Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
HE MISTOOK THE CAUSE.
The Wife Walked in Her Sleep and the
Husband Ran.


Several nights age prominent business
man living on 3lst street, Omaha, was
awakened from sleep and discovered that
his wife was missing. Hastily arising,
the husband began a search of the prem
ises. In the hallway of the first floor he
found mis- wife lying unconscious on toe
floor, with several ugly gas hes on her face
and neck. It instantly dawned Oh the
ed the house and that his wife had been
attacked.
There was no one in the house to send
for help. The husband threw open the
| front door and, fortunately Or unfortun-
ateIy, well-dressed gentleman, who
proved to be an equally well.kown young
| business man returning home from late
card party, passed by.
Arrayed In his night gown, the husband
hurried down the steps and called Justify
tc the young man. The latter turned and
gazed upon the figure In white. One
glance was sufficient to terrorlze a less
| superstitious man. The husband hurried
toward the young man, but the latter took
| fresh grip on the overcoat which had
| hung carelessly over his arm, and
started down Farnam street at a dead
| run.
stop, there!" yelled the husband.
But the injunction only served to ac-
celerate the speed of the young man. 1t
seemed the ONLY chance in sight, and the
| husband chung to it. With his night robe
| Tapping in the breeze he flew over the
pavement, yelling at every bound when he
could summon breath, says the World
Herald. Once or twice the young man
turned to see if he was still pursued, and
then he took a fresh grip on his coat and
plunged for ward into the damp atmos-
phere. On ano on went the young man,
and Oh and on followed the husband. 1t
seemed race for life. But nature could
not stand everything. The husband was
plainly gaining, and the young man was
plainly losing MS breath. When the
Young man struck the hill in front G:
! John A McShane's residence 1t seemed
that all hope had gone, and his legs
showed signs of weakening. The husband
| gained several laps, and he seemed to pro
| gress right well ON an uphill run. Al
the top of the hill all the breath was gone
from the young man, and, hatless, ne
halted and turning savagely upon MS
pursuer, exclaimed:
What thunder are you chasing me
for, any how?
The husband gasped for breath as he re-
piled: what in thunder are you run
ming for? My wife has been attacked by
burg glars and | want you to go for a doctor
Now, will you get one?'
A glad light burst upon the young man
and, feeling as though he was branc
snatched from the burning, he hastily
took the number of his pursuer's house
and fastened away in search of a doctor
The young man repaired to his owl
home, where he summoned DR.. Riley b,
telephone. Then he sent to the stable To-
his team, and drove out to Thirty, frs
street to see if he could be of further as
sistance. But in the excitement of tn
moment the young man had become con
fused on numbers, and after an hour
search for his pursuer's house he retired
to his own home and was soon lost IL
slumber.
The next day the young man met thu
husband in the street, and explanation
followed The doctor had found the nous
and had ministered to the wife 1t wa
not case of burglary at all. The wifi
had simply arose and walked in he1 sleep
something she had never done before. Il
attempting to pass through a big pane @
window glass she had sustained her in
] juries.