Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-28
AN UNFORTUNATE sERE-
MADE.


A BaItImorc Lover Climbs to his
Dulctnem's IIndOw-rhe Ladder
slips and Down he Goes, Landing
in the sleeping Apartments OF the
OLD FoIks-De.zSuemen
Quite an amusing incident occur
red in Baltimore on Tuesday night
in the vicinity of Patterson park,
and is the popular gossip in that
section at present. A young gen.
tleman, who prides himself on his
polished manners and refined tastes,
had been, previous to the affair va
sre about to narrate, paying his sd-
dresses to young lady connected
with one Of the first families in that
locality. On the night mentioned
he accompanied her to private en-.
tertaiDment at the house Of a friend,
and in conversation and 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 a good
night, the maiden to seek her couch,
and he, as was presumed, to seek
his home. But no sooner had the
door been closed behind her, than
an idea struck him to give her q
surprise. 1t appears that the young
lady's room was on the second
floor, and the young man was &C
quainted with the fact. lie, there
fore, provided himself with q ladder,
and placing one end on the ground,
leaned the other against the house,
and assembled to the window Of the
unsuspecting girl, doubtless design
ing TO lull 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, large bull dog belonging
to the family, not liking the looks
of things, made a raid on the chap
on the ladder. This was so uneX-
pected that it completely diseonc5r-
ted him, and the start that 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-pa pan into the fire.
The girls parents, it seems, occu-
pied the room Immediately beneath
her, and the ladder, as it slipped
down the side of the house, loaded
with its precious weight, fell di-
rectly through their window, land
ing our aeronaut square into the
room, breaking glass, sash and all In
the demolished window, waking the
old folks so unceremoniously from
their slumbers that ideas of burglars,
earthquakes and tornadoes rushed
their terrified brains. Our
hero, thunderstruck at this strange
denouement, attempted to beat Q re-
treat.
To go out Of the window he dare
not, for old Bose was out there,
growing at a furious rate. So, be-
Iieving discretion to be the better
part Of valor, he sought to find his
way out of the, street door, but in
his he was foiled, for before he
could make his exit from the bed
room the old gentleman had seized
him by the coat collar, and while
attempting to extricate himself from
he old gentleman's firm grip he
was confronted at the stairs BY his
.ovely Dulcinea with a lamp in her
hand, en- dishabille, and screaming
with fright.
He was, of course, recognized ink
but without waiting for az
Dology OF explanation, went out OF
he front door with the old gentls-
mans right foot in uncomfortable
proximity to his latter extremities.
he left his hat, but declares it was
Itolen from him by robbers. The
'ather the next morning consulted =
awyer, and it was through that
'anctionary that the story has leak.
I'd out