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July 27, 1849
The Charlotte Journal
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Two lawyers try peeping into a fashionable Fourth Street home by stacking shoulders, but one tumbles inside, alarming the ladies and getting ejected by the homeowner.
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A PEEP AT FASHIONABLE LIFE
A couple of lawyers, who do not circulate amongst the "upper ten," desirous of penetrating into the secrets of fashionable life, adopted the singular experiment of mounting upon one another's shoulders and peeping into windows. Several ladies in a fashionable mansion on Fourth street, the other night, were assembled in their parlor around a work table, chatting and conversing gaily, when a man tumbled heels over head into their midst. One of the two lawyers mentioned above, had mounted upon the other's shoulders in a kind of craw-fish fashion, and was luxuriating in the loveliness of the fair ones there assembled, when the other, through freak or whim, gave a sudden lurch, and sent his colleague headlong into the room. The master of the house, alarmed at the cries of the ladies, came into the room and ejected the gentleman as suddenly as he had entered. So much for a glimpse of fashionable life.
A couple of lawyers, who do not circulate amongst the "upper ten," desirous of penetrating into the secrets of fashionable life, adopted the singular experiment of mounting upon one another's shoulders and peeping into windows. Several ladies in a fashionable mansion on Fourth street, the other night, were assembled in their parlor around a work table, chatting and conversing gaily, when a man tumbled heels over head into their midst. One of the two lawyers mentioned above, had mounted upon the other's shoulders in a kind of craw-fish fashion, and was luxuriating in the loveliness of the fair ones there assembled, when the other, through freak or whim, gave a sudden lurch, and sent his colleague headlong into the room. The master of the house, alarmed at the cries of the ladies, came into the room and ejected the gentleman as suddenly as he had entered. So much for a glimpse of fashionable life.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Deception Fraud
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Peeping Incident
Fashionable Life
Lawyers Mishap
Social Intrusion
Accidental Entry
What entities or persons were involved?
Two Lawyers
Several Ladies
Master Of The House
Where did it happen?
Fashionable Mansion On Fourth Street
Story Details
Key Persons
Two Lawyers
Several Ladies
Master Of The House
Location
Fashionable Mansion On Fourth Street
Event Date
The Other Night
Story Details
Two lawyers stack shoulders to peep into a fashionable parlor; one falls headlong into the room amid ladies; master ejects him.