The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-11-16
BULlERToM's WAY
ANoNyMous.

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Bullerton's father said: cit doesn't
matter whether it's time for 1t now
or not. He wants It now and he's go
ing to keep on asking for 1t until he
gets It. You might as we'll give 1t to
HIM. SO Fullerton got it.
One Of Bullerton's earliest friends
relates the following anecdote. Butler
toms father and mother were visiting
his father and mother and Fullerton
xas along. At dinner Fullerton held
up his plate and requested second
helping Of pie.
@Why, Harvey" exclaimed his
mother. you shouldn't ask for
things. That's very naughty and i'm
polite"
They wouldn't know wanted It II
/ didn't ask" said Fullerton.
That, Bullerton's boyhood friend
said. was perfectly true. especially
considering the size Of the first help
Ing and the extent Of the meat courses
that he had previously consumed.
Il was . more commendable appli-
cation Of the principle when on leay-
ing school he asked the president Of
the local bank for q position as as
sistant cashier. It Ii probable that
he would have got the position II he
could have demonstrated his fitness
for Il. Failing to do so, he asked for
. Job as ONCE boy-and he got that.
Inside Of two weeks 1t occurred to
71s{r,a xkax <h~o< In11o~ - = ~wooH 80 . -,
iinsuf1cisnt wage. He asked for i've
dollars and there again he proved the
lsoundness Of his policy. They gave
him $3.50 and promised him four dol
lars at the end Of the month II he
could show that he was worth 1t. But
they got tired Of being asked for
raises after a while and let him 60.
Then Fullerton went to the city and
disappeared As the years passed 1t
became generally understood around
the little town through the medium Of
his parents that Fullerton was doing
we'll getting on.
When he came back one summer on
visit his appearance seemed TO bear
out the report. He certainly looked
prosperous. One Of the envious fel-
lows Of the town said that Fullerton
must have asked 9 tailor for credit
and got It: but no one paid any atten-
.tion to that slur on q rising young
man.
When Fullerton had been home q
week there was q meeting of the town
council, ct which he appeared and, on
the part Of the Bellevue Construction.
Investment and Improvement company
of New Jersey. asked for a franchise
tor an electric street railway. Mo-
body knew who or what the company
was. Nobody seemed to care. The
bank president who had given Butler
ton his start in life was then presi-
dent Of the council. He was perfect
" satisfied with Bullerton's vague as
surance that the company was COM
posed Of men of unimpeachable flnan-
cia1 standing, whose names Fullerton
was not ct liberty to mention, so the
rest Of the council were satisfied, too,
and gave Fullerton what he asked for.
Then Fullerton asked for desk room
in the bank. He asked for options on
property along the proposed lines Of
the railroad. He asked for the assist
ance Of the editor Of the local paper.
He got them Ill.
Soon he left for the city. having
,drst disposed Of his options at
ridiculous sacrifice to business men of
the town who. with the assistance of
the local paper. awoke to the almost
assured fact that the town was on the
ieye Of . great boom. Then the news
came that the Bellevue Construction,
Investment and Improvement com
had sold its franchise to great
capitalist and prices of real estate
went up- Shortly after that the cap
italist visited the town and seemed
somewhat disappointed. The railway
IL not built yet.
Il would have been no surprise to
the town after that to learn that Bull
lert0n had married the daughter Of
millionaire or had been appointed am
bassador to Great Britain. The old
people died in course of time, so there
was no longer any news OF him.
Finally one of the citizens of the
town who had occasion to visit the
city resolved to look him up. He did
,so-in financial circles more particu-
larly. Strange to say. Fullerton
seemed to be unknown. His name did
not even appear in the city directory,
30 the citizen naturally concluded that
his old townsman had sought larger
deld for his activities. 1
He was on his way to the railway
station to take the train home when q
man in shabby clothes and with q
weeks growth Of beard touched his
arm.
Pardon me-" said this man. 'sYou
are stranger to me and it may seem
. liberty that take, but find myself
In q pecuniary embarrassment and II
you could favor me with the loan of rs
cents ! should appreciate it,
There was something familiar in the
voice. The citizen. looking more
closely at the man, recognized Butler
ton.
He said he was never more sur
prised in his life. But, after all, cheek
Il not everything. /
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