, 1869-03-20
4 WILD CHILD IN KENTUCKY.
The rar Es TJAi,y Moustsr Nander-
frr Ii this Woodi.

lee IL t43 sFOV2ss
Firm The Cn,o, town, K1., Appen, karc1 &
from thta place, and e1tcndlLg from puint
I've miles from town to about ten miles, Is
spayeely inhabited, and many thousand
ac1es haye yet thdr agea forest growth.
1hrre Is also a strip In tbs tlmbercd location
WHERE the trees have brcn uprootcd aud n31
lie a. O masa OF logs, limbs, and underbrusb,
and known ~ the uurr1c3ne-'
In the surroundings Of the "Hufricanc'
are good hunting gzounde--1ufkaY, deer aud
the general email varieties arc to te found
by The expert hunter. There Is n1so L soule-
thine thai has been described to us BY several
has hecn told us.
For some months psst, gentleman resld.
irn uear this portion Of ths county, known
as the Hurricane, has heard sounds issu1Cg
oi child In distress, and sometimes preccd-
cd By wall Of child shrek. The thmtlr has
been much disconnected In regard to to!s ex-
,raoyd!naEy uoi.e, and mauy fru,ticss At.
tempt. were made to neccstaiu from whom or
where 1t proceeded. At length their etfarts
ncht Ito use the old mans exprenstou) ta&.
s'made him creep" Sitting upon lo.s some
distance from him, what he would take 10
be nude male child a slight noise made by
him startled the object, and 1t ran with great
CART him /; the heavy timber distracted bis
sight, 50 that he lost the trail and the obj,et
OF The flight. The tracks made By the aa1-
NAL were about three inches long. and bad
every appearance Of the track Of . child.
Thee was the large projecting toe, with tae
four email ones, clrcllns dawn gradually aud
forming symmetrical and well-forn1ed hu-
man footprint.
AE.r this discovery. other members Of the
family, br close watching, sAw the same OBJ
}eci, and Informing some Of theit .E1cndF,
Al -, T. 1Tr H.. IL ~ H =
the boys belonging TO the old gcntlem an's
latn{iy, Gctsrmincd to capturc fl, and ior the
purpose 4 ettectuailg surprising the am
nal. lie hid himself near the place where be
lad frequently seen IT.. As the sun arose,
: ca4t'ng its luTld and cifulEent rays through,
around and b-tween the matted tree tops,
br1ess snd woods, doing its very best to help
young Amesica with this addition Of his
miniature meuaserie, the young mans cycs
Wcse greeted by Z sight Of the ob.ect OF his
search. and, as 1t had not discovered tie In
trndtr, he had ample time to take = close
look at it, md, rs near rs VIC can, will describe
| Il to the rcadtr.
! IL was about two feet. or probably two
| leet and a44half high, Its appearance. walk aud
| actions were human-WalEed erect, and
| when pursued WIS very fleet Of foot lts arm.
did not appeal. exceedingly ling, and had
nneer nalls; It's clothlug-ycs, It was clothed
not Us georEeous and many colcrcd as the
| Eucinn bellies. nor as echnty as the ll:tlt
Gcdeed chick with the shell covering on hi.
back, hut With hair. yerftable long. way,
and beautiful bright hair, such as seen in pi j:
lures and advertisements TINT represent 1ht
female after using Hall & CaIchem's bali
| rcstorcr, refrigerator, etc. The hair is of !
Erayish white, and about stx inches long
covering the entire body, and in constant
motion. waving, dividing and changing posi
| tfrn, In accordacce wlth the force Ct tht
Wind that moves It; Of q tight etiky NATURE
Inns well proportlored, feet very small
| aud take 1t all IN all, would make pretty
! gooo start for the old maid or bachelor (par
rip. The ha1r) toward housekeeping.
The young man pursued II uutIl It came tt
the Hurricane spoken OF, the deus:ncs3 q
which prevented him entering, but tn
| t,nsHncss Of the creature gave advantages
And It eluded Kim. It's lair. OF den, com
, prlssd three large holes, situated 50 % t
form right arv!r triangle the edges smoott
. having been wosn BY It's occupant, aud one {
: them, about thrtc feet below The surEac,
! shows q small cavern, with warm aud COZ
; fortatIc tcd Of lcages. Adhcriug to brusl
. leaves ant trees IN the vicIusty, arc hairs r
i scn bling that covering the creature. TO d.
! beng the day hen many of the pel.hho
: | arc 10 met aud uueurth this being. We vi
not speculate on its ancestry, but wi h dete
I erce turn the mBtter orer to those who NAL
: the wonderful thc,r study.