Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-02-18
A BEAUTIFUL GHOST.
AThinly Glad Spirit Stirring Up Trlgg
County,

County.
The Cadiz Telephone publishes a
blood-curdling ghost story, the main
points of which are here given:
Mr.. Thomas X. Torian, the gentle
man wl.o told US about the affair, is
known to nearly every man in Trigg
county. He is a plain, practical, in
telligent gentleman, sober and truth
ful, and little likely to allow bis i'm
agination TO mislead him. Last Mon
day he was driven in his own vehicle
(being tho owner Of livery stable) to
the neighboring village of Gracsy, to
meet his wife on her return from a
visit to relatives at Russellville. About
Inightfall, little past six O'Clock, while
being driven slowly along the road
past a small cabin situated about
three and one-half miles east of Cadiz,
the driver called his attention to sn
object and at once concluded that it
was ghost. Mrs. Torisn had also
seen the object, and fearing Mrs.
Torian might be frightened, Mr..
Torian scolded his driver, and told
him thsre were no such things as
ghosts. By this time she flor it ap-
peared to be woman) had advanced
nearer, and was then standing about
twenty or thirty feet away from the
road, and directly opposite the car
'riage. As he looked out she turned
and faced him, stared fixedly into his
face moment, then folded her arms
across her breast, wheeled gracefully
about and walked slowly away in the
direction Of a fence surrounding a
corn field forty or fifty yards away.
Mr.. Torian then settled himself back
on the seat. The strange attire Of the
woman SO excited his wonder that he
concluded to look back and if possible
get second view Of her, and imagine
his astonishment when he saw her in
the roadway and only about thirty
feet behind the carriage. After care
fully observing her, he closed the cur
tain and drove on to town. Mr.. To
rian says that he cannot explain the
circumstance entirely TO his own salts
faction, as he considers all things
bearing even semblance Of the su-
pernatural as ridiculous in the ex-
treme. He says he never saw q more
beautiful female figure or any one
SO graceful in bearing and move
ment as this strange creature. She
wore only one garment, which reach
ed little below the knees, sleeveless, |
cut low at the neck, and as
colorless as the whitest and pursst OF
as were also her features and
all portions Of her limbs exposed to |
view. Her hair, long and luxurisnt,
was unconfined, and reached far below
he waist, and, like the rest, was of
'himmering Wilderness. The gentle
nan says that he has never seen any
being on earth comparable to this
,ne, and that the only and best dos
,ription he could give would be to say
hat it appeared as il beautiful mar
Die statue OF woman-a sculptor's
deal Of the female form-had been
given life and motion. He does mot
pretend to offer any explanation, as
ve stated before, nor do we, but Sim
by publish il ss he related it to US.
several other reliable people have
ee this wonderful being. Indeed,
he has not confined herself to one
ocality, but a well-known farmer, who
US not to use his name, liv-
ng several miles from the place where
he was encountered by Mr.. Torian,
vas aroused from his sleep by the
inging Of his farm bell Tuesday
light, and when he went to see who it
vas, this same creature or one like
er was seen gliding away from the
ell rope, and suddenly vanished out
4 sight. Two other gentlemen have
bserved the same strange vision only
short distance from where she was
cen by Mr.. Torian, and she again
ppeared in Cadiz to one Of our citi-
ems only last Thursday night, as we
ave been informed. If any one can
olive the mystery surrounding her
Movements we would be glad to have
hem do 80; for we confess that we
re non-nluaaad