The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-04-27

water. 4 was myself but | uau
Gravity feeling from the crown of my
head to the sole of my feet as If had
been keel hauled.
Not feelin very well this mornin.
sir?" remarked the caretaker
mo; Eve had an ugly dream.
How did the winder get broken,
sir?"
Il don't know. didn't know 1t
was broken.
And there's blood on the right arm
Of your nightshirt."
saw the broken window and the
blood and was taken all aback.
what does 1t mean?' l asked.
"The sash was nailed. SIR was the
only reply
l arose. dressed myself and went
straight down to my uncle. finding
him at breakfast, He was astonished
TO see me. and told him that had
not gone home. but had slept In the
hexagonal house. He started.
"Well?" he asked eagerly.
gave him my experience.
When had finished he arose from
the table and paced the floor
what do you think about the bro
ken window and blood on my night
shirt?"t asked.
Have you the nerve to hear how
you have narrowly escaped death?"
Yes; have"
well. then. listen. The last man
who lived in the hexagonal house was
one who had lost his reason. He fan
cied himself to be Napoleon l. One
morning his body was found under the
window Of the room you slept In"
Great heavensv exclaimed. with
n shudder.
called up Professor Starkweather of
the University OF D.. located few
miles distant. and conyersed with him,
after which was Informed that sew
eral of the professors would be down
within nm hour TO take my statement.
was too shaken up to eat any
breakfast. so went and walked In
the garden till the professors arrived.
They took me into room and heard
my story from beginning to end. Then
Professor Starkweather asked me
some questions.
"IIave you read much of Napoleon's
lifer he asked
Nothing but little history. which
| have forgotten"
Did you know that Napoleon be-
lieved that the English were poisoning
him while he was at ST. Helenn?"
No"
Did you know who were with him
there?'
No
Did you know that Constant WIS
Napoleon's valet and that Napoleon
gave him a bag supposed to contain
poison with which Napoleon tried to
commit suicide just before his abdica-
ton ut Fontalneblcu?"
mo"
Did you know that In 1910 King
Louis Philippe brought Napoeon's
body to France from st. Helena aud
that the Napoleonlc enthusiasm ex-
cited largely contributed 10 the revo-
luton which dethroned that king and
made Louis Napoleon PRESIDENT"
NO"
shooting OF the Duke d'Enghien con
centrated the European powers against
himT'
No"
Gentlemen" said Professor Stark
weather to his colleagues. Its clear
case of rcincarnatlon.
Rather" said Professor MARYLAND.
dean of the medical college. ut proves
that insanity may In certain forms be
n brain disease and that the germs Of
the patient who had formerly inhabit-
ed the room worked upon this young
man."
why. then. has he recovered so
suddenlyW
Insanity In any event Is affected by
pure air. sunlight and other revivify-
ing causes. The young man was not
exposed long enough TO enable the
germs to get n permanent foothold."
But how do you account for the
knowledge the young man did not pre-
viously have Of events in the life OF
Napoleon
"Psychologically considered. admit
my position Is weak, but you must re
member that there Is such II thing as
a transference Of soul. However. that
rather than In mine. We study the
body. you the SOUL
"There Is one point In the story that
looks suspicious" said Professor
Blenker. Napoleon calls on Con-
slant Constant was not at St Hele-
na"
"That may be explained" replied
Professor Starkweather, "by the fact
that Napoleon was near his end and
likely delirious. He had formerly
called on Constant for everything"
While they were wrangling four
more of the faculty Of the university
arrived. and all agreed that my state
ment should be taken down at once
while the impression was fresh on my
mind. One of their number was ap-
pointed to write. and MS | told the
story any one who wished would ask
n question. When the statement was
finished It was taken IN charge by
Professor Starkweather. the meeting
broke up. and. bidding goodby to my
uncle. I started for home. glad to get
as far as possible from the scene Of
my adventure