The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-14

vastly further from the solution Of thil
strange; WondrouSly strange affair. From
brter heap 10 brier heap we chased, or
this Monday morning, the boys roubler
He was here, there, nowhere, but always
hurting stones at John. But finally be
was
SUDDENLY vIslBLE TO ALL PARTIES.
As John pointed him out in a briGr
patch; the party looked and there could
DO plainly seen on old, old man. He was
dressed apparently In blue pants and shirt,
OF hne looking material. He was hatless,
but his long white flowing beard and hair
hung In proIusion around his shoulders
and over his breast. His face was pale,
and yet bright; eyes clear and sharp, and
black as tho night, shining even In the
midday sun
LIKE TIE MORNING STAR.
He was ordered 10 surrender, but he
made no move. From him towards the
boy the stones came, but not apparently
thrown by the old man, being thrown, as
i were, by him without move or an ei-
tort. Again, and yet again, he was or.
dered to surrender, but no word he spoke.
The party closed upon him, but he was
Oh like Q deer, bounding over the ground,
scarce touching II, almost as bird flies,
JOHN FOLLOWED CLOSELY,
aud seemed imbued with an unknown
teetness, Tor he easily kept at the old
mans side, while the balance Of the party,
running with all their might, were lett
lar In the rear. Again the strange crea-
ture entered patch Of briers, but was not
again visible TO any save the boy. Again
he was run out, again he entered another
brier patch, and 80 the chase went on.
But once more during the day was this
strange being
vIsIBLE TO HIS PURsURRs.
Like the first time he was In a briar
patch and visible to oil parties. But this
time II was determined 10 shoot him. As
he was closed upon, ordered several times
TO surrender but spoke no word, one oil
the party then
TOOK DELIBERATE AIM
with his trusty rife and fred. He arose
apparently unhurt, and as he did 80
another Of the party shot, but he bound
ed off again as swim as the wind. The
two men went to reload their rifles, but
upon neither Of them was there q lock,
both having fallen of.
The pursuit went on the balance Of the
day, but not again was the pursued Wis
ible 10 the pursuers. On Tuesday the
chase was again resumed, but with the
same
UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS.
But on this morning one Of the party
happened TO mention to another that there
seemed always 10 run from the brier
patch smoke. They noticed more par.
licularly and found that never had they
failed 10 run from the hiding place Of the
unseen old man huge smoke. But this
was soon changed and from each briar
patch went forth an Indian Hen, bird
plentiful In that country. This Indian
Hen would be driven from the briars and
would go flying up through the air, alight
in another patch, and from there
THE STONES WOULD COME.
On Tuesday evening, July 3lst, the
search was abandoned having been carried
on for three days. On that evening John,
now weak and emaciated, wasted away
to q shadow Of his former sell, was sent
away from home, and had not up to yes.
terdsy returned.
THIS ENDS THE HIsToRY.
II there is anything strange about 1t do
not ask me Tor q solution. have laid
before you the facts, nothing more, and
you must draw your own differences. l,
for my part, have come 10 no conclusion.
l know the above story 10 be true, as
each name above given Is well known in
Weizel, and precludes the possibility Of
any fraud or error. NosJDDA.