The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-09-03
An Unfortunate LnNnr.

Nashua Correspondence Dubuque Times.
Quito nm amusing incident occurred in
this city last night. A young gentleman,
who prides himself on his polished man.
ners and refined taste, is paying his most
ardent addresses 20 q young lady belonging
to n Of the first families in town. on
the night mentioned, ho accompanied her
10 n private party ut the house of a friend,
and in conversation and music tho htur
flew by until the clock struck twelve be-
fore the ardent couple started iur fh. home
Of the fair one. Arrived there, tuCy Kissed
a good night, tho fair girlto seek her couch
aud he, as was presumed, TO scoh Li5 home.
But no sooner had the door closed behind
tho girl than n happy thought struck him.
II appears that tue young lajy's room
was on the second floor, andthat the youug
man knew 1t. lie therefore provided him.
self with q ladder, and placing one end
thereof on tho ground, leaned the other
against the house, aud assembled 10 the
the window Of the uLsuspcCting gurl,
doubtless, desiring 10 sCrenadc her while
she was retiring. But WHOM the gods
love they Chasten." Fate WIS agailst our
Lothario. While intent ON watching an
oppOrtune moment to commence lis song.
n dog belonging TO the family, whom
everybody knows 10 be themost quarrel
som dog IN town, not liking the looks Of
things, made n very noisy raid upon the
the chap on the ladder. This it seems,
made him II little nervous, which caused
the foot Of the ladder to slip, and down
went our ~serenader, but into still deeper
trouble.
Hefell from the frying pan into the ere
The girls parents occupied the room imme-
dlately beneath hers, and tho ladder, AZ il
FlunN,aI sIpuHn tho IA, - Al. u--.- q
with the precious weight, fell directly
through their window, landing our WronGut
square into the room, breaking glass, sash
and all m the demolished window, waking
the old folks from a sound slumber so un.
tremendously that ideas ofburglars, earth
quakes and t%ornadoes rushed through their
terrified brains.
Our chap, thunderstruck ut this strange
denouement, attempted TO beat d retreat.
10 go out OF the window he dare not, for
old Bose stood growing there. So. bcliev.
ing discretion the better part Of valor. he
sought to find his way out to the street
door. But in thiah he was fooled: for before
he had made an exit from the bedroom. the
old gentleman seized him by the coat. and.
while attempting TO extrlcate himself from
the old man, he was confronted at the foot
OF the stairs by his lovely Dulcinca, with
lamp in hand and screaming with terror at
every step. OF course hG was recognized
IN an instant, but without waiting for apol-
Ogy or explanation he went out of the front
door with the old mans foot close behind
him.. He left his hat, but declares he was
attacked by robbers who stole it from him.
The old MAI consulted a lawyer the next
day, and 1t is through him that we get the
facts asabove. TWAS q just rebuke to that de-
testable, sneaking spirit that could prompt
a young man making any pretentions TO
manhood or decency to go prying abouttho
windows of a sleeping chamber IN that way.
II we served him right we should write his
namo that he might be despised. / forgot
10 state that he has paid for tho window,
asked forgiveness OF the family and in
duced them not to reveal his name.