The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-12-20
HERMIT OF THE PLAINS.
TRAVELLERS IN TEXAS ENTERTAINED
sY 4 MYSTERIOUS HOST.

Name on Peril of lis LifeE>ahss9aens
Disappearance of the Strange Man
Aeertain gentleman, whom shalcan
Herr L.. was sent 70 Texas from Ber-
: lin By a syndicate Of German noblemen
who were desiroas Of investing in iand
fer the purpose OF establishing an extern
sve ranch. Herr l. stopped in Fort
Worth for c few days, and. hearing
favorable accounts a the country lying
northwest OF this eity. became Impressed
with the idea that be would find there a
suitable location for the proposed ranch
He wished 20 visit the sections he thought
of purchasing, and y0ur correspondent,
as agent for the Houston and Texas Cen
tnl. which owned the lands, was APP
pointed 10 accompany him. We left the
railroad at Vernon, and went by private
CONVEYANCE 10 the tract in question.
which lay some eighteen miles out from
that town.
IS We len the hotel II Vernon We
asked the landlord II there Was any
house en- the read where we coald pu
up for the night should il happen that
we would not be able n make the return
trip that day.
No holrea st I'll. Sr, said mine hest,
except THAI Of the hermit
The hermit We hoth exclaimed
yes. the hermit OF the plains Hesa
singular foreign character. who lives
some ffseea miles from here, al alone.
in a little Saaasy about half i mile Of
the rad Hes@ mighty unscable hes
set himself the name - ghe hermit q
the phii& He might take you IN, NE-
-. tUss is oae q his wcGli2rlt4s that
he can't lSar German with a glance
81 nv omNniaa l he wouldn't
accommodate me- 10 save his life
raNI Freedman, n 81 pEetall-
III. &5d Herr L. IS we drove OF
We h24 = capital pair q @lsk little
Texas ponies. al fire and nerve. and. tie
roads being good. reached Cur object
point ia good time, but several hours
were consumed IN arlxEn-0yer tAecozn-
trv. and. unconscious Of the flight q the
short day. Nc were sarp3t ind our
selves near It's c Another Reason
for haste WIS also apparent IN the
paTplish ulssss q Gaaa lying nezE uza
h1-szan thar Threatened : storm. IL an
Incredibly short time darkness w.s ca
= ana the entire heavens U4k with the
coming tempest The ponies became
u-nnznac n the frs ps2Io< taandsr
and for~sk the ro8d- which v2lllE e-
dszvorei n fHl aga5ns lgs the EvE8
flashes = lightning. Instead q serving
ne. oaly added to my saaiao An
hour Muurins here and there II tie
tnal nr24e Arew NJ completely oat 81
nv reckoning. and whn Al AS1 tie
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