The Man With The Sparkling Blue Eyes

This is a short story that takes place in the Tennessee mountains. It is about a newspaper reporter doing a special article on a hermit who has been living alone deep by himself since his parents died for over fifty years. The reporter finds the old man deep in the woods on the side of the mountain. It was the most interesting interview the reporter would ever have. It wasn't until he stopped by the country store on his way back to town that he was to find out the most shocking part of his visit with "The Old Man with the Sparkling Blue Eyes!