Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

event in his life / was, as ] may
under the seal of confession. for Va. -
} TO mention il until after his death. ia,
| survived him. Sol was somnaInfa,...
His attacks of this strange di,or8er
nocturnal mystery, were more Gf ns.
odical character, than of nightly 90.
renee. He had consulted physician. !,
dian doctors, old women, "divips,.-
spiritualists, and all other. authorized ~
unauthorized quacks, but without ~
cess. He had studied the case him
"somnia I'ytt0gorea,' TO find the re-.
the same.
There is no doubt that close Atm
exists between dreams and somnans
Il lism. l. not the one the result II I
other ? The difference Is thus drawn 4.
DIR. Franklin, who, speaking Of drer.
says:
/. That the bearings and issue OF political -s,
winch had puzzled him when awake were r..--.
frequently unfoided 70 him IL dreams
In the one, the man dreams andrea.
when he awakes, while the acts q;
other are entirely erased from memory
am not writing an essay on SOMA.
bulism, az the subject Is too deep and
aphysical for me, but the follOwing
tract from Bishop Porteus sermons
sums up the peculiarities OF the di-1.-
in 50 few words that i think they ll
Immediately to the cases Of those 20 a
ted Il:
The -oinnarnbulis; directs himself Wiz r
rim, s.r1 AZ ~ through the mosf intr4sfa 1-.
i. ing. and over the most dangerous lTt faa. as
without any appsTent asrlsiAbee lf.'la 'ts f..r.
OF sense, has been known 70 r'a4' '4.' t
r pose
Although have stated that tae o.-..
munication made to he by Mr.. Snliti u
strictly confidential, il was limited t BIS
lifetime only. and / was al perfect lii---
TO publish il after his death. Id9u0t -
I that / was the only one 10 whom b.
. . municated this strange occurrenae. 81
a. | never heard Of it through amy "a"
2 source. ! presume he had not. oaa
son be assigned for not giving II putl
was that people generally would l4S
termed II one Of .Sol Smiths yam
True. they might. / viii relate tha
cumstarcc As he told il. using the
anial portion in hi. own language. as
nearly a. my memory viii carry M.
It was ia a small town in the Stat
Georgia. where Sol was well known,
having on several occasions given c0na
there. that be found himself minus mo-
and audience. Everything WAS duh, as
money wa scarce Sol boarded IN "a 81.
ond-cIas- hotel. and what between allA
of mind and bad living, he became rz--
less and worried. In this town, a. ir
others throughout the length and tr
IL the country. there were -ar
h8usss Sol was not q regular HI-.'r
them. but. like many other men. b.
al -ionallv took a chance 0n the Ted. 4
had been unlueky IN one or NOR zig.
and on this particular night went
moaning over losses which BE- VOL
could never be replaced by either .l-.-
or yambling-at least III that ilaae Ii
had retired to bed carly. shortly after
and 10 his great relief he soon it.4 JILL.
deem sleep. uudisturbel until The -.{
heamcd chcerilv into Lis room. h
dressing his attention vas called e. .E..
the pockets of hls pantaloons. u
more bulky than was it, won't l'
b WA. .arnethina~ besides his allna- tr
tacketLeak. lie took ont his book. a--
Z n hi. establishment. b. found o. ia#
hank notes. Startled. scarcely ar2
what to do, he thrust II iaeh ll'z
pocket The money vs. not he. Va
was II Where did it come iraIa FL
dirk suspicion flashed across aI- i
Some one in the house had comm. -t.-
robbery. aud wanted to flE fAa -.#
him. This theory 81 firmly aals-..
So ha started out 70 walk and mo4I't'
the subject. and consult a friend d."
aa- Walking up the street tle ilT-t
-9n Dr. encountered aeea-ted Alm Na
All. Sol. out 80 eariy-y"u wee
luck l4et might"
s.. .Iurk what do Won mean
e Pooh mar. you cannot deny j. ] a.
there and lost"
..T-.-t what -
Now, Sol. none "f sea1ar naIi-ss.-s. , .
must have won over three hEulrfa
l4r-. Gou had the DEVIL LUCK.
An 80 YOU were there
% Certainly. old boy. How muea
you win =
Could il De possible. Smith 'laa
I that BE- had wandered from abe l.a.
while asleep, entered a gambling a
and won this money saeh mu-f
been thc fact
I'd How much Do yon say, ca
'Yes, what the sum
Why, really, ! have n9t ouu--
yet
I'D .Nuw. sol. til. won't DO. On
\, -, % decided passion for gamh.iu-
are le-t Give il up. old by. a- -..
II j. - losing game. - good m#fa.'.
ANA .lxay he went.
Nos. 81 W2s not . gambler. =
means Ii be played al al wh.n
awake b. wa- among friends. and l.- si'
. -ulas--more." a. be s4id. for a1ll- s-
than profit" His winnings that BIS
IL were over three hundred dail4g- u
wa- now hu.h. and a. he lad an atl.T
the Mobile Theatre .indeea. the aIraF-
ments were all made. be felt quite h4l-
and determined TO leave immelIAttlF. VI
sleep that night was OF tie ]u-- a. "a
Apply But how,
one morning. few day- after Oh.
D" d.. ribed. be arose early AID f
u.t,,l walk before breakfast
Sc, morning, Sol; how aye -
j. Tls. anne from a MERIDIAN; al "
,,l..a.. NO, fhe one who greeted BIN
.su,ewlat imilaF terms on a ferrar
sion.
"Toierai,ly well, thank you.
..You look s.rious. Sol"
sol always had a serious look.
b; when a joke was uprising 10 hi liq-
Il am not serious.
well, an glad 10 hear it, l-
IA your account and mine. ] can wait
Wait wait what Tor =
For my money
ly "Your money
Yes let me Sec" taking out q faas-
L. randum book six hundred and liz.
dollars"
six hundred thunders."
mo, dollars"
E" What in the DEVILS name are -
at -
simply this-If man viii -a'-.
and 20 1t as strong as you did la-i -
he must expect one of two thing
"And what are they Z"
win or lose-you lost, that all
Lost when, where =
Il Now, Sol, / know you don't mina =