The Unexplained

When Abbotts asked mentally-challenged daughter, Amy, why she’d drawn on photo, she’d answered, “House has face of hairy-cheeked man who teaches me when I’m afraid to put hairy thing aginst my right cheek.” Second photo of Amy with her muff against her right cheek.

Even though their daughter Amy’s relationship with this mysterious, kind “hairy cheeked” invisible stranger seemed to be becoming more obsessive, they had to admit it was having a positive effect on Amy in the form of her seeming less fearful, ever more secure. One day Elva Thompkins, whom had sold her house to the Abbotts soon after her husband’s death, called Mr Abbott to come over to her cottage to fix something. While there, Troy Abbott mentioned to Mrs. Thompkins the strange behavior of Amy in relation to ghostly figure the daughter describes as “hairy-cheeked, kind, loving man.” Elva Thompkins exclaimed “That sounds like my late husband John! We hadn’t had any children, so John was a loving, guiding hand in the lives of the neighbor kids!” Mr. Abbott asked, “What about hairy cheek part?” “It is just way face hair grew, which John thought blessing!”