The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-11-12
WHOLE NO. 1921.
The DeyI1In Hsruclsen CouA Gs.tks
BnooKsvrLLE, KY, Oct. 1898,
To tie Editors of The Egquirer:

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To tie Editors Of The Enquirer
A wonderful phenomenon has recent
ly made disappearance on Willow Creek,
in Bracken County, about two inileh
from Brooksviile, and has been seen
by quite namber of the worthy citizens
of our county Our people have been
in a constant state OF excitement, since
1t first made it's appearance.
On the 10th inst, as one of our citi.
zens, prominent tobacco merchantrs4
siding in Brooksville, was returning
home from the Southern portion of the
county, where he had been buying some
crops Of tobacco, and, being belated
was riding the road, when suddenly he
beheld a frightful object in the middle
Of the road Immediately in front of him,
l will give you the description Of it asI
heard it from his lips
"The object was about six feet ia
length, and walked upright The face
was at times that Of a man very pale,
with curls Of flames falling over his
shoulders eyes of. sulphurous blue,
changing constantly in size, one mo-
ment as large as tin-cup, and gradu-
ally decreasing in size until it was al
most invisible Its arms were those Of
a man, and hands deadly pale In one
hand it held torch, and in the other
a sword that seemed to be about four
feet in length Its lower extremity
was that Of a horse, with legs we'll pro-
portioned, and hoofs as those of horse.
Its tail, which was about three feet in
length. was of fame. It's breath was.a
solid sheet of fire, which vibrated with
heayings of its breast, like the pendu.
lum of a clock. 1t was certainly the
most frightful object ever beheld. It
walked of to the side of the road, and
then vanished. When it disappeared /
Immediately put spurs to my horse aud
galloped by the spot where / had sseb
it. When / arrived at the summit OF
the hiii, about two hundred yards of. I
looked back and saw the object in the
spot where I first beheld it. stopped
my horse and watched it for moment;
it walked over to the left side of the
road, and, mounting a rail fence that
stood there, commenced running to-
ward me. l did not stay to see the
remainder of the drama"
He Immediately rode to town aud
having told the adventure to some Of
the citizens, they Immediately formed q
party and started out to receive the
strange visitant Lawyers, doctors,
preachers and tradesmen. armed with
guns and pistols, made their way en-
masse to the scene of this strange ad-
venture. When they arrived at the
spct, some Of them beheld the spectre
and others could not see it. 1t was,
when they saw it, on the fence, and
running rapidly mp and down it, past
the crowd, for the distance of a quarter
of a mile. As it passed the crowd ,
several fred at it, but with no effect.
About eleven o'clock it vanished, and
was seen no more that night. Since
then it has been seen every night at the
same place. Hundreds Of visitors have
been on hand every night at the same
place. Hundreds of visitors have been
on hand every night and the excite
ment is at a very high state now, and
is increasing. The cause of this is
beyond conjecture. 1t has been only
about year ago since it was seen id
this county before. The county is astir;
and the people are eager to get rid Of
their unwelcome visitant This is the
whole narrative. ... ...-. .....
Will not some philosopher expl aid
the cause of this wonder7 .-g. +.
Yours truly, .-4..
JOSEPH PEYTON.
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