, 1879-05-15
him, md ho was received in right royal hospl-

l.owney; Earl OF oxford; Viscount and Count
csa Mandeyville, and her sister, Miss lzuara
{wc1l-known IN New York md Washington So
c,cty): Biz William mid Lady Flokcs; Sir llenry
Koppcl, the Adtniral.in- Chief Of the British
feet; tho Admiral tho Hon. ". c. 0lyn; tho
Hons. Bernnl Osborne md Fraucls knolhys;
Miss Knolbys; Cnpt. Afi'dmny, ttho leading
splrt n Inarksmanel,ip); Gen. Sir Dighson Pro:
,hYn. the eo,nptroiler OF sl.e fringe ot Wales'
y, llorycy md ". iloecrs, 'Chaplains to the
Prince; nna manv others whose nnncs at this
moment cannot recall.
Capt. Stephenson performed the necessary IN.
nr. Carver, who was nearly IIalt M hour nuh!ul
his time, delay tnayotdnblc, but IN a, English
subject H,av saY u,lpar1ona1ble. DR.. CarYcr
appeared attlrctl III black vcVet blouse, adorned
trophies Of Ills American trlumpha, hls gray
sonll,rcro hat shading hls long auburn, locks and
hazel 0yes Ut piareng puwer. Attgr mounting
Ills excellent horse Of tr,lc Indian blood, Winne.
inueca, lie nwaito1 the aclcction OF tho testing
Tia Prince of Wales, walking un to him, says
pleasantly: ~ have heard 80 tnucl, Of yoilr
Anriysled skill tl'at an, pleased to see you
hcTo.n =,
"An1 am pleased to SEQ you, too, prince,'
''Will you slrst rivs tile ladies' here present an
evdcnco Of what you eau dof' said the gallant
Irlrcc.
The Prince Of Wales held the tltning.watch
atld kent score h'maelf, nanifesttng delighted
fllturcst III the performance. Or. Carver, for
the t}rst time bcfore MI aasenblago of persons,
broku couaeelitiVely, without tho slightest In
terruplu1t, t00 Qlass balls In 100 straight shots
Of his rifle, following ts fcnt At once by break
Ing 100 balls with 100 snlouth shots from a
double-barrclcd shotgun, both transactions
being Simultaneous, Or almost unit, with two
different weapons under sin,lar distance and
rI~ uto,x. Ahnt,
running ut full speel aud he sitting on II like
picturesque statue, broke twcnty.ttght out
Of thirty balls. single and double. 70
prove bis pscc!s!on, Pr. Carver, at thu
out Of sixteen bats in fifteen seconds. IIe
also discharged ilteen out Of sixteen shots, or
cartridges IL four seconds, to prove rapldity IN
firing, the sixteenth cartrsdge milling to 20 OIL
seop. before. The Doctor caused g'ass ball to
be placed ut considerable distance IN the lawn.
He fired ct a,,1 under It, so that thu concussIon
Of the sod thr1ss the ball up. and before 1t falls
the Doctor aEau levels is rilo md breaks the
balls, tu the u,ost finished md artistic style:
THIS so excted the adsnlrntion OF tho rrince Of
Wales tllat, turning 10 the Earl OF Kowney, III a
most enthusiastic tnanner he exclaimed, "BrEvol
l will bet II, QUO that Dr. Carver will break $50
balls, without error or inicrmtss!on, with his
rlliel" The Doctor coInp|ied, though mono Of
tile group took up the Princes bet, luckily for
them. Luncheon wns tlluf announced, nnu the
Royal party, the guests, md Dr. Carver went
to Tho pnlntlnl dntug-rootn Of 8nntrlnEhan,
A soon as The rcpast was Over tho entire
group returned to thu lawn, md our gallant
American hero resumed bis programme by
shooting gtnss balls thrown directly nt hin, mud
across him ln front, alid turning nnd hitting
both right nntl left double shots nt falng balls.
Then he shot ut gEnss ball thrown In the air,
missing It tllrcc ttnrs with the tsrat three shota,
but loading tic rifle three times while the bail Is
l. al. krnnt fsS,yrf n nrt
before 1t reached tllu ground. IEo stiot marbles
thrown Indfacrtnnatcy into thr nir by the
gucsts, The young Princes threw up ssll!ngs
ind the Doctor hit The entire 81 1teen without the
seemed to be no end 81 variety in thu fancy,
plain scientific, a,ld arttstc shots tl,ut uur won
dcrful narisamau executed. All looked On with
amazed interest, n1sd even tic prncess Ut Wales
dcs,rcd lliut Ur. Carver should be presented to
her, upon which she asked him many Intelligent
questions OH American prAIre-shootinE, hunt
-. low, low many 4, buffalo have you killed In day.
10 ttls the Doctor responds, ~ have shot
The Young Princes then asked permission to
mount the Doctors horse Wfnnetnucca, nntl
wunt to know the meaning mud derivation Of the
uamc. 1Ie gave correct information tn al1 their
inquiries, mud at the snIno time laughtngly en-
jaycd their curiosity md SURPRISE. Tile FRINGE
Of Wales tlnn selected ono OF Dr.. Carvcr's
rifles atsd shot With accuracy that arouses tho
Americans expressions of approval.
'You shoos we'll, Prtncc." ....
"No, It IL your rifle; for who eould shoot well
ntter bsaoldiht; your wonderful exploits, Or.
Carverl"
Wlll you Do. mo the honor to accept my
1t is graciou,ly aecoptcd. The Prince then
says he will present ttic Doctor with souvenir
Of his appreciation Of the remarkable skill lle
had exhibited.
HE WANTED SOME tSCENERY.n
Detroit FTrs frtss.
On a train comtng East over the Michigan
Central Road tho other day was Californian
bound for New Jersey and tho train had scarcely
loft Chicago behind when l!e stopped tie con-
ductor mud satd:
"ou which s!do Of tic car can best sco the
mo,1ntalnsi"
Tho conductor told him that there were no
mountains along tle route, md the man inllg-
lantlY replied:
"WIas Ia blaxcs did you build tho road fort
What do yor suppose i'm travelling tori This
must bo onc-horse road II IL dun't tako Ia at
least one inountafn!h
lie cooled down utter awhile, but tn half IN
hour he tackled tho brakeman Will! the query |:
"Docs this road psss by any old ruiua OF H.
terestl"
Tic brakeman couldn't remember any rlins
except an old log house here u,,d there, and the
Californian was M,ntl In minute.
"Do you think shipped on this road Us
freight or llvo stoek1" he called out. "Il you
don't run past uny old ruins, why don't you say
plol'' ~ " '0
When the conductor next camo along tho Cnl-
fforntan WAS looking from the window 10 catch
sight Of thu bridges, a,d f.e turned md said: