Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-09

singular Case of Somnambulism-AB Be-
trothed Bride Visits her Lover In her
Sleep and Finds him very much Inebri-
ated-How an American "Amina" Lost n
Lover and Obtained Husband.
The freaks of Eros are not more remarka-
BILE than those of Morpheus, and when, at the
same time one has complete possession of
the heart, and the other Of the mind mortals
are often impelled by their irresistible power
into situations, either spiritually or physi-
cally, that are far more strange and ludicrous
than explicable or agreeable.
Love itself, Rochefoucauld says, may make
q fool of the wisest man, and-of course, the
cynic intended this to include the most SEN
sible woman--it is not, therefore, strange
that through his wiles and witcheries per-
sons should be drawn unwittingly into mat
rimonial engagements. At all events, such
things do occur some times, and whether
Cupid interests himself in their behalf or not,
few girls reach the age of twenty without
having received at least halfa-dozen propo-
sails from young men for all they have in the
world to give--their hands.
Our heroine, whom we will call Pauline,
is not vet eighteen, and resides on Fourth
street She has the advantage of auburn
hair, sweet mouth, dark eyes, fine figure
and few accomplishments, and, without
being beautiful, is quite handsome, and fur
thermore very agreeable girl.
Her suitOrs were numerous and persistent;
but among the number there was but one on
whom she smiled The servants, even,
noticed that her eye grew brighter when his
name was announced and her smile sweeter,
and from this they knew that her placid
bosom would soon throb quickly against his,
when he would fold her in his arms and call
her wife.
Charles-this was the name of the man she
had decided should make her miserable-had
a couple of rooms on Fourth-street, one OF
which he occupied as an Office and the other
as a sleeping apartment. Whether he used
them for any other purpose than those we
have named is not known, but the neighbors
say-this must be taken with considerable
allowance, for neighbors are apt to cynical,
and are not the most pleasant people in the
very late at night, like the popping of Cham
payne bottles, female voices, and singing from
very husky throats, proceeding from his
rooms.
Pauline had heard Of although she had
never visited, these apartments and knew
exactly where and how they were situated.
| She, poor girl, had no doubt they we're chaste
as her own thoughts, and had such implicit
confidence in the honor and devotion Of her
| lover, that she allowed no rumor that might
| have reached her ears, to disturb the fond
| thoughts that ever filled her heart. To her
he was kind, noble, generous, and she cared
| not whit what he might be to others.
Not long ago, however, the god of dreams
assembled the throne of her mind, and, by
exercising power which has not yet been
fully explained, completely turned the course
of her love, and rendered the man who had
been so dear quite obnoxious. Charles haC
promised to visit her that evening, and She
sat in the twilight waiting his coming unit
| a,,nsl had wh aYf
wholly disappointed, she closed the shutter
and went to her room.
Without removing her elegant evening
dress, she threw herself upon couch AMI
gave herself up TO thoughts of the beloved
one. She could arrive at no definite con
clusion in regard to his absence, however
and, while she thought, she fell asleep
About twelve o'clock she emerged from tn
house, unnoticed. by any of its inmates, ant
unattended, and passing rapidly up the nov
deserted thoroughfare, ran up the staircas
and through the dimly-lighted hall to tn
door of the apartments occupied by he
betrothed.
The gas was burning brightly within an
she raped loudly, at the Sd time making
an effort to enter the room ioor wa
opened and the noise of the y part
OF three, one of whom was Chanes-was i'm
mediately hushed. He was too much in
ebriated to talk very coherently, but he i'm
mediately recognized Pauline-who, by thi
time, had reached the table at which he sat
and made an effort to rise, saying somethin
like" Whasematter Neutrality-suspicious.
yourmotherdeador dorwhasematter?"
Pauline failed TO understand his drunke
lingo, and female, who happened to b
among the number, and quite sober, eS
claimed; "Why, she's asleep and proceede
to shake her SO rudely that, before she coul
be prevented, the betrothed bride fell to tn
floor, and was thoroughly reused from th
somnambulic state, in which she had mad
her nocturnal visit
For some moments she could not beliey
her bewildered senses, but at length, sh
came to the sorrowful conclusion that sh