The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-23
WATER LILIES BY THOUSANDS
POND WHENCE NEW york GETS
A DAILY SUPPLY.

= 49,
to Fourteen Acre Pond and Learns
the ways OF Greeks In Connecticut.
New York hasa liking for water lilies
to the extent OF from IL, 600 TO $1,000 Q day.
The in tho discovery Of Q wholesale florist,
who has found the demand constant
| enough to warrant the acquisition OF Q large
pond near South Norwalk, Conn.,, from
which tho blossoms are daily gsthered and
shipped.
The Lake IL attractively located about two
| miles from the upper right hand corner OF
the town map of Norwalk, only q mile
and a half froud the end OF the Winnipauk
| trolley line. On arriving at this point.
however, and making inquiries for the heed
OF the water lily trade. Fourteen Acre Pond
suddenly acquires tho additional enchant-
| ment OF distance. +,
The lsdy who runs the grocery store
| doesn't know how to get there. but thinks
her husband. who 10 telegraph operator.
| baggage smasher, express agent and rail-
! road representative, may have better In
formation. Just then. though, hat highly
| compounded individual was at work on yet
a fifth occupation. that Of making out the
| grocery store bills. and on receiving q
| request a. to the whereabouts Of Fourteen
| Acre Pond called out Eli, there. HenryI
| You amt making anything but trouble
around the place this morning. You ehow
| this lady over to the pond. Hear?'
At this the freckled face Of Henry. aged
10. appeared over the edge Of tho sugar
barrel and protested mat is oWner "as
goin' fshin'.
sGoin' fshin'. were your Well. who told
vo, voa, co,,ld, Yosf felre thie lady over TO
the pond. Now get
viewed the adventures with Q
eye. After a few rods he vouoheafed.
Say, it's four miles to Fourteen Acre.
The visitor didn't respond, but wasn't
overjoyed at tho prospect OF an eight mile
jaunt beside the justly indignant henry
whoee days fishing ehe NED thus wan'oniy
spoiled.
But II I take you across the fields It's
only two the small boy continued.
The visitor infinitely preferred TWO miles
hot dusty road. said 30 empnatcaiy.
Come on. then Commanded Eenry.
and leaped over the ditch n passed
through q blackberry tangie. across a
q and into q wood choked with
growth, at the gentle rate OF six miles an
hour. The adventures Followed madly
but after scaling a rock precipioe az express
speed. was Obliged to call for time.
'Huhl' CALCULATED Henry scorniuiiy.
thought you said you hked WOODS petoer n
roads; more interesttn'. Didn't you know
a orosscut amt no bouievardf'
The visitor was too weak to reply. She
had parted with the bows OF her pumps.
Her veil was In shreds n her hair net
was q thing OF the distant past. up to
that moment she had cherished the delu-'
sion that she liked country walking. But
now she learned the difference between a
stroll through summer resort woods and
o wild dash through a mile or more OF
blackberry bramble. And there Ii still
greater difference between walking beside
O summe resort young man who thought
fully holds back annoying branches and
assists q sracefuiiy over an occasional
rock and painting AFTER q small boy who
waits the other side OF q stone wall. grinning
at ones unassisted Efforts at d~ismounting
from the same.
But they plunged on. and after attaching
q pound or " Of mud from o rich brown
bog and taking possession Of q few quarts
Of thorns. assorted sizes. the adventures
roocn0u tne Vop Oh u MI. ino pouu-hy
below. all Of its fourteen acres agleem
with water lilies a. far as the eye could see.
Between the hill and the goal was only q
fenoe-but such q n "a was never seen
before on heaven or earth.
The bars in the gate were seven and
four strips crossed at varying angles. while
four strands Of barbed wire euoircled the
structure. Henry found a ohink. eight
inches by twelve. wriggled through and
then suggested doubtfuly:
well, II you take Oh your hat maybe
you can get through
With achievement % near at hand the
adventures did not hesitate. Turning q
Spartan eve upon the water lilies, not more
than two hundred yards away. she removed
her hat pins and threw her hat over the
gate, where, on the other side. Henry
caught It deity by a pet pink rose. thereby
parting 1t from the rest Of the floral assem-
blaee.
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