Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-11-04

the most perfect coolRess. | SonfeSS
was astonished, fer after vour vielen'
protestations of innecenc. | did not en-
pee' you would have had tn. effronterv tu
ply yc,r black art before nv very eyes.
As for the somnambulisin, frankly ccn-
TESS did not oelieve word of it; Your
eyes were wide awake, You even s.,r-
Seyec nae quite unabashed, and your fixed
look and rigid manner attributed 10 trick.
TIE game proceeded, a crowd of eager
spectators ilocked round the table, YOU
played heavily and constantly wen. At
ien5th after pause, you lard the high
est stake permitted by the laws of the es-
taolishment on the ronge et noir. Tnt re
was quite Il STIR amongst the bysta ndcrs
The croupier looked grave, and the hank
er took copious rinches of snuff. Al
length the ball was sent whirling round
the cylinder.
lie jea est fait,' said the croupiar wi,l,
Unusual excitement, and immediately the
ball fell;
An exclamation of surprise burst from
the lips of all present. BY one of these
mere chances in the game, the zerc had
wen, and the manager prepared to pay
you thirty-five times the anaount of Your
stake--at the same time informing tn
company, that in consequence of the run
OF lll-luck II had sustained, the bank was
broken for the night, whereupon YOU qui-
etly gathered yoHr money together, and
rose from Your seat. Our eyes net, lot
you showed no mark of recognition, and
boiling over with Indignation at this un-
paralleled charlantry, was on the poilt
OF openly accusing you of your barefaced
trick, when the doctor suddenly pulled my
sleeve.
For Gods sake do not speak 10 him
at present, said he in evident alarm. III
you awake him Low, he will probably nev-
er leave this room alive, aud he held me
back.
We followed you out of the building
and saw you walk steadily home with
your bag of gold, take out key, eeen
street dor, hight lamp and mount the
stairs to your bedroom. From gate on
the opposite side of the road re coald see
You arrange your mopcy GA the table,
then quietly undress, gcl i,.to bed and ex-
tinguish the light.
That young mans case Is enc cf the
most curious | have met with said the
doctor.
And do YOU seriously believe that he
has been asleep al! this tme2' said / in
credulously.
Most assuredly. I am as convince
of tbs fact as hat We two are now awake
In the course of a long practice, scverai
strange instances of sleep walking have
presented themselves TO my notice, and,
as You are possibly aware, | enjoy some
little reputation IN this branch or the s.i-
enee. Had you startled that Young man
the probability is that be would have drop
ped down dead at yoar feet, So YOU now
see the peril you have just avoided
But doctor, sad |, becoming greatly
aiarmed, do yo" think you could cure
hi,us'
Of course do replied he, with
good humored smile In a couple of
months, will guarantee that he shall
have no trace remaining OF this peculiar
habit, and, with proper care on his part,
that he shall not be subject to relapses.'
SO, my dear Fritz | hope YOU will
make my daughter q happy woman.
The rest Is briefly told. | resigned
my commission, and married Bertha, who
has since proved the greatest treasure of
my life. For sometime We rainbIed about
the coni'oent anti an opportunity present.
ed itself of purchasing this old property,
then In tumble down state, Immediately
began TO amuse myself with It's restora-
uon, and occupied with nay farm and
blest with darling lille wife. have been
ever since, one OF the happiest fellows in
the world,