In 1886, three miles away from the little town called Norton, Missouri last lived the Harding family. The Harding family consisted of five people. The father named Robert Harding, the mother named Matilda Harding, Matilda's sister named Miss Juliet Went, and there two children.
Mr. Harding was an unfriendly man with no friends in his neighborhood. Mr.Harding and his sister-in-law were thought to be taboo by his neighbors. The neighbors believe that they are seen together to much.
"Let us leave,"
"We shall have a storm,"
In 1884, words have been going around that Mrs. Harding has gone away to Iowa to visit her mother. Her husband was being questioned about her where about, but he said she had gone to visit her mother. No more questions were asked since he raised no suspicion. Mrs. Harding never returned. Two years later, without bringing any belonging Mr. Harding and the rest of the family moved to another country. Nobody Knew where they have gone.
A couple years have passed. Two men, one being Rev. J. Gruber, of Norton, and the other Maysville attorney named Hyatt decided to met up in front of the Harding home. They discussed business matters while sitting on the porch. They talked for a while and stopped before it went completely dark. It was a warm day with little to no wind.
A long vine branch came dangling from the roof and both men jumped from their seats in surprise. The branch was violently shaking. Rev. J Gruber got Hyatt attention by looking over at the leaves on the tree, which were not moving, since there was no wind. They both got up to observe the vine. The branch continued to shake so they left.
The two men arrived the next evening with two other unknown men. They all sat down on the porch of the Harding house, and again the violent shaking of the vine began to happen. Someone suggested to dig up the vine and they did. After the men finished digging up they noticed it was shaped like a human. It was missing one thing. One left leg. The rest was settled by the sheriff. They find out later Ms. Harding never left to visit her mother, nor was she planning on it.