Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-09

conduct. However, TO proceed. 10, oh..,,.
You are eager for the denouement 49,
table d hOte, sat next to a celebrated ns.-
sician fron Berlin-the same geutleman -,
saw rs last evening-who, amongst otb,,
things, told me that he was then wstohins !
curious case of somnambulism, and that IL
felt any interest in such matters, he would be
happy to shew il me. / accepted his offer
and We were talking the matter over when
yon passed us, and the doctor, TO my gres:
amaIement, whispered in my ear:
| mat IS the young man he frequents
.he saton de JeU every night at o certain
nour, and invariably wins large sums OF
money
My curiosity was now highly excited, and
accompanied my friend 10 the amblins
rooms, where / anxiously awaited your sre
rval. AT length the door opened, and you
| enCered the apartment, took your seat at tn
| tiDle, opened your pocket book and drew ont
some notes with the most perfect ceoIness i
confess was astonished, for, after your yio-
lent protestatlons Of innocence, L did not ex-
| peer you would have the efrontery to ply your
black art before my eyes As for the som.
nam6ulism, frankly confess / did NOT he.
llsEe one word Of it; your eyes were wide
awake; you even surveyed me quite una.
| Dashed and your fixed look aud rigid man.
ner L attributed to trick. The game pro
ceeded a crowd Of eager spectators fiocked
around the table; you played heavily, and
Constantly won. At length, after a pause. YOU
lad the highest stake permitted by the laws
OF the establishment on the ser0 no1r There
was STIR OF excitement among the by-stapd-
ers the croupiers looked grave, and the
banker took copious pinches of snuff At
length the ball was sent whirling rouud the
cylinder.
"' lie Jne est JaIt,' said the croupier, with
unusual excitement, and immediateiy the bali
fell.
An exclamation Of sarprise burst from the
iips OK all present By one Of those rare
chances In the game the zero had won, aud
tie manager prepared to pay you thirty-nve
times the amount Of your stake-at the same
time informing the company that in conse-
quence Of the run Of i'll luck it had sustained,
the bank was broken for the night where
upon you quietly gathered your money to-
G-ther, ana rose from your seat. Our eyes
met, but you showed no marks of recognition;
and boiling over with indignation at this un-
paraiieled charlantry, was on the point Of
openly accusing you Of your barefaced trick,
when the doctor suddenly pulled my sleeve.
" For Gods sake, do not speak to him at
present. said be in evident alarm 'If you
awake him now, be will probably never leave
this room alive and he held me back.
We fUliowed you out of the building, and
saw You walk steadily home, with your bag Of
gold, take out key, open the street door,
light lamp, a mount the stairs TO your bed
room. From gate on the opposite side Of the
road, we could see yol arrange your money on
the table, then quietly undress get into bed,
and extinguish ths light.
"'That young mans case is one oethe most
curious L have yet met with, said the doctor.
Z" And do you seriously believe that he has
been alseep all this time !? asked /, incredu-
lously.
"'Most assuredly. am convinced of the
fact as that we two are now awake. In the
course of a pretty lons p.actice, several strange
instances OF sleep-w akiny have presented
themselves to my notice and, as you are posi-
bly, aware, L enjoy some little reputation in
this branch of the science. Had you startled
that young man, the probability is that he
would have dropped down at your feet. So
you now see, my dear sir, the peril you have
just avoided
''But, DOCTOR said L, becoming greatly
alarmed, do you think you could cure him =
humored smile. In a couple Of months, i
will guarantee that he shall have no trace re-
naming Of this peculiar habit, and with pro.
per care on his part, that he shall not be sub
ject to relapse
$50, my dear Fritz, hope you will make
ny daughter a happy woman, by putting
yourself under the doctors care for a short
time,'
"' With the utmost pleasure replied L, per-
fectly bewildered at these strange revelations.
Z" The physician now entered the room, and
his pleasant, cordial manner soon removed all
feelings of uneasiness on my part After half
an hours friendly gossip, the count proposed
that L should pay my devot,J to another
friend and taking my arm he hurried me
along to his hotel, where found Bertha, full
of self-reprosches and generous affection, rea-
dy m yalnorna ma We enent dau
together; and the kind-hearted physician
removed all alarm by again assuring me that
my case would soon yield TO proper treatment,
50 L counted my involuntary gains, which
amounted to the large sum Of 100 900 iorins,
and accompanied the doctor the next day to
Berlin, where L continued to reside, under bis
hospitable roof, for a couple of months, at the
termination Of which period he dismissed me
as perfectly cured
" The rest is briefly told. 1 resigned my
commission, and married Bertha, who has
since proyei the greatest treasure Of my life.
For some time we ramb!ed about the continent,
until an opportunity presented itself Of pur
chasing this old property, then in a sadly
tumble-down state. / Immediately began o.
busy myself with it's restoration; and, occu-
pied with my farm and blest with darling
little wife, L have been ever since one Of the
happiest fellows il the world To the best Of
my knowledge and belief, now sleep peace
fully in my bed, without disturbing honest
people at untimely hours by any further noe
turnal proving propeasties. So you see my
dear boy, that there are more ways than one
of making money, and that what could not
do when awake, became an easy task when
under the influence of sonambulism
y In the year 1853, there occurred a II nilsr In =
stance Of fsomnambulismin In Wisebaden, Ayoung
man freauentei the Kursalle, in his sic p, for
leveTai nights ynd won considerable sums OF
money at the gaming tables. Ihe singularity OF
the case created some excitement, aud was duly
chronicled In the continental press.