Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-07

4 1oUNu LADY SoMNANBCL1sr. 4 slugu
lar case Of somnambulism occurred 10 Stuben-
vile, Ohio, one night last week, the victim be-
ing young lady Of eighteen, Of good family
ana prepossessing appearance, She had the
habit of getting up in he1 sleep and going
about the house at GIT after all had retired
always returning to her room, however, with
cut disturbing the family, On the evening
mentioned the fair sleep walker arose about
midnight, and with li<hted lamp, commenced
70 explore the house. In one room was a
eounq man, 4 friend nf her father :, who had
arrived that evening, and ainone the chambers
visited was his apartment. The ,iocr leading
,ntc the rnou heinz unlock :d, The unconscious
youug lady, with lamp i'll hand entered the
room, and while the visitor vas IN the arms o1
Morpheus, gathered hi clothes ,.>at. paitA:
vest and boots, even u hs itaI: uIs leaving
Garment to G.uthe hl. iIme, and deposited
chem al! in the kitchen turning the dish pan
nyer the dud. Her father, hea:.u& Ih= uGi:e
made Ly hanii,nM ti@ pan discovered the
.5nnamlull3t and Witnessed ,t.'e singular pro.
ceeding aud, without hpiug ,ia;rrted. followed
the sleeping girl baci: IT, her ROOM saw her
Lut out the light, lock the ioor and retire,
Uomprahending the situation at once. he, With
nat notifying his wife, went to bed. The young
man was called to breakfast next morning. lie
answered the summons from the closed door
but the family waited until the breakfast got
rold, impatient at the length. Of time it took
the Young man to make hi: toilet. Mr..
enjoying the Joke. and seeing the unconscious
cause uuiet!y steated In the rllnning. .roon
could keep in no longer. Going to the kitchen
he lifted up the dish pan and exhibited the
wardrobe of the tardy guest. 1t is unnecessary
to add that an explanation had to be made to
the clotheless young man up stars, who hau
been searching in vain for the missing garments
There vas very little breakfast eaten FRIDAY
morning in that house and Of those about the
table the somnambuliSt was not counted IN.
SMOKY CIiiMNEYs 1t is we'll known fuel
that the chimney hues OF the upper floors OF
houses seldom have good draft. Being one
of those who, on account ot the enormous rents
in this city are compelled 10 live high, or.
70 use Iorkis,n in the top Of the house, |,
or rather my better half has been afflicted Tor
the last two Years with one of the above do
me ,tic pests. rrmrdied the evil rs follows
| went toa stnvc store aEd procurcd Tour
lengths OF iiv: inch pil". with an elbow on ore
end, aud cap raised about three inches from;
and attached to, the other and had the several
oints rivc.ed together. Then | went TO the
tor of the house and lowered it down the Hue
until the end with the elbow came opposite to
the hole in tho fiue where the stoyo.plpc from
the kitchen entered it then inserted SAID pipe
in tho elbow, making continuous pipe from
the stove through the luc, and projecting two
fee, above the top, fastening a collar around it
resting on the top Of the chimney to hold It IL
position
The result was that smuuldering fire ia the
stove immediately sprang into intense lite and
heat, and in very few minutes the stove was
red hot The whole expense Of the job was
two dollars
The philosophy ot'thc matter is this: n &c
short a tuc the products Of combustion do not
remain in it sufficiently long to heat it to a dc
gree sufficient to rarity the air aud give it al
inward tendency But the iron pipe, bclnns
thin. is quickly heated, and tn, ar Is
thereby rariEed and aseeniS, causing rape
current through the CRATE to supply Ks Place
Cw. Scitatinc -1aefsca".
PlAYs AND PLAYERS - He nana ger et th'
Queen Theatre. London. has introduced Sys
tenn Of election by the audience Of the play the!
desire to be next performed. Ballos-boSeS ar'
placed in different parts Of the house, and 'o
ting slips are attached to the programmes, nut
the auditor is requested to detach from the pro
slamme the slip on which is printed the name
Of that Que Of the plays he prefers and place Il
III the box. The play having the majority |:
performed. This is quite novel, but we sup
pose rather impracticable aud not likely to las
.png.