Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-10

..nA like to have doiie' Joi,'s
,S sps quickly brought; three igns wa,is
bitks ~ s IN the old garden wall formed the
ssrs ~ I'm which sloped half roof; SO that
Snrp; ~ looked more like wood house
BE- .h;t,f;on. but the strangers were salts
tbsf nm m Long laughed in his sleeve. Two
ssd ana - ,assed in mutual content; the gol-
pOnt0s 80 H saved abundantly, though the wine
dsp sP''s % and worse every day The two Eng
gs ,.nyery seldom Quilted their lodging
hsnmst thew ale, drank, and read the newspapers:
so Tss only thing that surprised the landlord OF
l6 r.,dsn Elephant was, that for The sake OF
he III a.l repose they had built house Tor
noe'' ',ses. and that now he very often perceiv-
bsmsse Sht he whole night through in their a
edans sn,s He once conjectured they might
paru''ssrs but as all the money they spent pass
be e 'V.oupb his hands, and their guineas, after
60 "'s, csareful examination, were always found
mo-, 800. his kinsman and he had again no
10 s,ernative than to set them down for
elp. . One fine day in autumn be saw them go
lo., eth their guns slung over their shoulders
s ss.S ,old him they were going to take the oil,
luz nm Of snipe shooting, and took leave OF
. ,sI CO.., three DAYS. The three days passed,
DIN =. aid the fourth, but the strangers did
aha n,ake their appearance. On the fifth Du
~. nv sbook his head; on the sixth, his kins-
Is.o hepap to shake his also; on the seventh,
~. ..snicious circumstance was communlcat-
u w.. me notice; and on the eigtn, the deserted
s's;,,tion was broken open with ali the lorna
l;,,s Of law On the table was found billet,
~ contents Of which was as follows" Dear
Tsodlord-If you have any acquaintance with
, ns YOU must know that the English were
m a..s during period Of 2lO years, in posses
s;on of Calais; that they were at length driven
~, # il by the Duke Of Guise, who treated
.ssr, in the same manner as our Edward Ill.
Al The French; that is, drove them out OF the
,owu and seized all their effects. Not long
s;nce. we were so fortunate as to discover IN
hest of old parchments, deeds that proved that
one of our ancestors formerly possessed at Ca
his large house, on the site OF which three
houses stand at present; yours is one OF the
,b,ee. When our ancestor was obliged to flee, ne
hared his gold s. silver at the foot ola thick wal
which is still in existence. Among his papers
ono found one which afforded satisfactory inior
sa,,;ou respecting the situation of the building
~Weimmediately repaired to Calais, and luck
\, found public mouse on the spot SO interest
inc 10 US; we took lodgings in it, examined
every thing, and concerted measures to take
nossession Of our lawful inheritance withou
exciting notice. In what manner we removed
al obstacles, is well known to you. The grea
hole and the empty iron chest, which you viii
find under the wall in our chamber, are proofs
that we have been successful We make you I
present of the chest, and advise you to fill uE
the hole, and TO give yourself no further con
Germ abou, US: all inquiries will be in vain, al
the names we went by were only assumed
Farewell. The landlord of the Golden Ele
phant stood stock still, and with open mouth
His kinsman came: both looked at the hole
and then at the empty chest, and then al on'
another, and agreed that the strangers were no
such fools as they had taken them for.