The Pine Barrens once had their own
particular witch. Pineys put salt
over their doors to discourage visits
from the witch of the pines,
Peggy Clevenger
It was known that she could turn herself
into a rabbit. A dog was once seen
chasing a rabbit. The rabbit jumped
through the window of a house and there--
in the same instance,
in the window--stood
Peggy Clevenger.
A man saw a lizard and tried to kill
it by crushing it with a rock.
When the rock hit,
the lizard disappeared and
Peggy Clevenger
materialized on the spot
and smacked the man in the face.
Clevenger is a Hessian name.
Peggy lived in Pasedena,
another of the now vanished towns
about five miles east
of Mt. Misery.
It was said that she had
a stocking full of gold.
Her remains were found in the smoking
ruins of her cabin, but
there was no trace of the gold.
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