Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-13 | Page 3 | Veiled Hermit Keeps Vow

I VEILED HERMIT KEEPS VOW No Nii l SaU Satt a IH II fur for fi lj l y cn I is Dallas Center O. O 0 March 1 U True True to 10 his hiM vow OW that hut no IU woman wom ll should ever 1 Michael Carlos see sec his face null known as us tho Ito lc veiled hermit hermi lived l cd and lied died in iii ears cars alone fur for one forty lars lcd of this hl his lon lonely hut on 01 the outskirts quiet JI Ills face was wa never veL visible for Cor wrapped securely about his old slouch louch hut hat and fastened at lila his hl chin he ho wore ie a thick el veil tl lii hugh h which one could see sec only the lie faint outline of or a n. countenance His lon long hong n lank I clad in a tattered tat tat- toted army Un uniform I form w u fan familiar time on the streets aln of the thc village His Ills wants wails were few Cew and he spent but little lite It was rumored that he had hind vast sums aunts I of oC mono money in u his cabin cahIl but It was not definitely known until after nJ hi his death which occurred last week that thal ho Ito had hud left a valuable cs- cs e tale tae Ills His Ils story is a u tad sad one inie At the lime of the lie outbreak 1 of if the lie Civil W war li he he heas as UI engaged a cd to lo malT a U beautiful young oung ll u n of or Zanesville Zales je O. O Michael lehinch ut Wf was urns among amou lie to lo enlist for the lit tw war I Its Ills proud 11 sweetheart bid him GoH God Ils IIo d s hll Speed Seed promising to remain true lo to him him till his return himl At l the battle of oC South Mountain Carlos was urns batte shot through h tho thu lower lo er jaw jiw The wound would wa was not given necessary needs needs- sary si At attention antI and he lie w was for COI life ft I Ills sweetheart who into ha hind had promised him hint because to remain true trite l rejected of oC his hl terrible appearance and married ma mar ned ried another Then he made made tho lie vo 0 v which he lie ha has so sacredly I kept Not ot a single woman oman has looked ec upon the thc features Civil war of Michael Carlos since the