Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-18
Victim of Millions: George
PNllrnan's Fate.

: eating idea the unhappy precocious
boys developed tastes and inclinations
not necessarily inherent in them. Had
they been in moderate circumstances
the amusements, the possessions they
then demanded would never have oc-
Cured TO their infant minds.
And, sadly enough, with the unsus-
i pected wisdom of childhood, the boys
were even then dimly conscious of
the deficiencies in their training. They
saw the difficulties which careless
ness was heaping in their pathway.
But they had not the strength to tri-
umph over them. When sixteen wears
of age George Pullman was in Paris
One day he asked a friend to act as
interpreter.
''Why George, what do you want
with an interpreter? Certainly, VITA
all your advantages, you can speak
French? ," asked the friend in surprise.
Then young Pullman gave this pa
thetic summary of his misspent boy
hood:
'Why, don't you know. we're the
two most ignorant boys in the Unit
ed Statesi Don't you know that San
ger and / have less education than
any other two boys, probably, in
America, who have ever been to
school at all?
"We never had any bringing up.
There isn't n child of a mechanic in
my fathers shop who is allowed to
do what we were. We used to come
to Chicago in the private car with our
mother and were treated like nabobs.
1T was all right till we got to New
York. Then we would go to the
| Windsor hotel and then the trouble
would begin. We didn't like to sit
around the Windsor hotel. We want
ed to do things and see things.
And mother used to send us out
and get district messengers to look
after us. We went around New York.
/ can tell you, and we saw all kinds
of things, and we didn't learn much
that was good for us.
The messenger boys were not
much older than we were. and we
had great times. / remember once
how for week we used TO go out
every day and upset some poor old
| wOman's apple cart and how we used
10 fix places on the sidewalk so that
people would slip and fall down. Day
after day the messenger boys had us
in hand. We had lots of money and
did just exactly as we pleased. tell
you, you can't expect much of boys
brought up on the messenger plan"
George began manifesting n
sporty" disposition at the age of 10.
He owned and raised bull pups
which he bought out of mis- own
pocket money. and once paid 500 for
one which he gave away the next day.
When the boys were about Is years
old the elder Pullman decided to give
them a college educ alton. Still he
did not care to have them suffer the
least bodily or mental ineonven-
fence.
The Pullman boys were coached
deliberately and entered Harvard
preparatory school, but came out
last in their class to the chagrin and
disappointment of their father.
When the young Pullmans came
back to Chicago they spent most of
their time in seeking enjoyment.
At last George fell in love-or
seemed to fall in lOve-with n good
woman. She was Miss Felicitie Ogles-
by, the daughter of Dick Oglesby,
once governor of Illinois.
Then the elder Pullman died. When
his will was probated it was found
that George Pullman and Sanger,
his twin brother, were practically
disinherited. Out of their fathers
vast estate they were to have but the
mere pittance-to them-of $1,000 n
year. George laughed and said he
did not care. Sanger spoke of going
to the Klondike. Both seemed to
regard the will as n huge joke. San
ger Pullman had become engaged to
a Miss Fernald, of Chicago. George
broke his engagement with Miss
Oglesby and paid marked attention
to Louisa arrett. who, however,
married Fred V. Bowers, of New
York.
When Miss Barrett married Bow
ers, George Pullman found that
three existed between his brothers
intended wife, Miss Lynn Fernald,
and himself an affinity"
Miss FernaId Tilted Sanger Pull
man and married George.
But the affinity" in this case did
not seem to be n very strong one.
George Pullman began to think of
his first love, Louisa Barrett, now
Mrs. Bowers. AS Mrs. Bowers chanc-
ed to be in Chicago when this train
of thought struck young Pullman,
he and Mrs. Bowers eloped.
George Pullman and Mrs. Bowers
remained in each others company,
while Mrs. Pullman, in Chicago, be-
gan suit for divorce. Mr.. Bowers,
on his part. demanded n large sum
of money from young Pullman as
damages for the alienation of his
wife's affections.
While the divorce suit was pending
between himself and Mrs. Pullman
George was compelled to go. to Cali
fornia for his health. -
Reaching California strange fate