Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-18
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From the Ets-Ysyk I" Colun,bian.'
THE sLEEP-TALKER.
ToTHs EDITOR.
Siks>-The enclosed 10 description, in part. and
correct rs far goes Of Of the most ceiebr.
ted Neeb-1dikers which has appear d on the foot
stool for two Thousand Year,. Please publish t.; II
may give occasion fur the display OF much soeptsAl
Worry traly yours.
Iksrast. frsm Gensieman in The Hesse,-n Di.,rset
efNeS-York, q hi.fiieadin this City. &
March 20. 1874.
I went last evening with our
friends s. and H. to hear the famous female
tomniioquist, or sleep talker, of whomsI said
tomethisg in my last. We went al an early
hour, that We might have an opportunity OF
conversing with her while waking, and of lay
Ing in stores for scepticism l-She is a plump,
hale country lass OF nineteen, rather above
the middle size; of smooth, equal, vacant
tranquility of vissge, without mental vivacity
or vigor-You would pronounce her eye to
be good but is unsteady, wild and caprici-
Gus, with an unusual, IL you please say sickly,
dilstion Of the pupil. She is taei,urn and diff
dent. with heavy, languid drawl of uttcrance,
which pains you.
Our conversation was of critical cast run
most upon facts relating to herself her paren.
sage, nativity, age, education, health, acci-
dence. religion, &c and the amazing rncon.
scious faculty Of talking in her sleep. She
followed all our questions in q regular pace
she anticipated nothing-but on the lat he ad
spoke with reluctance, and in a manner which
betrayed deep sensibility of her misfortune.
1t was not reluctance called in &c resist our
inciyi'ity 1: 1t was female delicacy, busy in Sc.
getting deformity.
She informed US that shs had been in that
way about two years. and was not sensible OF
any bodily disorder which could occasion il.
She is of the Baptist sect, and for many wears
has been Jealous and fervent devotee, and
when sleeping, her mind, taking the pious ten.
dency other waking hours. appears to be Who'll.
y occupied with subjects o. religion.
On Ibis head she appears to be intuitiyely
prepared to meet questions the most uark and
abstruse. She answers with promptness-wi,b
fnultfarious reInark-right onward, wit,,out
rcpetition-to total exhaustion of her -ubiect
and not unfrequently OF herself. These facts
The people with whom she lived and who had
been acquainted with her froH, her infancy. u
mted in confirming. The object of our visit
being attained, and our curiosity more strong
~ excited, we retired to a neighbor's for An
hour, and returned to full qualification. She
had been in bed some time, and in a few mo-.
u,ents We heard her commence--the doors were
thrown open and we all entered 1t was n s,or.
my and nclenient night and 80 or Al auditors
only a;tended--it was not uncommon. we wer,..
informed, for three or four hundred to be pre-.
Gent.
She opened with prayer Of half an hour.
Ind delivered herself with great distinctness,
IN clear, harmonious, uEhesitating animated
tone OF voice with much devotional zeal and
attracting feryour, when through she sighed
and grosned as in bodily anguish, for ten or
twelve minutes-Aher chest hoye-she grated
her teeth and catchsd her breath, as one does
with apalpitation of the heart.
At proper interya sens one who belonged
20 the house, calling her mildly by her name,
observed that elder son.ebody-hls name i for.
ret had come some distance to BEE her. On
this, she isbored moment as for breath, when
abe commenced and went through with most
elegant exhortation, addressed to him person.
ally, on the subject of his duties urging him
to diligence, assiduity and perseverance in his
calling -painting III colours of delerious exta.
cy, re pleasures of the life to come, for the
life well spent, understanding in awful so!em
MY, with the shuddering terrors of eternal
damration. the Sentinel xvbn .lrn,ban.,.