The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-05

On his way East the young man stop
ped OF In Buffalo to inspect vessel
belonging to his father. While looking
lover the ship he entered the little cham
Der In the bow of the vessel where the
anchor chain is coiied and was Impress
ed with the smaiiness OF the place and
the cramped position in which II would
force a man to stand who was sent
down to superintend the paying out OF
the chain. After leaving the ship the
youth ate hearty dinner. boarded a
train for New York and went to bed.
He remembered being iuiled to sleep
by the steady motion of the train and
quite as plainly that when he fancied
he awoke that he was in the anchor
chamber OF a ship. The vessel was
apparently under way, though moving
faster than he had ever known a ship
to steam before and a terrible storm
was in progress.
He tried to go out on deck, but he
could not get out of the celI-like cham
Der. Indeed, he was not even able to
stand erect, so small was the compart-
ment. Frantic with fright he looked
about and found to his relief that there
was a window in the room, evidently a
headlight, but square and unusually
large. Quickly he strove to raise IL,
but, falling struck II a hard blow with
his fist. No sooner was this window
smashed than he discovered to his sur
prise that there was stiil another glass.
This he broke also. Fearing that II he
tried to crawl out through the opening
he would cut himself. he carefully pick
ed out each piece of glass from the
window sash.
But with the breaking of the window
n dash of rain struck his face and he
fancied the ship was sinking. Frant-
cally he thrust his head and arms out
-. "A. -. sAts tAnk ma
might draw himself up to the deck.
Wonderfngly he pulled himself half out
OF the window and reached up. With
feeling of Joy he found that he could
touch the deck, but this pleasure In
stantly- turned to- dismay when he dis
covered that 1t was smooth and curving
and offered no projection by which he
might pull himself up.
Not wishing to drown he crawled
back into the chamber. He was soak
ing wet, but whether from water or
blood he could not tell. Convinced that
he must either escape from the chamber
| or be drowned he tried to think OF some
way by which he could reach the deck.
As he lay painting and frightened ne
accidentally reached out in the direc-
| tion opposite TO the deadMght and to his
| surprise touched q swaying curtain.
! and the next moment he was sprawling
in the aisle Of a sleeping car. going
| through all the agony OF an awaken
ing somnambuiist.
strange as the acts OF sleepwalkers
always are the, case of a young woman.
vino was actually married when In the
| somuambulistic state Is probably the
most unusual.
The Young woman was loped by
,,,<eiv- Young fellow, but without money
or prospects. Because OF his poverty
| the father and mother OF the girl OBJ
| iected to the marriage and forbade him
| the house To their surprise the daugh-
tar tool this action very quietly and
| thew were also surprised at the sudden
| hurst of affection the girl showed for
an aunt who lived in another part OF
the city. Indeed, SO fond OF the aunt
| ala their daughter become that she
went to see her three or -FOUR times
every week, and always In the. even
irp II the parents had followed their
Sanobter they would have discovered
.hat the reason for this sudden show
~ sftection was the fact that she met
her lover at the aunt's house. For the
| aunt liked the young Fellow and was
perfectly willing her house should pc.
used as a trysting place.
"9o ~, their .w,ay home from a party one
hight the young man urged the girl to
marry him at once, no matter what her
Ether and mother said. Girl-like, she
obiected, saying that while hers aunt
was friendly and would allow them to
meet at her house she would meyer |
connive at their marriage without the
consent OF the parents. These US
onIy one way out of the difficulty. and
That was to elope.
Lets elope. then" declared the
,,orI, 4 man. ssI'nn sick and tired of de- |
ccsiving your father and mother. II
tSey don't forgive us after We are mar
rIed. all right; they can't keep us
apart"