The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-12
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The boy-for be WAS only boy Of IS
bad been travelling by steamer, rail
road or coach from 9 o'clock on Sunday
evening TO pm. on Monday without
cessation. aud bad slept scarcely or not
at all during the rights journey. We
retired to rest at 10 p H., my room be-
ing aert to his, both being or the
drawing room floor. ! had Just laid
down, and was doing OIL 70 sleep. when
heard loud crash Of glass, followed
by bysterical cries, which seemed to
come from some person a. the foot OF
the staircase leading to the corridor,
which opened on our respective bed.
rooms Rushing to the head OF the
stairs, demanded what was the matter
and With difficulty understood that
some person had jumped through the
window. Knowing that my friend sas
a somnambuIiss, ut once fed 10 his
room, to find the window open, the bed
empty and tie boy gone. Dressing my
self hurriedly. descended the staircase
and Issued forth with the landlord TO
look for my friend. For some time no
trace could we find OF him, bat at lsst.
on turning o corner Of the road lesding
10 the CLIFF, we beheld q white figure,
to all appearance utterly iDanimate,
supported by two sailors. who fortu-
nately happened TO be there st the
time. ! soon recognized my friend. and
happily found / had more reason to be
frightened than alarmed.
He had been wounded. bat on get
ting him back his wounds were dressed
and he was at length able to tell the
cause Of his well nigh fatal accident.
On going 70 bed fatigue caused him to
fall into q state Of setni.slsep only. IN
which he imagined himself in q large
field. Suddenly he thought be saw an
infatuated bull rush wildly at him. and
catching hold of tree. Is he believed.
which grew beside the hedge, hs swung
himself over and ran for life. In reality,
what he conceived to be hedge, was
the window. which opened from the
top. and which was at the time let
down as low as it coull go. while the
seeming tree was the long white hang
ings which stretched down the length
of the window Having thus swung
himself down to the lower window si.l,
he then jumped of--only hight oftwo
feet-and ran along barefooted ON the
cut stones, which caused his wounds.
and which confined him TO his bed fully
month afterward 1t was in jumping
from the lower window that he struck
tho glass with his heel, thus causing
the crash which awoke me. Here was
case in which so strong an impression
had been made on the individual as TO
enable him to relate his thoughts an
imagina.ions while under the influence
OF somnsmbulism. But cases of an OPP
positc character have also arisen. where
the impression was of so transient q
nature as not to leave upon the memo
ry the slightest recollection of any
thing that occurred. A female servant
In Scarborough. surprised the family
one morning by walking down flight
OF stairs in her sleep and rapping al
her MISTRESS bedroom door. When
asked what she wanted. she replied, ia
her usual tone OF voice, that she bad
torn her dress. and hoped her mistress
would forgive her. and let her have
some cotton to mend it. ut the same
time bursting into tears She then ro'
turned TO her room, aud light having
been procured. she was found cropping
for her work box, from which sbe Wal
offered an empty reel. but abe refused
it, aud taking up her gown she pointed
10 two holes which she said she wanteC
20 mend To quiet her. her fellow ser
want threaded needle. but with blact
cotton. which SHE Indignantly refused
saying that she wanted brown. AuolheI
person then spoke. when she immedi
ately said. That is my mistress, which
was not the case. thus clearly showing
that in this instance she did rot discerI
the voice. while she could soc The obiec
before her. her eyes being aide open
With some officially she was ut last per
suaded 10 lie down until the hour o
rising. those around her thinking sh
might then awake in her accustome'
manner. This failing in effect. he
mistress went TO her room aud rattle
sngriIy ordered her 10 get up and 60 4
her work. as II was now q o'clock. Thi
she refused. saying she would not ris
at z o'clock. and pointed to tine windov
~ she spoke. She vas then shaken vi
oleptly. and awoke. She now rose, an,
seeing the cotton box disturbed, aske,
why 1t had been meddled with. In th
course OF the day several questions wef
put to her. in order TO try her rccollec
ton; but she had no recollection wha,
ever OF her sleep walking. nor Of any
thing that occurred daring the previou
night. The next case represents dor
mant state of the sense Of hearing
while sight appears to have bsen Il
active operation throughout. Ia th
summer OF 1870 . young man name'
Johns. who worked at Cardrow, nea
Bsdruth. bsing ssleep in the puml
house OF that mine. was observed D.
two boys to rise aud 20 TO lhe door
against watch he loaned. Shortly afte
quitting this position. he walked 10 tn
engine shaft and descended to TIA
depth OF twenty fa,hons. where he va
found by his conrades soon after, ia.
asleep, with his back resting on the lad
der. They called to him TO warn hin
of the psrilo3s situation in which b
was, bat he did not boar them. and the
were obliged to shake him roughly I
awaken him. when he appeared to b
totally At loss 10 account for his bsir
50 situated.
Morrison. in his Medicine No Ny.
terry. speaks of a clergyman who use
To get up in the night, light his cSndl,
write sermons. correct them with iatel
l:neAtions. aud retire to bed agar
being sill the time fas, asleep Asinils