| ID | #1607263744 |
| Added | Sun, 06/12/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Status | Research
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William was a schoolteacher off the coast of Northern England who discovered a mermaid combing her hair off the coast. He wrote:
"About twelve years ago, when I was a parish schoolmaster at Rhea, while walking along the shore of Sandside Bay, on a beautiful warm summer day, I was prompted to extend the walk to Sandside head, when my attention was arrested by the appearance of a figure resembling a naked human woman sitting on a rock that runs out to sea, and apparently in the process of combing her hair, which The resemblance which this figure bore to its prototype in all its visible parts was so striking that if the rock on which it sat had not been dangerous for bathing, I should have been forced to regard it as a truly human body, and the eye, unaccustomed to the situation, must certainly have looked so.
The head was covered with hair of the specified color and shaded on top, the forehead was round, the face was plump. The cheeks were ruddy, the eyes were blue, the mouth and lips were naturally shaped like a man's; I couldn't find the teeth because the mouth was closed; the chest and belly, the hands and fingers the same size as the hands, didn't look webbed, but I'm not sure.
He remained on the rock three or four minutes after I noticed him, and during this period he was trained by combing his long and thick hair, which he was proud of, and then fell into the sea, which was at sea level. in the abdominal cavity, from which he did not appear to me, I could clearly see his features, being at a short distance, on a raised platform above the stone on which he was sitting, and in the bright light of the sun."
He continues:
"Just before entering his natural element, he seemed to notice me, as his eyes were directed at the dais on which I was standing. It may be necessary to note that before I saw the object, I often heard several people talk about it, and some of them, whose veracity has never been disputed, that they saw such a phenomenon as I described. although then, like many others, I was not inclined to trust their testimony on this matter. I can tell the truth that it was only after seeing this phenomenon that I was fully convinced of its existence."
If the above narrative can in any way serve as a basis for establishing the existence of a phenomenon hitherto almost incredible to naturalists, or for removing the skepticism of others who are willing to dispute anything they cannot fully understand, welcome to you from,
Dear sir,
Your most obliging and obedient servant,
WILLIAM MUNRO
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1797 BY WILLIAM MUNRO
William was a schoolteacher off the coast of northern England who discovered a mermaid combing her hair near the shore. His account writes:
“About twelve years ago when I was Parochial Schoolmaster at Reay, in the course of my walking on the shore of Sandside Bay, being a fine warm day in summer, I was induced to extend my walk towards Sandside Head, when my attention was arrested by the appearance of a figure resembling an unclothed human female, sitting upon a rock extending into the sea, and apparently in the action of combing its hair, which flowed around its shoulders, and of a light brown colour. The resemblance which the figure bore to its prototype in all its visible parts was so striking, that had not the rock on which it was sitting been dangerous for bathing, I would have been constrained to have regarded it as really an human form, and to an eye unaccustomed to the situation, it must have undoubtedly appeared as such.
The head was covered with hair of the colour above mentioned and shaded on the crown, the forehead round, the face plump. The cheeks ruddy, the eyes blue, the mouth and lips of a natural form, resembling those of a man; the teeth I could not discover, as the mouth was shut; the breasts and abdomen, the arms and fingers of the size in which the hands were employed, did not appear to be webbed, but as to this I am not positive.
It remained on the rock three or four minutes after I observed it, and was exercised during that period in combing its hair, which was long and thick, and of which it appeared proud, and then dropped into the sea, which was level with the abdomen, from whence it did not reappear to me, I had a distinct view of its features, being at no great distance on an eminence above the rock on which it was sitting, and the sun brightly shining.”
He goes on to say:
“Immediately before its getting into its natural element it seemed to have observed me, as the eyes were directed towards the eminence on which I stood. It may be necessary to remark, that previous to the period I beheld the object, I had heard it frequently reported by several persons, and some of them person whose veracity I never heard disputed, that they had seen such a phenomenon as I have described, though then, like many others, I was not disposed to credit their testimony on this subject. I can say of a truth, that it was only by seeing the phenomenon, I was perfectly convinced of its existence.”
If the above narrative can in any degree be subservient towards establishing the existence of a phenomenon hitherto almost incredible to naturalists, or to remove the skepticism of others, who are ready to dispute everything which they cannot fully comprehend, you are welcome to it from,
Dear Sir,
Your most obliged, and most humble servant,
WILLIAM MUNRO
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