Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-17

" He is drunk. or else he 'paitS IN has sleep"
SLEEP WALREG.--A singular case OF som
nnmhulism was mentioned TO Us by friend
from Hudson, on Saturday. IL appears that
Captain q. y. OF that city, is IN the hab-
il of getting up IN his sleep One night last
winter, soon after the ice formed upon the RI
yer, aud while its surface was as bright as a
polished mirror, Mr.. \. was discovered in the
course of the Night 10 have left hiS bed and
board, with nothing but his shirt, drawers and
stockings for II covering Pursuit was made,
and he was found sanneriug along the streets
But he lied from All WIG approached with anna
zn2 swittness, dnd,gng corners and threading
streets and alleys like police officer, or a
rogue running away from one. Al length,
6n,iIng his pursuers to gam upon BIN, he took
10 the river, and ran out upon The ice, where
he put them Al defiance, for he spoTed upon
liz glazed surface, like skater cutting the
name oth5 mistress with his heels upon the
ice, aud they dared not follow hun expecting
every moment thar he would sink through thu
treacherous bridge. But he finally awoke aud
came on shore in great terror aud exhaustion
Lately this nocturnal advenlurer has had anO
ther frolic in his sumbers. He went To- bed
.lmite early in The evening, and sailed forth al
nbout eleven o'clock-iakhg toe Columbia
turnpike. leading 10 ShrfFied-havlng The same
scanty apparel as before. Several people net
him on The road between Hudson and Claver-
ask, footing Il along a rfndlgIous rate, hut
mol knowing the cause, ana some doubling his
mate iaiiy. his progress was MOI opppsed uni
he had clean passed he village Of ClayeraCk,
| crossing the bridge At Van Renssalear's Mlls,
and was ascending The eealle hill beyond
1ere, a 81 out negro mao OF soHte seas, retuin-
ing rather late from hli,sl9l vsil 10 his ding,
Amarylis, prrcrIVng thdt The man must elmer
he craZv'or asleep, spraus oniore sHd era.ped
him IN tls arms. Inc whnr rover Struggled
with h.rs for moment, bnt Jugufiha threw
| him to the ground aud he awoke ny The shoes
al the tumble IN Wild adIghi-btiieyng him
| sell in the hands OF the devil, aud uuering n
wild note of alarm cardiagIy-to which
Sambo very phtlosophicdlly replied" You
berry hard 10 wake massa." After the hippo
paie'ic mad PrckAd himself up. aud found oul
| b. the light oi the moon. and the prniestaiions
| nj Syphax, that he vast no nearer Gehenna than
| the border between Claverack aud Spencer
| town, and that his companion was as honest n
| fellow rs though his skin was white, he went 10
a farm house, much exhausted, aud was kindly
| taken IN, after the inmates had become salts
fed thai ghosts do not walk abroad in such
muscular aud substantial frames, Next morn.
| ing he returned home 10 n borrowed suit much
| 10 the relief OF his friends who were greatly
distressed by the snpposilion mat in attemp ling
| 10 go on board bis vessel 10 his sleep. he had
| fallen into the river from the wharf. The
lleetness and energy of Mr.. y were Iemarka.
| by displayed % this occasion for by cacu
alton OF The time, he must have travelled above
siI miles IN the space of an hour.
y. \. Com. Adu.