Our Family Trouble The Story of the Bell Witch of Tennessee by Richard Williams Bell

Author:Richard Williams Bell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Kate Gets in Bed With William Porter

William Porter was a very prominent citizen of the community, a gentleman of high integrity, regarded for his strict veracity. He was also a good friend to our family, and spent many nights with us during the trouble, taking his turn with others in entertaining Kate, which was necessary to have any peace at all, and also agreeable to those of an investigating turn of mind who were not afraid, and this was Mr. Porter’s character; like John Johnson, he rather cultivated the spirit, and said he was fond of gabbing with Kate. This seemed to please the witch, and they got along on good terms. William Porter was at this time a bachelor, occupying his house alone. The building was a large hewn log house, with a partition dividing it into two rooms. There was one chimney having a very large fireplace, and the other end was used for a bedroom - entered by a door in the partition. I give this as related by Mr. Porter himself, to a large company at Father’s, and as he has often repeated the same to many persons, and no one doubted his truthfulness. Said he:

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