The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-06-24
A GIRLS DEEP SLEEP.
An Illinois Young Woman Can
not Be Reused From Slum.
Der.

atove which the great ancient shade
trees unite their green branches, while
the church spires peep through the
outrageous covering here and there
this old fashioned New Eng'audish
town has n strange stcry to tell the
stranger within Ter gates.
There was great religious revival
in Amboy last Spring held in the
Big Congrega ionai church. Every
one 10 AmbOy who Was a consistent
church member attended regularly,
and strove hard for the conversion of
these who were Not. 1t was a
time of great religious .ex-
CT ement-a glorious revival, they
said, such as Amb " has not seen for
years. Among the most tireless of
workers was Grace Gridley. Tall,
fair, graceful, this 19-year old girl.
with the earnest handsome face, gave
her whole heart to the work, doing
and thinking of nothing else.
The STRAIN upon her mind and
nerves became greater than her
Strength. One morning in March the
rising sun ept through the windows
OF her bedroom and shown full upon
her sleeping face. but walked her not.
She is sleeping ye', carefully watched
and tended every hour. The spell of
the trance sill binds her, while those
who stand wonderingly over her
couch speak in whispers of the strange
thing and va.uely speculate upon
the unearthly vi-ions that those close 4
eyes are seeing.
The Tribune reporter who called at
the residence tc-cay was received with
hush,d tones and solemn faces. The
house was comfortably furnished
even more-icr the harmonious colorS
of tie Furnishings, the trac i've p C.
lures, and the bIic-a-brac gave uDm:s
taxable evidence IF refinement. A
subiued atmosphere like that in a
house where ole is dying bIO.ded over
the little p,rlor and became Cypress
i've until The gray-haired father of
Grace Gridlry appeared and beck
oned The visl or upstairs.
"Don't spsak when you are in the
room," he continued in a lDw voice.
"She knows when strangers are
around, and it makes her pulls. In
crease 10 per cent"
The white capped nurse withdrew
from the BEDSIDE as the visitor entered.
The sleeping girl lay with her face
toward the WfnuVm, Will peaUSr-i
emile upon her lips.
..cI hos not wais ed away to any
extent" said the father afterwards.
Her limbs are still round and plump,
and We have ceased to fear her dying
soon. We give her liquid food.
she makes no perceptible effort OF
swallowing, but it nurishes her,"
Then he spoke of his invalid wife.
and of the SOD, last winter a bright
promising boy in the sophomore class
at Beloit, now demented and wander
ing away from home; and then of this
strange affection which had seized
upon his beloved daughter. He had
tried to keep it from the papers, but
that was past hoping for now.
The first symptoms appeared I'M
noticed about the middle of March,
during the revival. Grace began
sleeping quite late mornings, contrary
to her usual habit. 1t was thought
she was greatly fatigued with the ner-
vous excitement of her work, and she
was allowed to sleep. One day she
was still in bed at noon and her moth
er carried her breakfast up to her,
she was ill. She was awak-
ened with difficulty, and, although
apparently in the best OF health, she
replied to her mother dreamily that she
did not want to eat.
81 oughtn't to have woke" she adj
led regretfully. This strange remark
vas afterwards recalled. She ate
'paringly in response to urging, and |
quickly dOzed Otto sleep again. Her
mother left her little troubled but
lot greatly alarmed. Night came
md they tried to waken her sgain. 1t
vas in vain. Shelay limp and motion
ess, but with heart and respiration
FORMAL. DIR Traverse, who was called
n, was unable to max satisfactory
iagnosis. All efforts to rouse the girl
Tas futile. Two days passed and she
till slept. The third DR.. Traverse de-
ided to try the effects of a galvanic
artery.
The family and a few near friends
tood fearfully about the bed and
7atched the experiment. The cleo
tic current was turned on stronger
nd stronger. The eyelids of the 1
eeper suddenly quivered. She /,
loved restlessly and then the spell j
Ill from her and she sat up. She !
expressed no surprise, but talked !
aturally and without the least emo.