A Louisiana Ghost Story!

This was passed on to me by a friend from Louisiana who swears it is true.  But you will have to judge for yourself, but I know there are some strange happenings down in that neck of the woods.

This allegedly happened about 6 months ago on Louisiana Hwy 57, just outside of Dulac, a

little town in the bayou country of Louisiana , and while it sounds like an
Alfred Hitchcock tale, I am assured that it is real.

An Ohio businessman, Saul Rubins, abandoned his disabled vehicle on the side of
the road, and attempted to hitchhike. The night was pitch dark in the middle of
a thunderstorm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was raining so hard
he could hardlysee his hand in front of his face.

Suddenly, through the sheets of rain, he saw a car moving slowly, approaching
and appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and silently crept toward him and
stopped. Desperately needing a ride, Saul jumped in the car and closed the door.
Only then did he realize that there was no one behind the wheel and no sound of
an engine to be heard over the rain.

Again the car crept silently forward and Saul was terrified, too scared to think
of jumping out and running.. He saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve
and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and beg for his life; he
was sure the ghost car would go off the road and into the bayou and he would
then drown!

But just before the curve, a shadowy hand appeared at the driver's window,
reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the
bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and Saul
was alone again.

Paralyzed with fear, Saul watched the hand reappear every time they reached a
curve. Finally, scared nearly to death, Saul had all he could take, jumped out
of the car, and ran to town..

Wet and in shock, he went into Schmoopy's. Voice quavering, he ordered two cups
of coffee, black, and then told everybody about his supernatural experience. The
room became silent and everybody got goose bumps when they realized Saul was
telling the truth and was not just some drunk. About 30 minutes later two
Cajuns, dripping wet, walked into Schmoopy's and one says to the other,

"Look, Boudreaux, ders dat idiot what rode in our car when we wuz pushin' it in
da rain!!!"

Certainly passes my reasonableness test!  

Marc
20 March 2012 posted from London