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THE CENTAUR SPIRIT - It is no secret about the many systems of caves in Plainfield , On ,
but only a few have reported about a spirit that haunts Hoskin Rd. .
Reports of a Centaur Spirit started in the early 1930's. People have
claimed that while driving on the road at night a goat jumps out
on the road and blocks the way. It then turns to you and it has the
face of a man. Is this an urban legend or does it have some bearing?
When John was a teenager, he and his friends would always go through
the caves. Sure there were always fields with goats in them , but not
the centaur. John and his friends got lost in a cave system for 12
hours one time. They finally reached there car at 2:30 in the morning.
The whole walk back to the car nothing strange happened.
John was also told about this story from a personal experience of a
family member and friend. This is the story of the time they had an
encounter with the spirit .
" The hockey game ran late that night and the snow was terrible. We
waited for the plow to go down the highway so we could follow it.
I knew my VW Bug was not the best in snow. I wanted some relief
before driving the backroads of Plainfield to drop of my buddy.
We finally reached the turn of of highway 37. Hoskins Rd. wasn't
plowed yet so I slowed down. It was a really neat drive along the
water as the snow started to ease up. An easy ride home is all I
thought about as we crossed the bridge. I slowed down to turn the
corner at Scuttlehole Rd. when something jumped out on the road.
I tapped the breaks and the car stopped. " Are we Home? " my buddy
said as he woke up. " far from it, are you O.K. ? " , we laughed. I
clicked on my four ways and looked up. " It's a damn goat, Honk your
horn. It'll take off. Happens all the time. There's holes in the fences."
said my buddy as he stared at the goat.
I honked my horn and it didn't even flinch. I revved the engine and
honked again. The goat turned it's head to us. I heard my buddy swear
and yell. What was I seeing? The goat had a mans face. It's eyes were
were red and shimmering in the headlights. " Hit it ! Hit It ! " my
buddy yelled as he stepped on the gas. I was driving ! ! He grabbed
the shifter and the car jerked back. "You idiot" I yelled as we
bounced off a snow bank. We hit the soft shoulder and stopped.
When we got out to inspect the damage there was no sign of the
goat. " Did that really happen ? " asked my buddy. " I don't know " I
said walking up the road. I turned and said " I'm not sticking around
to find out either. " As we drove up the driveway to drop my buddy
off , the only words spoken were " I think we should keep this to
ourselves " . I have driven down the road lots of times since . . . . .
but only in the daylight ! ! "
John believes this story because this family member has seen
spirits four other times during his life. The family member was also
a man that does not frighten very easily. He was the one always
scaring everybody else. He has since died.
John in researching the legend has found out, from talking to family
and friends that have resided in the area for generations, that the
story has some validity. His results found that over 45 percent of
the group have either heard of , had a friend see , or have seen the
CENTAUR SPIRIT . John feels that the story warrants further study
and investigation.
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