Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-27
From the Hartford Tim es,

An Trneortunate Serenade-A Baltimore
Lover Climbs te his Dulcinea's Window
The Ladder Slips and Down he Goes
Landing i'm the Sleeping Apartment OF
the Old FOIks-Denouement.
Quite an amusing incident occurred in
Baltimore on Tuesday night, in the vicinity
of Patterson Park, and is the popular Cos
sip in that section at present. A young
gentleman, who prides himself on his
polished manners and refined tastes, had
been, previous to the affair we are about
to narrate, paying his addresses to young
lady connected with one of the first fami-
lies of that locality. On the night men
toned he accompanied her to private en-
tertainment at the house of friend, and
in conversation aud music the hours flew
by until the clock struck twelve before the
ardent couple started for the home of the
fair one.
Arrived there, they kissed good night,
the maiden to seek her couch, and he, as
was presumed, to seek his home. But no
sooner had the door closed behind her
prise. 1t appears that the young ledy's
room was ON the second floor, and the
young man was acquainted with the fact.
He therefore provided himself with lad
der, and, placing one end on the ground,
leaned the other against the house, and
assembled to the window of the unsuspect-
ing girl, doubtless designing to lull her to
sleep with one of his sweetest melodies.
But alas for the fatility of human hopes,
fate had decreed it otherwise, for Just as
he was getting his voice in trim large
bull dog belonging 10 the family, not lik-
ing the looks of things. made noisy raid
on the chap on the ladder, This was so
unexpected that it completely discomfort
ed him, and the start he gave caused
the foot of the ladder to slip. and
down went our serenader, but into still
deeper trouble. He fell from the frying
pan into the fire. The girls parents, it
meath her, and the ladder, as it slipped
down the side of the house, loaded
with the precious weight, fell directly
through their window, landing our zero
naut square into the room, breaking glass,
sash and all in the demolished window,
waking the old folks SO unceremoniousIy
from their slumbers that Ideas of burglars,
earthquakes, and tOrnadoes rushed through
their terrified brains. Our hero, thunder
struck at this strange denOueme'at attempt
Ell to beat q retreat.
TO go out of the window he dare not,
for old Bose was out there growing at
furious rate. So, believing discretion to
be the better part of valor, he sought 80
find his way out of the street door; but in
this no was foiled, for before he could
make his exit from the bedroom the old
gentleman had seized him by the coat col
lar, and while attempting to extricate him
self from the old gentleman's firm grip he
was confronted at the stairs by his lovely
Dulcinea with lamp in her hand en- dis,
ha6iHe, and screaming with fright.
lie was, of course, recognized instantly,
but without waiting for apology or expla-
nation, weEt out of the front door with the
old gentlemans right foot in uncomforta-
BILE proximity to his latter extremity. He
left his hat, but declares it was stolen from
him by robbers. The father next morn
that functionary that the story has leaked
out