Show AN AGED AND CRAZY HERMIT the hilton round foil id him high in the by twenty dogs an interesting rame came to the ears cars of 0 a tribune reporter yesterday about an aired aged hermit living in destitution in a small hut but high up in the east mountains midway between emigration atlon find parleys canyons the story etory was told to tho the reporter by mr tr george hilton of this city who with lit 1111 son con george 1111 tun jr took a trip last tuesday to the file mountains to kd get a few evergreen shrubs hruba ti the tos log was waa very dense and tho the men get cot ellb up in the lillis hills before they were awain ot of it all at once from out of tho the mist appeared a yelping and dirty crowd ot of au giuga beare ot of every size anil and variety the men were scared and tried their best to q quiet ulet t the lie hungry looking canines when sud ud denly they caroe came upon a small and dilapidated lapi dated dugout about six bl c feet square this nals miserable erable hovel theta arl ap posted an old man bent with age and il hue beard that would have rivaled rip hip van the trien men cordially invited into the hut and in a very few ew moment began beean to feel crl that hat they would be tar far better pleased to bo be lit in their own holls tor for the old heinelt gave unini unmistakable ble of and tile dogs doga of which there were twenty wele most of fu ob obnoxious nolous title the old man said that ills his name mame was Dern demmeck Demm mick lck and that lie he lived alone lie ho occasionally visits visit the alie fort ort to her bri for or crup chucle LE which Is his only way of 0 living lie he claims to be a greater singer sinew than patti and rave gave sov etal eia selections to the uncomfortable guests gues tsi one of which he ha said sald was wall tile lila own composition and ills his favorite av orlie it was wa CA called aed god save the and from the description riven of 0 the rendition or of it the sors song must be a one fine one and worth hearing the old man said that besides the twenty dogs christ lleo lives ll eo with him and in dozens ol of other ways waya showed that he vaa isas out of 0 his head entirely mr nilton pays bays the man irian Is 19 filthy rad n nd thal thai the dogs bogn live in the house with him there are arc no comforts whatsoever and tho the whole outfit seem to lie starving starring his water ater supply Is found in a small holo hole dug duff on tho the hill into tit which the snow water runs and which the old man is it a bathing place for salt lakers his Is a strange one and tho the informant mr hilton Is afraid that the old fellow will diet die arid and his pets will cat bint the story at any rate AS told the tribune reporter was an interesting one and should be hinves ti gated |