Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-31


any circumstance. A gentleman of veracity
me that he found place, in the open
field, where the tracks were suspended for
distance of more than twenty feet, which seems
to show that the animal could fly: and yet
there we're none of the usual signs OF dhght-
ING the first track of the commencing series
being as perfect, and as quickly made as the
others. Nor was the last track of the old /
series any deeper or more uneayen than the
others, as it naturally would have been had
the animal given that spring of leg which
always proceeds mounting on wings. Nor
we're there any side marks, where the wings
we're touched for the purpose of balancing.
Nor do we know of bird which could have
walked the distance in one night which was
travelled by our" incog, certainly we know
of no nortmnal bird which could do it,
Its method of passing fence was also Pc
culiar. Upon arriving at the fence, the last
track was made within some twelve or fifteen
inches of its base, and the frsto the opposite
side were as near and delicately made as the
rest. There was no appearance of having
jumped from the top, and no track on the top
OF sides where he stood or climbed down.
There were many other singular circum-
stances, which l do not recall with sufficient
distinctness to describe and others were mat
ter of gossip which do not remember to have
seen authenticated.
/ The subject was, Of course, "a nine-days
wonder" There were many shrewd guesses,
and some scientific Investigations; but all to
no purpose. The wise ones satisfied them
selves, and few Others Some, perhaps, believ'
ed that His Statauic Majesty had been look
ing over his domiuions. As the old song goes
"Some said it was bird,
Others said nay;
Others said it the devil
Travelling that way"
Others, pointing to some fact not thus explain
ed, said look We here!'
Well, as l said, the subject was ga nine
days wonder" and soon passed from though
from my thoughts, as from others. But nov
the whole matter is revived A late humble
of the London Meas contains long accoun
of tracks of the same kind, and appearing
under almost precisely the same circumstances
The News gives four engravings of the track
which were left in Devonshre, England, OIL
the night of the Eighth of FEBRUARY. Th
mystery has been undergoing thorough inves
tigation by men as eminent as Prof RicharC
Owen; but thus far no satisfactory conclusion
is arrived at Prof Owen thinks it must b
the track of badger. But the badger il
not so uncommon in England, that no one bu
the Professor should recognize its trac there
are hundreds who would know it at once
And besides there are no badgers with us, ye
we have the tracks.
Various kinds of solutions are offered, com
ing from widely different persons and local.
ties. Some think it stray swan-but VIII,
should swans footprints startle peopl
among whom swans are SO common? Som
think it must be an escaped kangaroo; bu
that animal moves by bounds which are quit
unequal in length, while these tracks arc ex
actly cigbt-and-a-halt inches apart. Som
, think it might be crane; but how could
, then enter,as it did, a sixinch sewer? An
if it was catamount as some think, wha
was it seeking in such place as gutter
; Some think it might have been an otter, blu
tracks were found on roofs of house-strang
places for that animal surely. And thus tn
scientific guessing goes on, but nothing
settled
Communications are on hand, says tn
MRS, from. a large number Of observers
But it gives no hope Of solution We vii
keep an eye on the subject, and transmit wha
,, we learn that tends to solve the riddle
Taunton Daily Gazette.