Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-25
AN ENGLISH TOURIST.
He HEARS A STORY or HOW HER
MT MOUNTAIN WAS NAMED.


ing In q crest extending for hundreds OF
feet 10 the north, and the top Of the crest
seemed almost ~ sharp as a mzor. With
arms alinbo On the rail u the obsorva-
ton car WINS IN English tourist, who
wore n fnonocle and a starr, aud seemed
very much bored by the scenery. Near
him stood commercial traveller Of To
routo, WHO WINS explaining how the
mountain goi its name.
Follow the edge u the mountain
from IT, front 70 the rear he said.
Fright where the edge breaks On you
zee solitary pyramid. From hero Il
seems 10 DO only about ak feet tall,
though In reality Il ia about thirty feet
high. Don't you $50 10 bears some re-.
somblanco % mani That be the hermit.
aud Il ii this solitary pillar that gave
name 10 the mountain"
The English tourist suddenly showed
indications OF interest Ho edged littie
NEARER, and ronarkcd'
"Dog pardon. I'D hear you say aone.
thing about hcrmitP
Tue commercial traveller rave he com
rado n dig In the riln "Why, yes" no
aaid TO the tourist; didn't you ever hear
tho remarkable facts about tho hermit
hcruF
no." said tho tourist.
4 DHunigR's STORY.
well, III tel you the story said tho
drummer. Its remarkable Que, and
every traveller ought 10 know H. You
nee, about the time Of tho gold excite
incnt In the Frazer river country way
back In 1850 man came hero TO make
his fortune. one Of the miners had
brought into this wild region his little
family, and among thom was his daugh.
Ter, very pretty girl, with whom tAis
other fellow foll mally in love. lie had
n hated rival, Of coure, and In n few
months this rival carried on the prize,
and hfc became hollow mocscry 10 tho
disappointed lover. lie became not only
woman hhtcr. but hntcr Of his kind.
and ho made up his mind be- would spend
tho rest Of his life asa hermit.
80 he came TO this mountain, and
he clambercd up that brush that you 500
Alongside, aud be built him u hut Of
stones and branches, aud thoro he began
his now life. lie had gun and lived on
what no could shoot, a little hour he got
from the settlement and tho berries aud
roots no gathered. llo lived thSt way
good many ycsn, bringing down from
the mountain an occasional fur or bear.
skin. which he sold for provisions. For
ycara now he has been old aud unable 20
hunt well, but nothing has ever induced
him to give Mp bis queer liic."
BY this time the English tourist was
all eyes and ears. "You don't mean to
tell mo" be aid. "How on earth does
he live u0wf'
"Wcll, once week tho people who
live Ia this little hamlet you SEE hero III
u basket with provisions aud one Of them
takes u up u tho top OF the mountain.
Whom tho hermit hears anybody coming
he leaves his hut aud retreats into tho
woods. The man with the supplies
leaves tho basket NJ tho door. aud the
next fellow who comes up with proyis.
ions leaves another basket and takes
back tho empty one
THE TOURIST BELIEVED IT.
"The hermit never speak. 10 anybody.
Early In tho winter, before there IA dan.
ger Of n big fall Of snow. lot OF pro-
visions Is taken mp 10 him, for fear that
heavy snowfall will prevent any one
from reaching the top"
"Mhy, doesn't he yet sick and need u
doctor somotimesf' asked the tourist.
Nobody knows that he ever had q
sick day. He is old, but he's well. You
sec the air M there Is magnificent. and
there's no reason he should DO sick
There he u now" continued tho drum.
mer, In n state Of wild excitement.
There he IL; near the edge OF that rock
Don't You see himr
The Englislnnan looked, but could SOC
nothing. Tie borrowed field glaas aud
was adjusting the focus when tho man
exclaimed;
There, he's gone. | Just caught a
glimpse Of him. Hos up 10 high he
didn't look blgger'n . speck, any way"
Remarkable" said tho EnglishmGn,
ns he lapsod into n seat, He rolled II all
over In his mind for couple OF hours.
Meanwhile tho story Of tho Englishman's
interest In the hermit had been told TO a
number Of choice spirits. and there hal
been much hilarlty. ono of the men
who shared the fun was standing near
tho Toronto drummer. when tho English
tourist sided M 10 him again.
"Now, look a-herc." no said. "honest, Il
that really all true about the hermityT
Certainly. its true" said tho com
mercinl traveller. Most all tourists
know II, aud any one who lives Ia this
country can tell you all about IL. Ask
this man here
Tho Englishinan turned to the Other
man, who told the story Of the hermit
over again, with some graphic aud cir.
oumstautial additions. The EnglishmRn
Will probably prepare an account Of the
wonderful hermit for tho British press.
New York Sun.