, 1862-01-16

doctor instinctiyely grasped his body with bis
hands, and tried himself with. the psychological
tests Of selEconsciousness and ideal ty, doubtful
if he could believe his senses, and black were
not white, that he longer existed bis former SELF,
and stood perplexed, bewidered, and confounded
gazing at bis other likeness looking ont Of the
window. Upon the persons retiring from the
window, which occurred IN a few moments, De-
Wette resolved not TO dispute the possession Of
his study with the other doctor before morn
ing, and ringing at the door Of the house oppo-
site, where an acquaintance resided, he asked
permission to remain over night
The chamber occupied BY him commanded a
full view of the interior Of his library, and from
the window he could see his other self engaged
in study and meditation, now walking up and
down the room, Immersed In thought, now rising
to search fora volume among the book shelves,
and initiating in all respects the peculiar habits
Of the great doctor, engaged at work and busy
with cogtations. AT length, when the cathe.
dral clock had finished striking through first
fourand then eleven strokes, as German clocks are
wont to do an hour before twelve, DeWette num-
Der two manifested signs Of retiring to rest--
took out his watch, the identical large gold one
the other doctor in the other chamber felt sure
was at that moment safe in bis wastcoat pocket,
and wound II up, removed aportion Of bis cloth
ing, came to the window, closed the curtains.
and in few moments the light disappeared.
DeWette number one, waiting little time, til
convinced that number two had disposed himself
to sleep, retired also to sleep, himself wondering
very much what al this could mean b15f5b
Rising the next morning, he crossed the street
and passed up stairs to his library. The door
was fastened he applied the key, openedit, and
entered. No one was there everything ap-
peared IN precisely the same condition in which
he had lcfl It the evening beiore-his pen lying
on the paper as he had dropped Il on going out,
the candles on the table and mantelpiece evi-
IDENTIFY not having been lighted, the window cur
tains drawn aside as he had len them; in fine,
there was not single trace Of any person hav-
ing been in the room. Had be been insane
the night before He must have been. He
was growing old--something was the matter
with his eye or brain; anyhow, be had been.
deceived, and It was very foolish to have re.
NAMED away al night" Endeavoring to satisfy
bis mind with some such reflections as these, he
remembered he had not yet examined his bed
room. Almost ashamed TO make the search,
now convinced Il was all hallucination Of the
senses, he crossed the narrow passage-way and
opSned the door. He was thuDder-struek.
The ceiling, lofty, massive brick arch, bad
lallen during the night, filling the room with
rubbish and crushing his bed into atomA The
apparition had saved lhe life of the great Ger.
man scholar. t'1e re
Tholourh, who was walking with me IN the
field near Halle, when relating the aneclole,
added, upon concluding. " do not pretend 70
account Cor the phenomenon; no knowledge,
scientific or metaphysical, in my possession, i
adequate to explain IL; but I have no more
doubt il actually, literally, did occur than have
Of the existence Of the sun in Himmel d..