St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10

lnCluonG WHICH cdlllS dlOHS. AlilNoot No
manhoods estate, he sought genial
field Of labor in which his powers found
full play, and long since he had achieved
nationwide reputation as carlcatur'
ist and cartoonist.
A few years ago very strange thing
happened to him. He had severe at
tack of brain fever, and in his raVings,
for the first few days of his illness, the
watchers observed that he continually
talked of his work. Later on they were
surprised to note the fact that. white lie
did this during the day, at night, he
would change his mood entirely, ana re-
cite verse after verse of poetry.
The DAYS passed on. and he was con-
yalescent, and finally recovered fully
and resumed his work. One morning
when he arose he was greatly sur
prised to find a poem Oh his table,
which. Judging from the chirography
and the arrangement OF the pencils,
lamp and paper, was evidently written
by himself during the night. But he
had no remembrance OF having done
it. not even the faint recollection of
dream. He was perpleXed, and could
suggest no solution. SomnambuliSm
would not answer the requirements OF
the case, for in that state only those
things are done voluntarily with which
the mind is charged during waking
hours, and certainly nothing was fur
ther from his mind during that period
than composing poetry.
A month later he found another poem
on the table in the morning, and in adj
ditiOn to this, evidences that he had
been up and about on the street during
the night. But as the months passed by,
and from time to time these strange evil
dences of a duplex existence revealed
themselves to him, he became accuS-
toned to them, and finally began to
look forward to their recurrence with
great interest if not pleasure. He be-
came convinced that while i'll this alb
normal condition he was in full pos
session of all his faculties, controlled by
will and reason.
During the past year he became ac-
Quainted with Miss Jessie Goldenrod,
young lady who lived just across the
street from him, and in the course of
time pressed his suit, but seemingly i'll
vain. Truly and well. however. the
young lady loved our hero, and but for
one thing would have Struggled her
head against his breast and whispered
a decreScendO Eyes" at the very first
opportunity. For some time past she
had at times suffered from hypnotic
SomnambuliSm, and as some phys clans
claimed it to be disease, she wished to
have the trouble removed before con-
Senting to marriage.
But very strange experience and
denouement awaited them both. The
physicians. instead of curing, seemed
only to intensity her trouble. and it
came tOpaSS that in her sleep she would
walk about her fathers grounds and
even converse with those she met il
spoken to first, being always subject to
their will.
One night in june, when the air was
balmy and a full-faced moon flooded the
earth with mellow light, Appleton
passed to his poetry moods" as he
had come to called them. lie arose,
dressed and started for walk along
the street. In the house across the way
similar occurrence was transporting,
and Miss Jessie was DOMINIC a street
costume in the full Inconsistencies of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS slnmber. Into
the street she went and face to face
they met. He spoke just as they were
passing, and his voice arrested her
steps. He turned and took her arm.
and off they walked as if in the full en-
joyment of their normal faculties. In
stead, however, neither was conscious
of any other existence. except possibly
something latent and undeiinable, like
the reincarnationistS alleged remem-
brance of a former earthly career.
As they walked along he talked of
flowers, mo0nShine and finally love.
II could love You forever" he said.
II could love you forever, she echoed.
And quite realistic and lover-like he
slipped his arm about her and kissed
her. And then he spoke of marriage,
and that moment they came to a church,
and hard by was the parsonage. and a
light was in the study. This he noted,
and proposed that they enter and be
married at once. Controlled by his will
she consented. and soon the studious
minister had pronounced the taliSmanic
words which made them man and wife.
A marriage certificate was filled out,
the minister's wife signing as witness,
which was given to her. Mechanically
she placed it in the pocket of her ulster,
and out into the night again they went
and retraced their steps. When they
arrived at the spot where they met they
separated without word, and, return
ing to their beds, slept peacefully till
morning.
He arose next morning, and little
dreaming what had occurred during the
night, ate his breakfast and was off to
work as usual. When she awoke the
sunlight was flooding her room. She eX
amined her clothing carefully to dis
cover if possible whether Or not she had
escaped her dreaded malady during the
night. Everything seemed in perfect
order, and she was concentrating her.
self, when she noticed a strange looking
paper protrudng from the pocket of her
ulster. Eagerly she grasped it, I'M
folded it and read its contents.
Horror of horrors, what had she done?
At once she went into a towering rage,
ana her contempt knew no bounds for
the man who had thus taken ad-
vantage of her helpless condition, and
Secuaed thereby what, in her waking
hours. she had repeatedly refused.
And then, Woman-like, she began to
weep, and throwing herself on the bed,
sobbed for an hour as if her heart would
break. And then, angel-lile, she began
to seek for some justification for his
conduct, and at last excused him on
the grounds that as he could not know
of her peculiar trouble, it might never
have entered his mind but that she
was in her normal condition. That she
had given her full consent to the cere-
mOny she did not doubt.
A week passed and he did not call.
hO Clli VI dilOUllCl WGCh u6 CdluG
and CHANGED tomeet her in the grounds.
He was filled with the eagerness of
love, but she was cold and distant. He
demanded an explanation, and she SIM
ply replied: You know all about ii"
which only served to further mystify
him. He protested Ignorance and inno-
eence. At last she said:
ado YOU know what happened on the
10th of June?"
II do not" he replied. "That was
just two weeks ago to-day. l remember
that | retired at O'clock and did not
rise till 6 the next morning."
Are you not aware that [ know
better than that?" she exclaimed.
"Well. if so, you know more than I
do; could swear to my statement" he
replied.
''Read that" said she, handing him
the marriage certificate.
He unfolded it, and June 16 was the
date it bore. He recovered quickly from
his surprise, for he took in his side of
the situation at once.
Where were you on the night of