Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-05-06

who, ono Sunday evening, fell asleep in
his chair by the freside. He was seen to
rise from his seat, fetch his whip, put on
one spur, and go to the stable, where,
failing to find saddle, he mounted an
unsaddled horse. When asked what he
was going to do, he answered, sull in
state Of somnambulistio sleep, that he
was going his rounds" Although pre-
vented from leaving the stable, he never
theless continued on horseback for some
time, carrying on wrungle about toll
with an imaginary turnpike man, TO whom
lac exclaimed; "Give US none OF your
gammon." Even when removed from
his horse, he continued for time the
movements of whipping and spurring.
Working, walking, doing, talking
there is Il combination of two or three Of
these, sometimes all four, in the examples
now under notice. A man dreamed that
be saw a child fall into "a river he got
up, threw himself again on his bed, as if
in the act Of swimming, seized hold Of
bundle Of clothing at the end of the bed,
treated it as if it were the drowning child.
held it with one hand, while seeming to
swim with tho other, and put it down as
safely landed on the river side; he began
shiyering and teeth chattciing, and said
Gudibly; at is freezing coldl Let mo
have little brandy :" aud he returned
to bed again A young military officer
in the citadel Of Brenstein was seen by
his brother officers TO rise from bed in his
sleep, go To window, open it, clam Der
to a roof by the aid of window cord,
seize hold of u magpie's nest with its
young, descend to the room, wrap tho
young binds in cloak, and 90 to bed
again. Poati, an Italian upothecury,
had II pupil named CuttelH, who was
much accustomed to somnambulistic in
luence more than once the young man
was seen to rise from his bed whioasleep,
go down to the shop and serve out medi-
cines to imaginary customers. Muratoi
relates that Giovanni Battista Negretti,
servant TO the Marc hose Luigi Sale, was
subject to somnam bulistic attacks, during
which he le-pertormed the duties of tho
day in n way at once amusing and SUR
prEing. One evening, whiie sleeping ON
II bench in the kitchen, he rose suddenly,
began walking about and talking, went
into the dining room, laid the cloth and
other apparatus for dinner, aud stood with
a plate in his hand rs it behind hls mas
tcri after waiting some time, and tho
imaginary dinner ended, he put away
everything, locked the sideboard, went
to his masters bedroom, warmed tho
bed, locked mp the house, aud finally re-
tired TO his own bed, his eyes closed all
the time. On another evening he roso
up asleep, got bis own supper ready, alto
it, went and drew some wine, and drunk.
II was observed on these occasions, that
ho modo much uso Of his arms, feeling
his way rather than seeing. A bell ringer
one night rose up in his sleep, and as il
bis companions were with him, prepared
to 60 up into the beliIy; after going out
Of tho room aud in again, he initiated tho
movements OF bell-ringer. A man who
ate and drank occasionally while in
somnambulistic sleep, evidently did not
know the taste OF what he was taking,
for persons who watched might change
his food or drink without his perceiyiug
it. Ono night he arose from his bed,
dressed, went to q cabaret, or smaI! wine
shop, asked for wine, received water, and
drank it without noticing the difference.
A young soldier, interested one evening
by discussion or reading with his com
rades OF military combat, partook OF
supper, went to bed and soon TO sleep;
in the night he arose, with eyes open, but
asleep, aud initiated with bis arms n Wig
orous defence, rushed out Of doors, and
returned in aproiuse Precipitation. Vein
holt notices the case Of musical stndent,
who would often rise in hi, sleep, 60 into
the study, place sheet Of music in proper
position on tho piano-forte, and play the
piece correctly once his friends purposely
turned his music upside down, but no
detected and rectided it on another oc-
casion he found q string out Of tune,
opened the instrument, tuned the string,
and went on with his playing. stone
mason, working for his muster in Kent,
was told by him ono evening o 60 to the
neighboring churcbyard and measure
the quantity Of work done to wall. lie
went 10 bed at his usual hour. Waking
ia the night, he was astoni.hed to find
himself dressed, in the open air and in
the dark. The church clock struck two,
and then he knew he was in the church,
yard When CLEAN OF Summer day
light came, he found that he had meas
ured the wal, accurately with measur-
ing rod, and properly entered the items
in book. This case is very remarka-
bic one, for the man "caught himself in
the act" Of somnambulistic working,
and was as much surprised at it as any
locker Oh would have been. Gassendi
notices the case Of a man who rose in tho
night, dressed while asleep. went down to
the cellar, drew wine from cask, walked
back, undressed, went to bed again, and
knew nothing about it in the morning.
Once, when he did this, he woke in the
cellar ard found more difficulty in retrac-
ing his steps in the dark than he had
when asleep. Chambei's Jout7eM.
WHEN the Emperor was little boy