Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27
la ASOMNAMBULA.
A Romance ON tho Avenue at Mid
night..A Beautiful Belle Walking
in her Sleep--How an Engagement
Resulted.
From the Chicago Republican.

EAO" sho SHASoko AsSkuphSoAs
Not many weeks ago, on a NOON
lit evening, young gentleman en-
ployed in one of our down town
banks as assistant cashier was re-
turning homeward to his boarding
house, on Wabash avenue, near
Congress street. He chanced to
look toward the lake, when he was
surprised to see a figure in white
moving slowly along the waters
edge, on that aggregation Of dust
heaps known as Lake park. He was
not believer in ghosts, and so did
not take it for a yisitant from an
other world. 1t moved slowly and
steadily over the ground, ever
toward the waters edge. Believing
that it might be some mad wag's
practical Joke, he entered the en-
closure and stepped briskly across
the ground to the mysterious figure.
10 his astonishmcnt he found it to
be no ulasqueradeI, but a handsome
and young woman {" deshab'lle,
walking with her eyes wide open,
but apparently asleep, since she did
not notice his approach. She wore
over her robe dc mutt white dress
ing gown.
Her little feet were thrust into
slippers, and her long chestnut hair
was fastened in si..gle knot and
fell to her waist. Her lips were
apart, and she was murmuring un-
Ineligible words to herself. She
was within some twenty feet OF the
waters edge.
Recovering from his first sur
prise, the young man spoke to her
again, and yet again, and loudly
She did not heed his voice or
awaken, but continued walking on
ward toward the water. He then
caught her by the arm and had to
shake her somewhat rudcly ere she
could be reused from her trance
Instead Of Mysteries or a faintlng
tit, which would have been embar-
RAISING under the circumstances,
there was a crimson flush OF shame,
and then deep sob. The young
man explained as we'll as he could
the circumstances under which his
attention had been called to her
movements, and how he had been
enabled to save her from, at least, a
wetting. Becoming somewhat calm
cd, she wrapped her dressing gown
closely around her and, shivering
with excitement and cold, permitted
him to lead her to her fathers resi-
dence, where the great half-door
left ajar told the story Of her un-
conscious exit.
Now comes in the romance. A
few nights after, the two made thus
strangely acquainted, but who were
not aware Of each others names,
met at small party given by a
common friend, and were intro
duced. He failed to recognize the
beautiful somnambulist, she her
providential guardian. They met
again two or three times, and one
evening last week his lot it was to
escort her home. They passed up
the avenue till they came to a we'll
known house. Surely h. had seen
that door before. 1t was the very
house to which he had escorted, as
he felt sure, the very girl now lean
ing on his arm. He could not re-
sist an exclamation Of surprise, and
when she asked its cause and saw
his confusion, the whole affair sud
denly flashed across her mind
Tableau.
Well, it is said he is not in per-
son or purse very undesirable SON
in-law, and she is pretty, and her
father need never fear journey
over the hills to tile poor house, and
what more natural than that brief
acquaintance should from this sud
den discovery of romance, flash up
into love. Anyway, the little birds,
who mysteriously learn all the most
sacred secrets of society, chirp that
there is to he fashionable wedding
on the avenue near Congress street,
about Christmas time, and that the
purchase and preparation for occu-
patton Of a pretty cottage on Park
avenue, near Hoyne street, has
something to do with the future life
Of the two who came together SO
singularly and romantically.