Kentucky's Freakish Well

"Cne of the ruost remarkable natural woedcis J ever saw," said a gentleman from the Purtbsse today, "is au old unased well on the Tennessee river, down In onr country. "Nobody knows who dug the well or why it was ever dng, as it is not near any fariuhonse or village. But the nuusual tbiug a bont it is its freakishuess. For iustauce, last suminer, during the drought, when water was at a premium, I went to the well wbile fishing in tbe neighborhoud aud found it over half Eull of the coidesfc limestone aqua pura I ever drank. Bnt every f all and winter the well goes dry, and there is seemingly uo stream frorn wbieh the well can draw its supply of water. An old man who li ves near by told niethat last surnmer was the only time he had ever known limestone water to rioe iu the well. ''Why, ' sajd tbe old river man in speaking of the mysterious well, 'I have drawn the yery bent of iron mineral water out of it at one time and white sulphur at auotber. ïhenegroes say the well is hauutad because steam rises 'rom it in the winter time, when there is not a drop pfwater iu it. The blacks shun it as they would the boss denizens of the infernal regidas, swearing the water is poisoned and that a draft 'rom it means deatb to him who swalows the potion. And it is as queer and