Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-01
The Chrystal Nuisance.

! A New York correspondent of the Bal
timore Argus says that around the Crvs-
tai Palace there already have begun to
centre various objects of curiosity, on ex-
hibition for prices which, while they will
justify the great expense incurred by the
exhibitors, will probably leave a hand
some surplus at the close. Many of these
are the 1nerest catch pennies imaginable.
Among this class is short rife, owned
by sort of Irish Yankee, from which you
shoot. at the rate of q two shots for a pen
ny Your mark is a bottle cork attached
to sort Of trap-spring, the hitting of
which throws up the lid of box, from
which springs rag monkey, taking you
by surprise, after the genuine toy fashion!
Your target is only about a mans length
from the muzzle of the gun, which will
not seem so short when you learn that
your bullet is a piece of lead -colored wood,
with steel point, and your propelling
force only that of an ordinary percussion
cap! The proprietor of this profitable
contrlvance assured me that he has made
. lots of money! by betting with persons
not used to rifles. caught the secret at
once and, making allowance for the fall Of
the ball, struck the mark every shot
The gaping crowd scrutinized ne from
head to foot, as if they were saying to
themselves, that man must be g stran-
ger in these parts" Il have won lots of
money from green adventures" said his
Irish lankeeship, aside to me, " at shil-
ling a shot, they paying when they miss,
when they win but | fear shall not
make much out of you, sir - He did not
know that | had a regular mountain train
ing with the rife, in boyhood, though he
said he suspected [ was good shot, the
moment | put my face to the gun, because
shot g cross fire"-a sportSlnan's phrase
indicating the nanner Of those who put
their right hand foremost, and their face
on the lock side. And it IS a fact that
you rarely find a q bad shot" among this
class OF right handed sportsnen.
MATRIMONIAL RoMASCE-The Craw-
ford county, Wisconsin Courier gives the
following item:
A bit Of romance, mixed up will
stubborn facts, has lately fallen to the lot
OF newly married couple in this vicinity.
They had secured union and prospec
tive happiness, in opposition to the wishes
ct the old folks at home, and shortly at er
they were met by the parents OF the bride,
who with fire arms and pitchforks. de-
manded their daughter. These were ar
guments quite conclusive to man armed
onl y with a riding whip, and despite his
resistance, his wife was carried away
the old man pointing significantly to a
double barrel shot gun to warn the hus
band against attempting to rescue her.
Discretion in this case was the better part
OF valor and he returned home to procure
documents to back his claims. Then.
like true knight, he followed TIE des-
pollcrs OF his home, and overlook them at
Sue Prairie, in this State Entering
complaint before a magistrate against the
old folks for threatening his lie, an officer
was sent after and arrested them. While
they were before the court, the husband
seized his wife and put out--loaving TIE
old folks in custody as security for costs,
we suppose, as the happy couple are now
IL their home.
ELooUENCE At A PRENIuM-s' Nav It
please the Court" said a yankee lawyer
before dutch justice the other dav, g this
is case CT the greatest importance
While the American eagle, whose Sleep
less eyes watches over the welfare of this
mighty Republic, and whose wings ex-
tends from the Alleghanies to the rocky