The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-19
UNIQUE PROPOSALS.
SOME RATHER CURIOUS METHODS
OF POPPING THE QUESTION.

WRITING nn order of Marriage win
n shotgun-Inditing Love Letter
with WatcrfnII-FIrewOrk aud
Vegetables Pressed Into service.
Miss Annie oakley, the champion
rifle shot, was practicing in a London
shooting gallery one day, firing at the
regulation cardboard target, when a
stranger happened along and, picking
up a spare rife, fred 100 shots thereat,
the whole spelling out the following
message: "Will you marry meT'
The lady was naturally somewhat
surprised; but, not TO be outdone. she
promptly replied after similar fashion
with her own match rife, Certainly
not"
This is probably unique as an offer
Of marriage, but Il Is a fact that
young matron living in "A south London
suburb has I'm her possession at this
present moment several rifle written
love letters
The lady I'm question was formerly
an attendant at a shooting gallery In
a certain populnr place OF amusement
(soon, alas. TO be closed forever which
IL down Westminster way" and her
sweetheart that was and husband that
is used 10 drop In of an evening to
practice. He became so expert after
awhile that he could place the shots
where he liked TO within "A fraction OF
an inch, and he frequently used his
skill when no lnconvenient onlookers
were around In the manner indicated.
Needless TO say that AS soon as he had
finished the little perforated squares
of cartridge paper were carefully re-
moved and preserved by her for whom
alone the messages so curlously writ
ten thereon were intended.
The most farfamed feature OF the
beautiful Yosemite valley, in Califor-
MIA, is the Bridal Ven fall. Il descends
from the plateau, nearly 5000 feet
above, in a single ribbon of silyery
water lmned lumlnously against the
dark vertical face Of the preciplcc.
Perhaps It was It's romantic name
which suggested TO Charles Evelyn,
young and wealthy San Franciscan, 10
utilize the falling streamlet In an alto
gether novel fashion. Anyhow he spent
several thousand dollars in construct
ing at the summit Of tho cliff, just
where the water gathers itself together
for It's final terrific leap into the abyss
below, sort OF vertically sliding
sluice door which worked so smoothly
and so perfectly that II could be low
cred and raised several times in the
course Of a single minute.
Then when his preparations We're
complete he brought TO the valley from
her far eastern home the young lady 10
whom he was engaged, and by alter
nately raising and lowering the sluice
gates above for longer or shorter inter
walls, as the case might be, he caused
the cascade 10 tell her in spurts and
Jets. corresponding TO the dots and
dashcs OF the Morse alphabet. of the
love he bore her. Whether the lady ex
nctly approved OF this blazonlng abroad
OF what should have been message
sacred to her eyes alone is not record
ed. but she has. at all events, the su-
preme satisfaction Of rejecting that
she Is the only woman In the world to
whom a love letter has been indited by
a harnessed waterfall.
Love letters spelled out In fireworks
are Of course common. one such writ
fen aloft In particoloreu globes OF fame
and addressed by a Magyar noble 10
his affianced bride At Herrmannstadt
Is said 10 have cost $500.
: In a Sussex garden a lovelorn but
bashful swain sowed In mustard and
creSs n marriage proposal 10 the daugh-
ter Of his next door neighbor. and the
fair one. not TO be outdone, answered,
yes" In radishes. They were mar
rled without delay. and both the pro-
posal and the answer were served and
eaten az the wedding breakfast.
After all. however, II Is doubtful
whether the modern lover has, on the
whole. progressed very far In the mat
ter OF inventing novelties. either In
marriage proposals or love letters.
Nearly 1900 years ago a proposal for
the hand OF an Egyptian princess was
inscribed elaborately on q block OF
solid stone and can be seen 10 this
day by any one curious In such mat
ters IN the British museum. Machares,
an old time king OF Colchis, wooed his
wife by sending her presents OF young
and beautiful child slaves, each OF
whom had some tender and loving
message tattooed on the skin OF the
back, while. coming down 10 more
recent times. IL is recorded OF th'
Prince de Cont that be sent TO a Ger
tain great lady n proposal indited OF
a golden plaque. exquisitely engraved
the letters OF the words OF the episu'
being formed OF diamonds, rubies anC
emeralds set In the metal
The lady's answer was, however. II
the negative. whereupon the prince re
quested that she would at least d.
him the honor OF accepting ring con
tanning miniature OF himself. Il
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