter has APP
preached the habitations of other men
since 1872. when he retired into the woods
gray hair and bushy gray beard make him
appear much older.
OF course, it is said that a woman Is
responsible for Peters way OF living, not
outstanding that il is so common a Full
Ter trait. Peter shipped years ago on a
Mediterranean trader as cabin boy, de-
serted at Venice went over TO Africa ond
returned 20 Plympton after an absence Of
seven years.
Once more he went TO sea, this time
bound for the West Indies, but eight
months later he returned with handsome
young woman whom he introduced as his
bride. Mrs Fuller did not fall into the
staid ways of Piympton, but was wild
and reckless, until her husband finally
turned ner out. Then she went back TO
her own people, and Peter became despond-
emit and retired to his present abode to
spend the remainder Of his days.
There IS another Fuller, Orlando by
name. who Claims kinship with. neither
DANIEL nor Peter but who has the hermit
habit. Twelve years ago he settled In
charcoal burners cabin near Silver Lake
Every spring he fishes for trout in the
streams that empty into The lake. and his
catches are the envy Of the. whole coun-
trvside. That is the only work he does
.I've got enough 10 live on, why should /
3abor?'' he says He has theory that
cloee-mouthed men outliVe Dabblefs ana
as h, has a dread Of the mysterious here
after" ne keeps his mouth shut. He says
that he could give Edison pointers on eaec-
trical matters, and that he has already
established communication with the in
habitants Of the planets, but he refuses to
he more specific in his statements.
Albert Fuller, another of the hermits
lives in the smallest dwelling house in
Plymouth county. IL is four miles from
he railroad station, and two miles from
The postofiice and store, and Is situated in
a tract Of timber known as Sidneys woods
II is a neat little structure facing the
south with a small window at each end for
light and ventilation.
I'm the general run of things a man Is
better off single" is part of the philosophy
of this man who lives on $50 a week and
professes to have everything he wants Il
came here for personal reasons" he says.
81 can do as I've a mind to here, and
there's no one to gossip about it. / used
to be like other folks once, but my enc
mics drove me out of the busy world, and
n | had the chance 20 return l would
choose to remain here"
Albert Fuller is a weather prophet.
Look out for deep SHOWS the third week
in January" he says, 'and let seafarers
iont. ot1f for a uortheagtcr Feb 10"