Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-03-29
VOL. X-NO. 40
Singular Adventure OF a French EhieV-
ing Lady i'm Paris.

During the evening of the 2ith of September,
carriage drew up before tie house Of DR. GG-
met, renowned physician in the Rue Richie
| lieu, IN Paris. well dressed and delicate look
ing lady alIghted, and was ushered into the Doc
tors study, she having expressed a desire 20 con-
suit him. Scarcely had She sat down, when she
complained OF great dizziness and immediately
after fell from The chair on the floor, in violent
commissions. Dr. Guliment was quite taken
aback, but seeing her distress, he called for aid
and applied several restoratives, without, howev-
er, producing any effect. After a short consul
latlon with his wife, he paid the cab-man VITO
had brought the lady, had her taken to a room
and put TO bed. The whole appearance of his
strange visitor, bespoke her most respectable,
and the worthy Doctor and his spouse enjoyed
the comforts of having done good work, which
they meant TO follow up by prompt attendance
on the sufferer. Towards nightfai she seemed
TO rally little; the convulsions gave way 10
lethargy, so as again 10 prevent the Doctor from
seeing who she was. At ii o'clock she sud :
denly awoke, and anXiously enquired where she
was, and what had happened After being duly
informed Of the severity Of the attack, she told
her host, that she had been long subject fits OF
that KIND, and had come to Paris for the express
purposs of consulting him about them The
symptoms she acquainted him with were weak
ness before tae attack, followed by unconscious
ness and long uninterrupted sleep. DR.. Gull
met requested her 10 abstain from further speak
ing till the morning, and asked her if she would
partake OF something before going to sleep, to
which she replied that & ass OF hot punch would
be the very thing to do her good. This bsin@
brought, the Samaritan Doctor sought his couch,
aud soon deep silence reigned throughout The
the house.
There is every probability that the members
d the Doctors family and household enoycd
good, profound sleep during the night in ques-
ton, at least there is no evidence to show that
any one heard, or saw the feats which their
spasmodic visitor performed in that brief peTiod
However, when the descendant of Galen enter
ed the lady bed chamber on the following morn
ing, he found it empty, and looked with blank
dismay al window and chimney, wondering what
the deuce could have become of her Ii ap-
pears he never became enlightened on this uues-
ton although he very soon found where the bird
had escaped, viz: from front widow on the
ground floor, whence a friendly hand must have
assisted her TO descend. Some articles of very
great value also disapi feared during that m mo
rab!e night, and probable found their way taro
the front window with Il similar assistaI -
Silver creamiugs spoons forks. and above all
valuable watch were among the missing, fairly
driving the good Doctor to distraction, and obHg-
ing him to beat hasty retreat that he might not
hear the enumeration OF his losses. Nothing has
since been heard from the fair invalid, and Gull
met sincerely trusts never again to be honored
with visit from her