The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-13

naykab3e instances o. Fss2s lA@'
vhsIe zadex the inaaeace sf sosn-
nzrbuEsm. have dose strange
things The following cAses have
been found equally cars0as.
In the Summer Of 1877 the vnter
took . young frsend 10 . SEASIDE
town in order % enjoy . months
bathing. The boy-for be vas only
a bow Of sirteen--had been travelling
bv steamer, railway or coach from
ssx O'Clock On Sunday evening to
four ,. n. O Monday without cessar
ton. and had slept scarcely, or not
At iii, during the nights journey.
We retired 70 rest q 10 p. y, my
room beiag NEXT 10 his. beth being
on the drswingroom floor. 1 bad
lust lain down and was DOING Oh to
sleep. whsn I heard . loud crash Of
glass, followed by bystericsl cries,
which seemed 10 come from some
person 1t the foot a che staircase
leading 70 the corridor, which opened
On our respective bedrooms. kn.h-
ing 70 the bead of the stairs ] de-
manded what was the matter; and
with difficulty understood that some
person had jumped through the win
dow. Knowing that my friend was
a somnambulist, / 1t once few 70
his room, 10 find the window open.
the bed empty and the boy gone.
Dressing myself hurriedly, i descend
ed tbs staircase, and issued forth
with the landlord 10 look for my
friend. For some time no tnee
could vs 6nd Of him but 1t last,
on turning . corner Of the road Lad.
ing 10 the cliffs. we behsn . white
figure, TO Ill appearance utterly in.
animate, supported BY two sailors,
who fortunately happened TO b.
there a. the time. | soon recog'
nized my friend, and happily found
had more reason 70 be frightened
than alarmed.
lie had been wounded, but on get.
ting linn back his wounds wers
dressed snd be vas 1t last able u
tell the eanse Of his well.pigh fatal
accident. On going TO bed, fatigue
caused him to fall into state Of
ssmi-slssp only, in which he bad i'm
aginsd himself in . large field. Bud
dsnly he thought he saw IN infuria.
ted bun rush wildly at him /; and
catching bold Of tree, a. he believ
ed, which grew beside the hedge, b.
swung himself over, and ran for hi
life. In reality, shat hs conceived
TO be . hedge was the window, which
opened from the top, and which VA
At the time let down ~ low - !,
could 90; while the seeming ire,
was the long white hangings whict
stretched the length Of the window
Having thus swung himself dowI
TO the lower window sill, he thvl
jumped on--a height Of only tw,
feet--and ran along barefooted OF
the cut stones, which caused hi
wounds, but which confined hin
to his bed for only . month after
wards. IL was in jumping from
the lower window that he strucl
The glass with his heel, thus caul
ing the crash which woke me
Here was . ease In which 80 stronI
an impression had been made o.
the indiYidoal g 20 soebls him 3
relsse hie thoaghts and inagins
tionD While under the influence q
somnambulism.
But cases Of an opposite char
actsr have a1oo ufissn, whore Oh
impressions were Of 20 transient
nature - not 70 leave upon men
CRY the slightest recollection {
anythisg THAI occurred. A &
msie servant Ia Scarborough snl
prised tho family ct four o'cloc
one morning BY walking down
fight Of stairs In her sleep an
rapping ct her mistress bedrooI
door. When asked what sh
wanted, she replied In her usui
tone Of voice, that she had tor
her dress. and hoped her mistrea
would forgive her, and let her hav
sone cotton 70 mend it, at II
49, Dine bs1fstihg ipto lsas
She then rsturned 70 her roor
and . light having hem procure
: she was found CROPPING Tor hl
wsrk.box, from which she WAS Q
fsrsd IN empty reel; but she r
Hos6 ityaA4 hkiAeup sAsr Rosu
she pointed 10 two holes, whis
she sald she wanted to mend. ]
quiet her, her fellow. serval
threaded . needle, bat with blas
cotton, which she Indignantly :
fused saying aha wanted brow
Another person then spoke, VII,
she Immediately said: THAT
my Mistress" which vas not 4
cass--thus clearly showing "a
in this instance she did not disco
the voice, while she coald see d
object before her, Der eyes he'll
wide open. With some difficult
shc was 1t last persuaded TO
down until The usual hour
sxialnlt ne1e arosn1 her thinkil
Mat she mi ht then awake 10 b
accustomed manner. This failil
in effect, her mistress went up
her room, and rather aagrily q