The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-03
A S0MNAMBULIST.
She Visits a Bachelors Apartments, Gre
ating Trouble.

boarding house. They are liable to create
strange confusonS and disagreeable dilemmas.
Upon Sutter street is large domestic hotel
where families and single people are accom-
modated with all the comforts of a home. I'M
der these circumstances it is generally full of
people. Young married people are especially
glad to lind in such an establishment the con-
Neniences of private life without the
trouble and worry of house,
keeping, and bald.headed, middle
aged gentlemen, who, in their haste to accu-
mulate fortunes, have put of marrying until it
is too late to wed, gravitate to such places as
inevitably as the needle turns to the north.
The house in question was full of such people.
But particularly noticeable among them was q
blushlng young bride, whose beauty and grace
was the theme OF every tongue, and Il stout,
red-faced dealer in old iron, whose sleek and
shining appearance was only equalled by the
smooth and polished surface of his hairless
head. Indeed, it was generally accepted ru-
NOR about the house. that hisslicll and gliSten-
ing Uranium was the result of incessant polish
ing with red bandma handkerchief, which,
Tor time out of mind, had been regarded as q
leading feature of his toilet TO say that
this gentleman was modest, would only par
tally convey an idea of his remarkable "back-
wardness in coming forward in the presence
of ladies. The chances of feminine eyes would
deepen the carmine hue of his countenanco
until the blood seemed ready to burst from his
veins And a word addressed to him in the
liquid accents, which only feminine voices can
assume, would cause every nerve of his body
to thrill with embarrassment.
Imagine the CONSERVATION of this gentleman
when, on returning late from his club one
night, he found his apartment occupied by
lady. The discovery was not made until he
had partially disrobed. Coming into the room,
the moon shining brightly through the win
dow, he began to throw off his clothes, with
out lighting the gas When his coat, vest and
shoes were removed, and a wooden nightcap
drawn comfortably over his head, his suspend
erS dangling gracefully from his waistband TO
his heels and when in the act of drawing off
his trousers. he was interrupted by a gentle
voice from the bed, inquiring;
is that you dear?'
The horror of the situation rose wildly before
his eyes. 1t was as if lightning shock had
transtXed him His feet seemed glued to the
floor If he had had any hair on his head it
would have rose ON end. But the blood, which
i'll the moment of his overwhelming astonSh-
ment had receded to his heart, now rushed
furiously through his veins and seemed to con-
centrate in globe of burning rcd in the head,
from which the dishoveled uightCap had fallen.
Are you coming TO bed, dear?" came again
the same gentle voice.
This was too much. With bound like
panther the gentleman lcaped to the sofa and
wheeling 1t from the corner Sprang behind it,
The moon pouring a flood of light through
the window seemed to have concentrated all
its rays ON that particular corner. 1t was lit
up with the brightness of day. The lady saw
the crouching figure and noticed the obese
and ungainly form. 1t was not her husband
Visions oil robbers, murdcrcrS and thieves
passed through her mind with the rapidity of
lightning. With bound as if appraised by a
galVanic shock she sat up i'll bed. Then d
shrek as if all the steam calliopeS i'll the coun-
try had been combined in one fearful diapason,
she gave voice to her alarm. The noise of that
awful Shrek drove out of the mans heart his
first alarm and replaced it with another fright
Still more intense.
"For heavens sake woman be SILENT" he
cried from his crouching place in the corner.
The lady only shreked the louder. From
fright the man was rapidly passing into a con-
dition of distracted courage.
"Be quiet, tell you!"
20. sir, for PHYS sake don't kill me!'
"Kill you, indeed! Confound it, I'm not
going to hurt you. But do get out of here!''
This confirmed her worst apprehensions.
A burglar had invaded her room. She would
have fed but the door was locked and her at
tire was not fitted for promenade through
Tie halls.
But she could yell, and she did. A success
sion of screams filled the room that would
have awakened the dead. They reused the
house, and the halls rapidly filled with fright
ened people. Among them came the husband
of the rosy bride. lie had come home late,
and not finding his spouse asleep, as he OK
pected to, concluded she was visiting some lady
friends and quietly tumbled himself into bed
and went to sleep The screams of the
alarmed lady had even penetrated his dormant
senses and he came rushing out with the rest
80, heavens! save me-" again came the
alarmed entreaty from the bachelors room.
"Thats my wife's voico!'' he shouted and
his strong shoulders carried the door from its
hinges The sight that met the startled group
of people crowding into the room was SO ludic-
rous and absurd that, in spite of sympathy for
the terror-stricken lady, they gave way to I'M
comfortable laughter The frightened bache-
Tor had wedged himself between the wall and
the sofa until he looked as fiat as pancake.
Occasionally he glanced furtiyely over the
back of it, and then sunk with Groan. The
lady was too busy screaming to think of any
thing else until her husbands indignant i'll
quiry:
"Wha, the mischief are you doing here %
brought her III some degree to her senses.
80, Charley, there's burglar III the room ~
'I'm not a burglar" cried smothered voice
from behind the sofa. "lhis is my room and
came home tonight and found woman
i'll it,"
These hystercal explanations tended in no
degree to allay the amusement of the boarders.
But finally an understanding was reached.
The lady was sleep walker, and in this con-
dition had wandered into the room and gone
to bed