Year: 1869




Quite an 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 to O young lady belonging
to one of the first families in town. On
the night mentioned, he accompanied her
to a private party 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 fair girlto seek her couch
and he, as was presumed, to seek his home.
But no sooner had the door closed behind
the girl than happy thought struck him.


1t appears that the young ladys room
was on the second floor, and that the Young
man knew it. He therefore provided him.
self with ladder, and placing one end
thereof on the ground, leaned the other
against the house, and assembled 10 the
the window of the uIsuspecting girl,
doubtless, desiring to serenade her while
she was retiring. But "whom the gods
love they chasten." Fate was against our
Lothario. While intent on watching an
opportune moment to commence his song,
a. dog belonging to the family, (whom
everybody knows to be the most quarrel
som dog in town, not liking the looks Of
things, made very noisy raid upon the
the chap on the ladder. This it seems
made him a little nervous, which 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 occupied the room imme-
diately beneath hers, and the ladder, as it
slipped down the side of the house, loaded
with the precious weight, fell directly
through their window, landing our eronaut
square into the room, breaking glass, sash
and all In the demolished window. waking
the old folks from a sound slumber SO un-
tremendously that ideas ofburglars, EARTH
quakes and tornadoes rushed through their
terrified brains.


Our chap, thunderstruck at this strange
denouement, attempted to beat retreat.
To go out of the window he dare not for
old Bose stood growing there. So, believ-
ing discretion the better part of valor, he
sought to find his way out to the street
door. But in this he was foiled; for before
he had made an exit from the bedroom, the
old gentleman seized him by the coat, and,
the old man, he was confronted at the foot
of the stairs by his lovely Dulcinea, with
lamp in hand and screaming with terror ut
every step. OF course he was recognized
in an instant, but without waiting for apol-
ogy orSexpianation he went ont 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 man consulted a lawyer the next
day, and it is through him that we get the
facts as above. Itwas just rebuke to that de-
testable, sneaking spirit that could prompt
young man making any pretentions to
manhood or decency to go prying about the
windows of a sleeping chamber in that way
II we served him right We should write his
name that he might be despised. forgot
to state that he has paid for the window,
asked forgiveness OF the family and in-
duced them not to reveal his name.