The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-02-14
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A very amusing rs we'll as somewhat Sc
rious incident occurred in our model village n
few evenings since. A very respectable
Young mechanic has for some time been dos'
peretely in love with the dapl hter of one Of
our weil.to.do citizens; and it seems that his
love was reciprocated by the msel but her
parents, who are somewhat on the cod FISH or
der, and having an idea that it would be very
humiliating TO have thei, child marry any
man who was so vulgar as to work for n live.
hood, fled demurrer to the proceedings and
served tice on the young gentleman accor-
dinghy. Hence, the interviews OF the young
people since that time would by soTe persons
be called clandesiine.
Recently, however, Jack Frost has made
himself so very tlamiliar" that even love had
to succumb to bis chilling embraces, and az
outdoor tete a hteS had to be dispensed with
some new arrangement must be made. The
ardent young lover suggested an cIopemont
and after the usual amount Of sighs, sobs,
tears, embraces and kisses, the lady acceded
10 the proposition, and The arr rgameuts for
the desperate scheme were then and there
agreed upon /. was decided that the young
lady was to retire to her chamber rs usual
th u night, but instead of consgning herself
to the arms Of Morpheous sha should pack
her carpet sack and be in readiness TO oonsign
herself 10 the arms of her lover about half
past eleven o'clock, 10 that they could take
the night train for the west.
The lady slept in the second story of her
fathers dwelling, and at about eleven o'clock
her adorer might have been seen cautiously
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with n heavy twelve foot ladder on his shout
der with the calm, cool, determined spirit o. a
Napoleon Wi ten upon his untenqncc.--
After reconocring the premises, and salts
fyng himself tha. all was right, he nolseles.
climbed over the fence, near tn stable, car
,ird the ladder down through the lot to The
back part of the house and placed il under m
open window in which the outlines OF a
"duck of donnet" could have been seen 10y
close observer.
This was all "done on the sly" as young
man supposed, but old gentleman beiog n
wake and hearing Il stir in the back yard
"smelt mice" and, hastily drawing ON hi,
drawers and boots, reached the window lus
in time to see the whole performances II,
waited until youlg man mounted the lad Ter
and then quietly opened the door and go on
just in time 10 hear something over his hcaC
that sounded something like the smack of NJ
old fashioned "buss," looking up he disrov
cred the young mans whiskers in very clos,
proximity to the bonnet aforesaid He seizeC
the ladder, gave it jerk, and at that instan
young man might have been seen hanging t.
the sill of a second story window, dancing
horn-pipe upon nothing The poor fellow
had the choice of two alternatives he coulC
either let go and fall into the arms of the o.,
man with the prospect OF receiving sounC
drubbing or crawl into the window and thro'
himself into the arms of his beloved "partne
in distress" He chose the latter, and JUS
as he struck the fl ,or he was confronted b
young lady's mother, who, suppong tho
her daughter was in danger, run to her as
sistance without stopping TO put ON Any othe
apparel than what she hal on when 50 su1
deny aroused from her sIumbars The mex
minute the old man was in the room, and her
language fails us--tho scene was indlscdba II,
Young lady flinted, old woman went in,
Mysteries. old man grappl5d young lover an
dragged him down stairs, and rs he torcb'
elected him from the premises, he left tn
imprint of pair of number nine boots o1 tn
unfortunate young fellows coat tail, accom-
panied by solemn injunction never to b
caught in the vicinity of lhat domicile again
Young man took the hint and left fully col
ynced of the fact that d" the course of tru
love never did run smooth, - Hg0nd
Pioneer.