Ellsworth American., 1877-06-07
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The Yosemite Hermit



Sua49A were lying inl"rablv long
oh The green i.i->..I-~ when the numbering
yellow stag, ~"nrN Aai tAr worse for wear,
drawn ~ tlr"r Jean, dusty horses, also
somcwAa, 81" worse ior wear, drew up
with a = ana y 'lr,A In 'front.' ot the Grand
Hotel. Ntrr'-t.
l. Wa long. low building. with q broad
pIaZZa iu lr"l' AHI t.pu- one side; the IA
cad" wa- D.. A.l'"' o'n-y yellow TO match
The stage apparently. hui the rest Of The
ed.iio" hal tseu neglected. and the super
abundant ian arI -uperabundant sun
ehinr "i NAfr'-h had leit marks OF theii
haudi""tN Hn i'r bare boards.
Inc i'N' GER rushed oht oi Tue bar room
a. sp"n AS 'Ar "Act!- We're heard. aud
stood grouped about lhc broad PIAZZA eX'
Changing y"A"> "ith the driver, who wa-
Aho"n a. 9'"''F, ana ASKING the news
from H"iu.'"> ana other way places.
M'ah"h"' ing D"t'"f' stout. ruddy'
'""PeAi}atI man. whose appearance
>foNt Wei ipF - profession, descended
from ~ seal On The box, and opening the
stage d"o' ""h al ar oi pride and salts
faction. he a--i'tcd the one lady passenger
10 aiIght win "a grace which would have
done credit g" 'he-terirld. The loungers
On The piAHH1 started and drew back. AL
ceased their Slbr, WITH Scoity, and two OF
three removed Their hats. She was moi
only woman, but very pretty woran-
She "a- even beautiful.
She thAhAtd me Doctor with pretty
grace, ana turned Atr cicar hazel eye.
upon the admiru2 group, scanning each
lace ta-5i't ahd "l>tIully. Inc Doctor
SAID. 'A."W me, ahd was about TO escort
her INTO the -na.l den al on side known
as thr "Laal"> parlor, but she swept
past him ahl walked straight into the bar
room. the Doctor. the loaiers. aud Scotty
crOWdIng in after her and regarding her
movements with an undisguised adinira.
tiou. aud as much reyerential curiosity as
though she had been visitant from
another sphere.
The proprietor OF the Grand" was q
podsy man. with an aggressively bald head
and scaley eyes ike an alllgator's-though
for That matter may be lioelllng the alli-
gator. liz name was sharpe. commonly
corrupted into "Cutey, by some mysterl-
ous process.
lie was pouring whiskey from a bottle
into glass, preparatory to serving him
self, when the new conner walked-she
walked Ike an angel-straight up TO him
and said, Is his the landlordI"
Cutey was so astOnished by the appar-
alton that he dropped the glass-he called
il glass; il was in reality stone-china
cup about half an inch thick-and wasted
the whi-key; il was only by the greitest
presence OF mind that he succeeded in saw
ing the bottle.
"Ma-a-am| he stammered, clutching at
his bald head 10 see If there was a hat
there.
The woman repeated her question; the
crowd BY the doorway. headed by the Doc
Constrained their ears TO listen. She had a
low voice. toIeraIiy sweet. Such music
haa never before been heard within those
low walls. perhaps. They wished that
she would say more. Old "Punks' NUT
tered that she minded hun of his Lyddy-
'1est seen voice which remark brought
down upon him much contumely after
ward ana threat from lhe Doctor TO
put daylight through him. After help
less look around him, Cutey admitted that
ne UdS the lahdIord, win the air OF corn
ered scoundrel contessins crime.
hen perhaps you can tell me what
wish 70 Know said the woman, liking her
clear' sweet eyes upon MIN. II want to
hliu hu i,,ii uidl H"'ii'u ei-1athes court
hey winner.
Nutey shooh HIS hedu sorro"iuily:
lhai -oe % many ilahe.' -sald he'
any man goes ny MS own name.
De ne MN IA ,.'il'i MAJ ilposa' ma ail
s,,,,',,',id,, S,,rs ~ - ~" III ',,los a
suggestion ,. e. o' Yea tears . IN u voice al which