The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-02-22
THE WILD WOMAN OF THE
NAVIDAD.

About year since an account was
published in the Victoria Advocate
respecting strange creature, whose
tracks had been discovered on the
banks of the Navidad. near Texana.
The foot marks of this creature re.
sembed those ola woman.anL report
was circulated to the effect that a
wild. woman had made her retreat in
the forest of the Navidad. Within IL
few weeks several attempts have been
made to capture this singular being.
Mr.. Glascock pursued it for several
days with dogs, and at one time ap.
preached so near it as to cast lasso
upon its shoulders. 1t however, with
great adroitness cluded the snare, aud
fed to dense thicket. where it could
not be traced. Mr.. t;ascock states
that he was near a small prairie en-.
closed by the border forests OF the
river, when the creature emerged
from the woods. and ran across the
prairie in fu,l view. Ii was abou,
five feet high. resembling Il human
being, but covered with hair Of red.
dish brown color. In its hand it held
IL stick about six feet long, which it
Aourishcd from side to side. as if to
regulate its motions, and aid it when
running at full speed. Its head and
neck are covered with very long hair.
which streamed backward in the
wind. 1t ran with the speed of a
deer, and was soon out OF sight. The
dogs pursued it, and came 50 close
upon it at small creek, that it was
compelled to dro? its stick, which was
taken by its pursuers.
This stick is about six feet long,
straight and smooth as il polished with
glass. Several other persons have
repeated : seen the creature, and they
all concur in representing it as hu,
man being, but so covered with shay.
gy hair as to resemble an ourans GU.
tang. 1t has frequently appr ,ached
thc houses of the settlers in that neigh.
borhood during the night, and stole
various articles among ether things
it carried off quantity Of towels. one
or two books, and has also taken sew
eral pigs. One of It's nests were found
in the forest, in which were several
napkins. folded up just as they were
taken from the house, and a Bible
marked J. J. Wright. A bill for
washing also enclosed in the Bible.
The foot-marks Of this strange being
have been traced to the bottom of the
Navidad, but it has eludcd all attempts
to capture it. The old settlers in that
section say that these foot.marks have
been noticed for ten or twelve years,
and that several years ago there were
other foot marks, Indicating that three
Of these creatures were in company.
Within the last year the loot.marks of
only one have been noticed. Mr..
Glascock intends to collect a pack OF
good hounds and resume the pursuit,
and he is confident that he will sue
coed in capturing it. He has incur.
red considerable expense, and has ex.
posed to great hardships and danger
20 secure it. thus evncing his full be.
lief in the identity of this mysterious
being. 1t is not improbable that dur.
ing the war of the Revolution when
the people Of tina; section were driven
from their homes hy tho victorious
army of Urea, some children might
have been sccrcicd in the woods Or
left there, and their relations never
returning, have become like wild
beasts, clothed with hair, and feeding
upon herbs and such small animals as
they can capture or pilCcr from SET.
tlers.-Houston (1era9 Telegraph.