Daily globe., 1879-06-08

Small SWindling. 5
Speaking of swindling, ! think that New
York can hold her own with any city on that
score. 1t seems as though there was nothing
too mean for men to resort to for the sake
of gaining dishonest livelihood. A lady
told me, the other day, how near she had
been to being swindled, and will tell her
story. for the sake Of other unfortunates.
This lady, by the way, is one to whom pow
erty is something new, and she has not yet
learned how to wrestle with it. Want stared
her in the face, and she eagerly scanned the
columns Of daily paper to see if there was
anything to be had by which she could earn
q little money. Her eyes alighted upon this
advertisement: ''Wanted-A lady to learn t
to color photographs. Lessons given and |
immediate work guaranteed. Wages, $l2
per week. Work may be done at home.''
Then the address of the advertiser was
given. What could be more delightful? She |
Immediately set out to answer it in person. |
In mean little room on Broadway she
found an unpleasant-look man seated be.
side q desk strewn with circulars and letters.
enclosing postage stamps. She stated her
business, and the man replied very cordially.
and told her that she must first buy box
of paints from him, which he would
sell her for $3.50, much less than
she could buy them elsewhere. She had
10 money with her, so he said that it would
do another time, only he would keep the
paints until he received the bills. stWho
will teach me to color the Photographic" she
said. 81 know nothing about it, 'Prac-
| tice will teach you all that is necessary, ;" he
replied. "Just you buy the paints, take
them home, and go to work" The lady left
somewhat mysti6ed, and told Anthony Com
stock, the obscene literature fighter, who
was her friend, all about it. t.Dont you
pay that rascal penny said Mr.. Comstock.
s'Tell him that I will be responsible for the
$3.50. Iguess he knows who am.'' Sure
enough the lady went back next day and
told the man that Anthony Comstock had
promised to be responsible for her. At first
the man thought she was joking, but when
he fouud out that she was really in earnest,
and that Anthony Comstock had heard of
and politely as he could. So she saved her
$3.50, which she could have ill-afforded to
throw away. I wonder, though, how many
less-f fortunate women this iend has swindled.
One of the most successful swindlers in
New York is girl not more than twenty
three or twenty four years of age. She is
humpbacked, but has a very sweet ladylike
face, and works upon the sympathies of all
with whom she comes in contact. She
seems to be well educated and is certainly
clever. Her dress is always in good taste,
and she has not the appearance of beggar.
The way she manages is to find out the name
of some one you know, and she makes reg
: ular call upon you, as any lady might do
representing herself as the friend of your
friend, who has requested her to call. She
comes several times, and there is that abou,
, her that interests you at once. After you
begin to know her quite we'll. she asks fo,
money, but in the most delicate manner in
the world. She is raising funds for mis-.
sion school, or she has check to be cashed,
!. and the banks are closed. Indeed, she is &C
clever about it that you never suspecta thing
until you find that her visits cease after the
, money has been advanced. She completely
fooled DR.. Holland some time ago. The doc
tor is one of the most tender heart
ed of men, and he had the greatest
pity for the poor deformed creature
and gave her quite little sun
} of money. I am sure he telt a great dea
worse at his disappointment in the girl thar
in the loss of his money. He expostulatet
f with her, and begged her to give up he
swindling ways; but she positively refused
He went to her house, and found that sh
lived with her mother in very comfortable
style, and all by the money she made by sucl
nefarious means. During Nine. Modjeska'
. last visit to New York, this clever little ad
venturess called upon her, aud said that sh
had just received letter from some O
, Madame's friends in Cincinnati, who re
) quested her to call. She came several times
and Nine. Modjeska, like all the others, be
came very much interested in her. One da
! she asked the actress for $35, giving som,
), good reason Il forget now Just what it was
Madame did not have the amount in he
pocket-book just then, so she told her to cal
in the afternoon, and she should have it viii
the greatest pleasure. I happened to call o,
| Nine. Modjeska in the meantime, and sh
5 told me about this poor child who was il
} such difficulties. SIS she humpbacked2''
3 inquired. eyes, poor thing, she ISL reptile,
, the kind hearted lady. stThen beware,
7 said I, ''for she is the biggest little frau,
: in New York; and I told Madame Q
her tricks. ssI should rather have lost tn
thirty-fve dollars, and been deceived" sal,
she, "than to know that that young girl wa
: an adventures" Indeed, had great diff
a Guilty in persuading Nine. Modjeska of he
}, unworthiness, and, even after she knew, sh
' wanted to let her have the money. do nc
!: suppose the girl was surprised when th
! money was not forthcoming. She probabl
supposed that she had been discovered, an
> started off for fresh fields.
: You would be perfectly surprised to Sc
q the begging letters that are received b
people before the pHblic who are suppose
: to be rich. think that Miss Kellogg gel
f some of the funniest have ever seen. NJ
Y long ago, some woman from the West SCI
; her the photograph of triplets she ha
n given birth to. The children were abo1
- two years old, and sat in row, with the
: arms and legs bare. The mother wante
z Miss Kellogg to adopt one, and sent her th
y photographs that she might take her choic
Another letter was from man, also in Il
e West enclosing the photograph of litt
girl six years old. He had named her aft
Miss Kellogg, and wanted to know if th
prima donna would not set aside $4,000
It for her education in the English branche
n and ultimately for the operatic stage.-C0
II Sat. Zoe. Gdz.
J The Tragedy at Sloan's.
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