Ozark Country by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781610757393
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press

There was a certain woman in our neighborhood who was thought to be a witch. There had been several strange occurrences she was thought to be responsible for, some of which would identify her in my community if I repeated them, even yet.

One morning, after she had been dead for some time, I was driving past her old home, which I knew was deserted and had been for some time. As I came in sight of the house I was amazed to see smoke coming out of the chimney. It was thick, blue smoke, appearing just as it does in the early morning when one is starting a fire. I stopped to investigate, thinking that perhaps someone had moved in, but there was no one there and no fire in the fireplace.

The hair rose up on the back of my head, but I was determined to find the reason for the smoke, and forced myself to go up to the fireplace and stir the dead ashes with a stick. There was no sign of fire, no hint of warmth. I thought there might be a swallow’s nest in the chimney and that the birds had stirred up a dust which deceived me. I looked carefully but found absolutely nothing. Yet all the time the curls of thick blue smoke were coming out of the fireplace chimney. I have thought of this many times and have never found any natural explanation.

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