The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-04

tenderness aud care, why not tell me thy thoughts
freely' would have cheerfully released thee
from he duty. A. it is oven, depart in peace
inflct upon thee the triple sentence Of divorce
And now, Ahmcd" he added addressing the
robber ard seducer Il learn that the cattle
which thou and thy brothers brought back from
the fair, were not bought, but stolen Return
all to tie owner. with whatever he may exact IN
compensation for the trouble thou hast given
him. II, further. ,hon wilt take this woman to
be Thy wife, when her time is completep, 1t will
be we'll"
The farcical position Of Add 81 Hal in the oven
eating the dishes which the woman fondly sup
poses -he is bestowipg on her pasamour, and the
dignihel sadness Of the outraged husband, are
! both highly dramatic.
| SoMSAMBuLIsM AND PRornIrIo DkEAMiSe.-A
lady having been interested in the perusal Of an
article on somnambusm. published in the Phyen-
oiogiedi Journal some time since, communicates
the following interesting facts as among the par
| tculars of her own psychological experience. Az
| ter speaking Of course of unwitten sychologi
cal infractioDs and vIctimizltion, by which she
los, her hea,han became confirmed dyspsptc,
she proceed. thus:
at was at this period when the enfeebled
organs rejected the most simple nourlshncnt and
! the morbid appetite was more canorou- than
when in health, that became quite noted Tor
sleep walking. would get up at night go soft
~ into the pantry, and help myself plsntlfuly to
AL the good things could lind. The moment !
awoke IN the morning. commenced vomiting,
and threw up many things that ! knew positive
~ had never swallowed l. of COURSE, had no
know ledge Of what did in my sleep
This was constant practice iuf some weeks
Ny friends became greatly alarmed They
thought was PLAYING of the gro,scst deception
What else could they think In vain they
threatened and iu.reated Vain ware all protcs
., ta,ous of innocence. The proof Of my guilt wa.
before US; and yet, in the sincerity Of my soul,
could say, In this thing am innocent
One night, after several weeks Of painful
anxiety. my father, ~ be lay awake heard a slight
noise upon the stairs. Getting up To see shat II
might BE-, he me in my night dress stealing
along toward the pantry. lie saw at glanct
that was utterly unconscious Of what was do.
ing. lie did Mt wake me. however. but waite,
to see what would do entered the closet and
made hearty meal and he said he never in Ii.
life saw person eat Wien il seemed to do then
81 much good. lie said he was very much amu,s|
to SEE how much art used to remove all evi
ience # my nights work aud so eiicctualy die
90 this that 10 one ever suspected It ill wa'
caught in the act Next morning ! awoke ~
usual too sick to raise NV head from the pillow
and . how thankful was l. when ms father ru
tered my room with u smile, saying he could tx
III am the mystery.
For many years after this, on retiring a
night had strong cord fastened around nat
and secured to the bed post IN such a way tha
I could no, remove it myself How many time
IlaYqf,S,i Isl and + found myself tugg'ng away wi
tlis was omitted. WA sure to G.. W aud d
some mischief Al ors time ! broke all H.
, teeth from valuable hair comb; anoIhpr time
prepared breakfast, made the coffee md af,e
arranging everything more properly lhan coul
have done IL when was awake. called III
family. and vept because they did not com,
This was the last Of my sleep walking From thi
lime ! was not permitted 10 sleep alone.
Bot now comes the >ttangest part of my .Ory
From that period up To the present time. | hay
yer, ofcn seen in my sleep transactions. that al
. ler few week. or day. transpired .xlc,l, in a,
/ curdauce with my dream. At me time dreanle
that horrible disease had pro>trated one of ou
> nslhhorsa lady Who va, then in good hcalti
saw IN NV sleep The doctors horse stand at th
gate, saw the lady die, aud heard nav sisters ex
press their fetr> Of taking he disease If hes WEI
:. IN To dre-. III" corpse But ! though, thrv ~
90 and that one Of thcm caught the disease,
slw her IN Adirk room. her whole poI son co, ere
with loiih,oD, eruption; saw her get bette
20 to The door and take cold Then cam, r,
rse lu' in a somewhat different torn. The
B orr an anuther ot our family came down vii
tue same terr'bl" d.ease, until We were all SIC
together. The uel-hhnrS stuud nloof for fear ,
the con, -gln. and We were lulr almost alone i
oar Hill c on
"Su,h Wa the dream; related il in the NOR
ing. bot tloughl no more II 1t Two weeks pass.
i hy, aud tie same lady was taken .ick with mca-l-
IN iis most indignant Aul contagious FORM Til
, neghhors all fled from the housc III terror exec,
, my twusi ter, The lady died, and then | hear
again the same remarks about dressing ths corps
+, that | heard in NV sleep, spoke of il at H.
:. tmc ~ a strange concordance, aud one ui thel
, ,aid she wOadrr,d # the rest would come ,ru
a also Suffice 1t tn say, it did, even tu the mo'
Il u;flng particular My sister took the disease an
- was very six, Recovering she went to the 10,
?. sud took cold. TIE same day she was expose
10 the sn,nR pox, aud again she was brought
The very link OF the grave. We all took the Vi
=, ease from her, and were all sick together.
/, "Another time was away from home, AMI
Il dreamed that M iavalld sister was sick and dyn
! saw her laid out after destn, in my sleep, an
, witnessed post mortem examination The bod
: before burial and the grave after the fun,ra
- were closely watched, lest the corpse should |
:, stolen by medical students. This, and other ci
, cumstauces too numerous 20 mention ! saw
!, MY dream The very mex; day, the news can
=, that my sister was dead And no, only So, bJ
y. everything transpired just rs | saw il in sleep
h "A few days since, we engaged girl to do o,
;, housework The next night | dreamed that al
!, was sick, and could not come, Blu, saw anoth,
:, dgng the work, whom We called Irzy. Ne,
:, morning told my sisters that Miss c. would u,
i come to US that sickness would prevent The
. dad not believe me, of course, until n note cam
:. saving that sh" had severe cold and could n,
, come. But we have now another girl aud Ia,
=, name is lizzy,
Now. SRA, c,n Won tell me n reason for n
IN this' Yea, all this, and much very much mor
ci the same rharacterl To me, 1t l. wond,ri
past my comprehension entirely" T. W. A.
=
n SEvEv FooLs.-l The UroW naa-- who sen,
No swaN- his mutton because the person next To ln
", i, eating vcu,iun
~ 2 Thc j61lpm p,a,,--7ho sprcad7 HE bed vi
ii stiugIug ne,i!ss, aud then slc,p,in il,
|, 3 Tie proud mar-who grts wet ,trnu!
W sooner ihn udc lu thr carriage yf an inferior
>, 1. The bt'g'0uV mgp--vhn goes Ten Nw,
!, hopes Of running hi, opponent and get' ruin,
+. himself
~, 6. The cxir0riyaw mdu-vho buys aherrI
- takes caI 10 carry it home.
e i. Tie dnycy mdn-who leaves the ophihlrii
bccauss he annoyed by the playing Of lis ueig
+. Cuts piano.