The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-24

Of words said aud acts committed when
one is unconscious OF external conditions.
II is for this reason says a writer in the
New York Tribune hat walking or talk
ing in ones sleep IS so terrifying.
young woman. who, for years. was in
the habit of walking IN her sleep, said
that she felt as if she We're possessed by
some uncanny power which. without her
vo!ition. might at any time cause her 10 do
something dreadful.
unfortunately have passion for fine
stones" she said and that combined
with my somnambuAsm brought me once
into q most uucoms 1rtab!e position. / was
invited to go with "A house party 10 a large
country place on the Hudson. Knowing
my infrmity ] had never heretofore dared
10 accept such Invitations, but as | had not
had any recurrence of my trouble for over
a year, ] hoped ! was rid Of il forever,
and, urged by my family, ! finally accept.
cd. For the first two nights I probably
remained quietly in my room. but on the
third a strange thing happened. Al din
ner that evening Miss b., girl from
San Francisco wore peculiar jewel. Il
was a large pearl hanging from an equally
large ruby which was suspended from
diamond. which ia IT'S turn qutvered from
an emerald brooch. ! admired the effect
of the stones resting on the white lace OF
her gown, and she lnfastened the pin and
handed me the valuable ornament 10 look
a. 1t was really pleasure % me TO hold
the beautiful gems and | remember tell
ing her as l returned them TO her that It
was actually physical pleasure to handle
them.
THE next morning I walked feeling that
some thing had harpene1, ard 1 immedla E.
" became possessed with the idea l had
walked in my sleep although l saw no
evidence that l had done so | felt most
uncomfortable, how yer, ard my feeling
Of vague Apprehension was not fessened
when ] went downstairs ami found that
during the ni1ht Ms b. hai been rob d
Of her jewel, which she had eare.essiy left
sticking in the pin cushion.
las 1t happened no one had come down
except Miss Il. and our hostess and the
latter seemed cutiousiy indsposed o make
disturbance by announcing the loss pub
hciy, ard begged us rot 10 mention the
Tact 10 the rest Of The CUES s. This Mrs. b
readily promised as she realized what a
dsdGroeabe finale it would he to the par
", but she insisted upon sending at once
Tor detective, and she Quilted he room
10 wire her husband who was I'm town.
wv hile Miss Il. was telling of her ,oss
bad the mos curious feeling Of being in
some way coapectod with the affair, ard
as seen as We were alone I told her of
my somnambuhsm aud strange impress ion.
Whercupon she IN her turn, told how In
the middle of the night she had been start
led by noise like The shutting of her
door, and beins of nervous disposition,
she had sprung from her lei. opened it.
and looked into the dim.y ligh ed han. and
was astonished 10 see that my door, which
was opposite, was open.
When she missed her pm in the morn
ing, she concluded nos 10 speak OF the in
cident, as she rely attached no impoT T.
ance to the Coincidence, but now we both
regarded the occurrence as significant, and
together We hastily returned to my room.
There, caIelessly laid on a chair near my
bed was the missing jewel, which had
escaped my notice while l was dressing.
The discovery was a great shock 10 me,-so
great one that il probably effected my
recovery, for l have never, to my knowl-
edge walked in my sleep since"