The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-07-30
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past day or two village near Gains
borough has been the scene Of 50 anus
ing freak IL ole Of the sleep walking
brotherhood. An old resident there
was discovered Ut o'clock In the morn
ing in y naighbor's garden engaged 10
PRAYER, evidently under the impressions
that he was In church, but otherwise 10
. deep sleep. lie was fortunately, re-
conducted 30 ais bed by some friends
none the worst for hls little escape and
consequent exposure 20 tho cold. Com-
pared, however, with the amusing and
inexplicahle things recorded Of other
communicates, tho freak Of the Gains
borough villager Is quite common place.
DR.. HayoUck, the eminent Oxford
divine, would often rise from bis bed ~
night, give out his text, and, while
souLd asleep, deliver an excellent SER
mtn upon Il. lie was frequently
watched, but no amour. Of tneging,
pulling or plnching ever auccseded In
rousing him. Dr.. Maenisk, Of Edin.
bnrgb, gives an account Of an Irish gen.
tleman who swan more than two miles
down river, got ashore aud was sub
ssquently discovered sleeping By the
roadside, altogether unconscious Of tbe
extraordinary feat be bad accomplished.
DE-. Prtchard had = patient who was
particularly fond Of horse exercise, aud
used TO rise at night, End bic way -
the stable, saddle his horse. enjoy
gallop aud finally come back, knocking
ct his own front door In somnamb0-
list condition. He was cured in maui
ner sufficiently funny TO be worth re-
cording. His servants tieklsd tho soies
Of his feet.
The memory Ct sleep-walkesa Ii oc-
casionaIly prodigious, under the iDaa-
ence Of the domination impulse that
moves them. Merisz gives an instance
Of poor and illiterate basket. maker,
who was unable 70 read or write, yet
10 . state u sleepy vigil be would
preach fluent sermons, which were alter
ward recognized as having formed poi-
tions Of discourses be was accustomed 20
hear 10 the parish church az : child
more than forty years ago. Quite a.
strange : case Of uneoacious memory
is lefeFred 70 by the Rev. Dr.. A bercrom.
bic. A young girl given 20 alesi
walking was in the habit Of initiating
The violin ~i1h her lips. giving the pre-
lininary tuning and scfaping aud aour.
ishiag with tho utmost fidelity. II
puzzled the physician great deal until
be ascertained that when IA infant the
girl lived in rccm adjoining fiddler,
who often performed upon this instrn-
msnt in her hearing. On the other
hand " muat be admittsI that somnam.
huli-ss occasionally do very foolish
things and make odd mistakes. A
young maa-of whom Prtrus ~rit-s-
used 70 get up 10 bis aleep, imh On BIZ
cattle battlemrn.s, seat himseif .strlde
them and then spur aud whip ,hs wall,
under the impression that be ~ss
mounted on Bis steed
Bat sleep-walkers have m.ao mute
serious errors than thi- by far, asd
crimes ea.nmitted while ia the I'm
nambulistic condition are fAr from be-
log rare. No a,srs than six ,e-,, ago
an nnhspps mecb4oic, residing IL E lu-
burg, wAs tried byfo,e the high court
there FOR ,ha murder oi bis Own child.
Il was proved that be rose from bis led
= night, and, fast aslsap, to',k th~ M
fant from the bedside Of It's mo, her and
dashed it fnFiously against the wall.
The evidence showed hat the wreich-d
father was addicted TO somnamhnlism
aud hts ewn explanation Of the matter
was that be dreamed he was attacked
aud had struggled with bis assailAnt,
OF course tie NJ n was acquitted.
/ Stranger than this, by reason of the
complicated circumstances attending Il,
WAX the tlial IL The notorious Lord Cal.
peppers brother, l606, for the murder
4 one of the guards while 10 state Of
sleep vigil. lie got up, saddled bis
charger and went for ride 10 the par (,
heing all the time sound asleep. One
Of the sentries on duty, being aware Of
the condition in which the officer was,
refused TO allow him 70 pass, v hereupon
Dir. Culpeppsr drew his pistol and de-
liberately shot the poor nan on the
spot. When tried 1T the Old Bailey
for murder he pleaded somnambulism,
and as it was proved that he was ad-
dicted 10 the habit, and that ha was
found to be asleep when arrested i'm
medisteIy after the tragedy, he was ac-
iquitted.