The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-03-13
KUKLUx OR WHAT7
A EOndesoript Animal of Singular and
Frightful Appearance Roaming
at Large.
Seen by Blacks and Fired at by Whites
Yet Escapes.

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From the Yicksbnrg Herald, March LIST.
The following extraordinary story-which !
for the want of space we have been COM
PEELED TO condense-we have received from
perfectly reliable source About twenty
FIVE miles from this city but in this coun-
ty. is a small stream known as Bear Greek,
which empties into the Big Black river
The margin of both these streams, in that
vicinity for miles back is an almost impen-
etrable swamp, grown up with canebreaks
and wild, tangled vines. For sometime
past strange stories have been told by the
negroes OF an extraordinary animal seen
near these swamps. The negroes. in their
usual manner, gave graphic and startling
descriptions of his appearance, but usually
winding up with the declaration that it was
the devil they had seen. One PECULIARLY,
as described by the negroes, was that from
his tracks he seemed to be going both
ways at once. That's, one foot pointed to
the front and the other to the rear. These
stories were laughed at and derided by the
citizens, no one believing any such state
ments.
He is described by the negroes as being
about eight feet high, each eye. in their
language, ''as large as a hens egg" with
no nose aud no upper lip, his two eye
teeth as large as mans thumb, extending
down over his chin about eight inches !;
his right foot points directly to the fro ut,
and The left to the rear, and the measure
ment of the track is Just twenty three inch
es in length; his finger nails are perfectly
hard and solid, and are abont six inches
! LONG the hair on his head-whi7h is stiff
and iry,-sweePs the ground as he walks
| and is parted in the rear and brought down
in front on each side of his sngularly
formed chest, which is not round or fat,
but is angular like that of a fowl. The
hair or the body Of this singular being is
very stiff and grows 10 the rear, parting
at the angle of the breast bone, growing
back and uniting with long stiff growth
or his spine which extends back about a
foot like the spinal fin of a fish, or The
bristles on the back of a boar-the hair on
his arms is parted and grows in the same
way, making long thick brush on the
back Of the arms, extending from the
shoulders to the point of his middle finger;
the same peculiarly is observable on his
legs This singular and horrible object
the negroes represent, has been seen by
them at different times for several months.
(His, or it's, appearance to a party of
hunters is thus deseFibed
| A being-apparently human-suddenly
arose from his lair, turned and for a mo-
ment stood in silent inspection Of his pur-
suers, and then instantly with yell truly
terrific, wheeled and with the speed Of the
fastest horse rushed away before the dogs
This wild and exciting chase was contin-
ued for distance of nearly ten miles, when
at last the terrible monster, foamiug with
rage, was brought to bay upon the bank of
the Big Black, and turning with fury IN
paralleled, it seized the formost dog with
both hands and by the exercise of superhu-
man muscular strength, buried its long tai
ons in the body of the bowling brute and
literally tore the dog asunder. Dropping
this, it instantly seized the next and sent
its two immense tusks through the skull of
the doomed dog. One Of the hunters be-
coming alarmed for the safety of the party,
drew his revolver and fred twice at the
monster, but evidently without effect other
than to frighten it by the report. when turn
ing, with hideous yell, it plunged into
the river, diving and remaining under wa
ter fully FIVE minutes, when it would sud
denly spring high into air, screaming with
the voice of regiment of soldiers. It f.
naly swan to the opposite side and disap-
peared in the neighboriug forest, since
which time it has only been seen twice by
white persons. Several attempts have been
made to capture it, but up to the present
time without success.
What this strange creature is, no ons can
conjecture. The gentleman with whom We
have conversed represents it as a black man
about six feet high, but in other respects re-
semblng to a great degree the description
/ given by the negroes.
II has broken the negroes from attending
loyal leagues at night in that section.
Newspapers.
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