The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-24
himsolt on boating Tho nneor down from nttz to

hims"lf on beating tho rnngcr down from nf,y 10
twenty-five cents a seed. You can depend UPON
IL, arr's 81 okra wcro ~ scd u thia city and it's
cl,Nifons l'N summer says Mr. MurklHnd.
:, Tho irpprr mado one singular revolution
II" said that he had played the saino game i'm
philadelphia and ccnrrd over FL ono. III"
bought his s"cd at IAndrtth's in that city and
I,,.iI" among me- victims ~ h MN, rs John
I" rn tb eTf ror DR. + f SSGon Ee"S
Col Al"ck Mcclure. Judging from the seeds
bought IN 'orilandl street. MS rccoi.'s ia this
city must run hctwocn $1,000 and Il, 600
ntu WOW oi dit ovcrns the professionals
ana ott"rs taken IN by the ranger. tho writer
has s.tcd many Of the nor.sts and hotel pro-
Mr.. W. G.. Wilson. florist. Fourteenth street
near sixth avenue. ,ackn9wledgrs that he in
callv uf tho captivating manners OF tho rangcr
ana believe. that hardly bank president or
owner 81 country house In Wall street cs-
capped. lilo says that Tor weeks afterward per
sons entering his place were rejoicing over tho
raro seeds they. had bought. and there was
even now steady drmnnd for "cUccat,l."
Bridgemnn. of s7s broadway. u rosy young
Apollo. smiled mysterously. H. had not seen
th9 ranger. but within two weeks well-known
lady had any iOusy inquired for the seeds.
William III. Brewer, 955 Broadway Eric
building. had not seen the man but ono of his
ealcsnon OvcrlIonring the writer's Inquiries
shouted ont; Have they caught hm2 Oh
how would i Ike to paste him. lie stu X mo on
ms seeds told moyou could smell the flowers u
mile Hes tho biggest fraud and liar | over
saw lie ought TO tc arrested
salesnan for J. NJ. Hodpson. Forthwith
They bought few soels. Was he good
inlker p asked the writer; oh. he talked
ask them for coc s 'ntcl. ''Ve o'''' oH'''''
Mr., siobrccht. finh avenue and Thirty-nfh
street dapper It'll" gentleman. whose inky
eyebrows meet ON the bridge Of his nose. IRE.
membcred the fellow He claimed to know
ttIaplaln JACK nrst-rate and was great tlkcr.
lie said that he was ono Of the very few who
could go with the Indians. and talk with them.
a,nd get the seeds. 49, lie came here twice" said
talking with my partner Mr.. Nadlev Will ali
his line "a TX knew him to loo fraud and told
him so. He got sau'y. and We bounced him
I}y tho by. YOU may also announc" II y"t,
rl'hs' mat an 9ld man wearing specs goes
around sciling the roots OF Wild roecs. saying
=, Dir. Wyatt, near Foriy-fuurh street and
Fi.ih avenue. had not seen Comanohc George,
hns lwm or RE-" We ~ a-'o man wanted 10 cell
, bouoho. u Union square. had never met
tturEc. Sumr time ago. however he saw n
Quaker soil man named llaskin. living in
stamford. Conn. spmeihi like an aloc scented
WIN musk liing him II WaH u rare Hover from
Paulsen OF $50 Broadway swcctly smiled He
hnrM nothins ol tho ranger, but said that eight
years ago there WAS a similar fraud running
AROUND the city. selling some wondrous plant
Mr. Mathor. salesman for Beach. Son 4 Co of
Barclay street, SAYS that'ho dodge l. we'll known
Ia i.nkland. The Swindicrs generally buy raIo
sod and soak II in some OF Iuhln's extra L.. as
suring the purchasers that the flowers will have
~" same odor tr"bly distilled. Years ago some
adrot scamp took thousands II pounds out Of
thr pc kots of the British arsiocrncy 10y selling
ul"m whHt ne represented 10 be the seed Of Il
gigantic asparagus.
Mr.. Charles Delmonico says he bought three
or iuur dollars worth Of seeds from the scout
IL mad never planted them. and they wcro
enc Enc about the hoIsc some place now. lie
bought them to got rid ~ tho fellow who was
taking hin ip death. Many we'll known gentle
men bought tho seeds ii his place at the same
imei but 1t was 20 long ago that he had forgot
ten their names
Mr.. knzler Of the Hotel Brunswick had m
indstinr remembrance of the Texan pioneer
II O. lint
was pu STONED. and replied that he had sent
u"n IN io l"rnhcimers =. l3uth street, but tey
m.krt notdiug.
MAJOR George :. Leland OF the Sturtovant
me seeds. ana was waiting for the pprftlu.cund
~" Indian mnideuS. Tho Hon. Andrew JACKSON
hps"r-. Commodore T. j. Falls. and several
army and navy officers We're also hopefully
The Hon. Thomas c. Acton invested 81. and
thonsht II was worth II. Such sweet convcrsa-
ton was worth NOR" han pnliry prlf He then
closed a volume Of Hud bras aud y need II IN his
HrsS. took the seeds home" he continued
ana showed them Omy youngest daught"r.whO
J. Yui" a hotanist. She saw the fiaud AT one.
hpi said she bad some Of the same seed in her
laboratory, II was RI. | planted it, and il
cam" M okra. | made soup Of il, and il was
Okra soup. 1t was good soup, but h oh priced"
columns might Ice iillgd with the names OF the
s,niiem,n. some OF whom owned up under
pledge - secrecy. while others denied il to the
last. When last heard from Comanche George
was IN Jamaica. l., /. He had pint OF seed in
Scnator-cler James NJ. Oakley Whose hort.
cultural TASTE = well known. month ago he |
Visited the III O. the Indicator in Wall street
itosp'riy seemed t9o much for him. He WAS
tongue had not lost IT. charm nor his manners
tA".f quaint Western polish.