The Portland daily press., 1870-05-16
per ai'nuna, iR a6yrance.
PRESS.
Monday Morning, May 1e, 1870.
An Unfortunate serennJe.
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Quite an amusing incident occurred in Bal
timore on Tuesday night in the vicinity of
Patterson Park, and is the popular gossip 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 ad-
dresses 10 young lady connected with one
OF the first families in that locality. On the
night mentioned he accompanied her to a
private entertainment at the house Of
friend, and in conversation and music the
hours flew by until the clock struck twelve be-
fore the ardent couple started for the home of
the fair one.
Arrived there, they kissed a good night. the
maiden to seek her couch, and he, as it was
presumed, to seek his home. But no sooner
had the door closed behind her, than an idea
struck him to give her surprise. 1t appears
that the young lady's room was ON the second
Moor, and the yG1ng man was acquainted with
the TACT. lie, therefore, provided himself with
a ladder, and placing one end on the ground,
leaned the other against the house, and as
eendea TO the window of the unsuspecting
elri, doubtless designing TO lul her to sleep
with one OF his sweetest melodies.
But, alas for the futility of human hopes,
fate had decreed it otherwise, for just as he
was getting his voice in trim, a large bull dog
belonging to the family, not liking the looks
OF things, made noisy raid on the chap on
the ladder This was SO unexpected that it
completely disconnected 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 iell from the frying-pan into the
fire. The girls parents, it seems, occupied
the rooms Immediately beneath her, and the
ladder, as it slipped down the side of the house,
loaded with It's precious weight, fell directly
through their window, landing our aeronaut
square into the room, breaking glass, sash, and
all in the demolished window, waking the old
folks unceremoniously from their slumbers
that ideas of burglars, earthquakes, and tor
nadoes rushed through their terrified brains.
Our hero, thunderstruck at this strange de-
noument, attempted to beat a retreat.
To go out of the window he dare not, for
Old Bose was out there, growing at a furious
rate. So, believing discretion the better part
of valor, he sought TO find his way out of the
street door, but in this he was foiled, for be-
fore he conld make his exit from the bedroom
the old gentleman had seized him by the coat
collar, and while attempting to extrcate him
self from the old genteman's firm grip be was
confronted at she stairs by his lovely Dolcinea
with lamp in her hand, en- diShabille, and
screaming with fright.
He was, OF course, instantly recognized, but
without waiting for apology or explanation,
went out of the front door with the old gem
tleman's right foot in uncomfortable proXimi-
ty to his latter extremties. He left his hat,
but declares it was stolen from him by rob-
bers. The father the next morning consulted
a lawyer, and it was through that functionary
that the story has leaked out.