Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-07-21

| then taken up. A long discussion ensued.
| Pending debate the House took recess until
z. 30 D.! m. 's'1' 7isl II ll''1 A1 ASt4 e1s'iii
The evening session was devoted to general
debateaini Committee of the Whole 7deai5ae
| A Strange but well Authenticated Story.
The following story was told us a few nights
since, by the father Of the girls referred to-
We place entire confidence in the veracity of
the narrator, but forbear publishing his name,
as we omitted to ask permission Of him to
do so:
Mr. K, the gentleman who told us the sto
ry, resides within two or three miles OF the bat
tie field of Droop Mountain, and resided at the
same place at the time when the battle was
fought. This battle field lies near the boundary
line between the counties of Pocahontas and
Greenbrier. He says that, some time after the
battle was fought, dog was seen at place in
the mountain, not very far from the battle
field, with the hand of a man in his mouth
This was supposed to be the hand of some poor
fellow, who, having been wounded in the bat
tie, retired to this spot and there died; and
that his body, not having been found by those
engaged In burying the dead, subsequently fell
a prey to the dogs and buzzards. Some time
after this occurrence, several of MIR. K. s
daughters, while gathering berries near the
same place, found a gun and carried 1t home.
About twelve months since, the same girls,
having returned to this place to gather rasp-
berries, were very much surprised to find them
selves the objects of a mysterious and lnexpll-
cable assault, which continued as long as they
remained upon the ground Fragments of
rock, sticks and other missiles were continuous.
ly hurled at them by some invisible power, and
fell thickly around them. One Of the irag-
ments of rock struck a bucket in the hands of
one of the girls with sufficient force to indent
it. The girls tried in vain to find out whence
and by whom or what these missiles were
thrown. On returning home they reported
what had happened, to their parents, but all
were unable to account for the mysterious at
tack. The girls returned several times during
the week to the same place, in pursuit OF ber
ries, and on every occasion, were attacked In
similar manner. Their invisible assailant be
came so bold as to follow them with his mis-
siles for some distance, on their return home,
but at no time revealed himself to their curious
and searching scrutiny. The parties thrown at
were some times struck, but, as no serious in
jury followed, the girls, as they became more
accustomed to the attacks, were rather amused
than alarmed by them.
On the Sunday following the circumstance
last detailed, Mr. K went to preaching in the
morning, and on his return home was informed
by his wife and family that they had been visi-
ted by their mysterious and invisible foe, du
ring his absence, and that he had thrown into
the house number Of rocks, sticks &c. BY
some of these, members of the family had been
struck, but none Of them hurt. In the yard in
front Of the house there was a sink, and mum
Der of the missiles thrown into the house were
picked up and thrown into this sink, but In a
little while the same Were thrown back into the
house
After dinner Mr. K took his Bible, and 60
ing into the porch, seated himself there, and
commenced reading. Lying .onthe yard In
front of the porch, was large! heavy stick
which had been used for hanging saddles on,
but, having fallen from the place to. which it
had been attached had been thrown into the
yard While Mr.. *, was engaged In reading,
this stick was taken up and hurled through the
porch where he was sitting, and against the
side of the house, with as much force as a man
could have thrown it. 81, ~ Id. - ,,,l,,,4
On the following day, Monday, some one
having surmised that there might possibly be.
some connection between the gun which had
been found on the mountain, and the strange
circumstances above narrated, the gun was ta-
ken from the dwelling house, and placed in the
barn, where it has remained ever since. From
that time to the present Mr.. X. and his family
have not been disturbed by their mysterious
and invisible assailant.
AS Mr. K personally witnessed none of the
above facts except such as occurred on Sunday
evening after his return from preaching we in
quired of him, very particularly, as to the sit
uation of his house, and as to the possibility of
mans concealing himself near enough to the
house to throw these various missiles into it
He replied that there was no place nearer than
one hundred and fifty yards where man could
possibly have been concealed. He pretends not
to explain the facts but merely details them as
witnessed by himself or members of his fami-
ly. We are unacquainted with Mr. KS fam
and the facts witnessed by himself as confir-
matory of their statements, if any confirmation
were necessary. .-Le,eisbwy Times.