The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-12-20
Almost an Eiopement...A Lover in a
Sad Predicament,

A very amusing as we'll as somewhat
serious incident occurred in our model
village few evenings since. A very re-
spectacle young mechanic has for some
time been desperately in love with the
daughter of one Of our well-to-do cili-
zens: and it seems that his love was re~
ciprocated by the damsel, but her parents.
who are somewhat on the cod fish order,
and having an idea that i. would Re very
humilatins to have tteir child marry
any man who was SO rulgar as to work
for livelihood. filed demurrer TO the
proceedings and served notice ON the
young gentleman accordingly. Hence.
The interviews Of the young people since
that time would by some persons be call
ed clandestlne.
Recently, however, Jack Eros. has
made himself SO very familiar" that e.
ven true love had to succumb TO his chill
ling embraces, and as outdoor tete a tetes
had to be dispensed with some new ar
rangement must be made The ardent
young lover suggested an elopement. and
after the usual amount of sighs. sobs,
tears. embraces and kisses, the lady ac-
ceded 10 the proposition, and the arrange
ments for the consumation Of the desper
ate scheme were then and there agreed
upon. 1t was decided that the young lady
was to retire to her chamber as usual
last Friday night, but instead of cousign-
| ing herself to the arms OF Morpheus she
should pack her carpet sack and be in
readiness to consigu herself to the arms
OF her lover about half past eleven o.
clock. SO that they could take the night
train for the west.
The lady slept in the second story Of
her fathers dwelling, and at about elev-
en- O'Clock her adorer might have been
seen cautiously making his way through
one Of our alleys with heavy twelve
foot ladder on bis shoulder the calm and
cool, determined spirit Of Napoleon writ
ten upon his couGlenance. After recon
oitertng the premises, and satisfying him-
self that all was right, he noi.elessly
carried the ladder down through the lot
to the back part Of the house and placed
! it under an open window in which the
outlines of "duck Of bonnet could
have been seen by close observer.
THIS was all .'done on the sly" a.
young man supposed, but old gentleman
being awake and hearing stir in the
buck yard, "smelt MICE and, hastily
drawing on his drawers and boots, reach
ed the window just in time to see the
whole performance. He waited until
young man mounted the ladder. and then
quietly opened the doc. and got out just
in time to hear something over Lis head
that sounded something like the smack
of an Old fashioned "buss;" looking up
he discovered the young mans whis-
kers in very close proximity to the bon
net aforesaid. He seized the ladder, gave
it a jerk, and that instant young man
might have been seen hanging to the sill
Of second story window dancing horn
| pipe upon nothing. The poor fellow had
the choice of two alternatlves-he could
either let go and fall into the arms o.
the old man with the pr aspect of receiv
ing sound drubbing, or crawl into the
window and throw himself into the arms
Of his beloved "partner in distress. -
He chose the latter. and just as he struck
the floor he was coafrcnted by young la
| dy's mother, who, supposing that her
daughter was in danger, run to her as
sistance without stopping to put on any
other apparel than what she had on whe 4
so suddenly aroused from her sumbers
The next minute the old man was in the
room, and here language fails us-tke
scene was indiscribable. Young lady
tainted, old woman went into Mysteries
old man grappled young lover and drag
ged him down stairs, and, rs he forcibly
elected him from the premises, he left tn,
imprint of a pair OF number nine boot
on the unfortunate young fellows Goa
tail, accompanied by solemn injunctic,
f never to be caught in the vicinity of tha
5 domicile again. Young man took tn,
! hint, and left fully convinced of the fac
that "the course Of true love never dis
run smooth