Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-07-10
JULY 10, 1851.

except little parsley for your soups, observe
nothing in it but nettles. The old garden-wall
too, in spite of its thickness, is just ready to
tumble. Suppos9 you were to make use of this
space to run up little building as sort of
pleasure-house, even if it were to contain no
more than couple of rooms. 1t might be sup
ported by the old wall, by which means CON
siderable part of the expense might be spared,
and the wall itself propped up. AS Just men.
toned, Tor the sake of a quiet lodging, we would
willingly defray half the costs, and when we
are gone, the building will be yours you will
then have an additional couple of convenient
rooms TO let. fon the other hand you object
to our proposal, we must leave you, Immediate
ly,"
The host, however, had not the least objection
though he thought within himself
"My kinsman and we're right enough in con-
cluding that they were FOOLS"
He Immediately sent for brck-layer, the
place was examined, and the Englishmen des-
crlbed what they should like to have done.-
Josts and brick were quickly brought; with
these slight wall was built; the three old gar
den.wals formed the fourth from which soped
o roof, so that the whole looked more like a
wood.house than habitation; but the strangers
were satisfied; Du Long laughed in his sleeve.
Two months thus passed i'll natural content the
golden spring flowed abundantly, though the
wine grew worse and worse every day. The
two Englishmen very seldom quilted their lodg-
ings, where they ate, drank, and read the news
papers.
The only thing which surprised the landlord
of the Golden Elephant was, that for the sake
of nocturnal repose, they had built house for
themselves, and that now he often perceived a
light the whole night through in their apartment
He at once coniectured they might be coiners
but as all the money they spent passed through
his hands, and their guineas, after most care
ful examination, were always found to be good
his knsman and he had no alternative than to
set them down for fools. One fine day in au.
tumn, he saw them go out with their guns slung
over their shoulders. They told him they were
going to take the diversion of snpe shooting
and took leave of him for three days. The three
days passed, and so did the fourth, but the stran
gers did not make their appearance. On the
fifth, Du Long shook his head on the sixth, his
kinsman shook his also on the seventh, thi;
suspicious circumstance was communicated t(
the public; on the eighth, the deserted habita
ton was broken open with all the formaIities 0
law. On the table was found billet, the con
tents of which were as follows:-
"DEAR LANDLORD
If you have any acquaintance with history, yo
must know that the English were once, durn
period of two hundred and ten years, in pos
sion of Calais that they at length drive
out of it by the Duke of Guise, who treate
them in the same manner as our Edward Ill. d
the French that is drove them out of the tow
and seized all their effects. Not long since, W
were so fortunate as to discover in chest
old parchments, deeds that proved that one
our ancestors formerly possessed, at Calais,
large house, on the site of which three hous
stand at present yours is one of the three.
When our ancestor was obliged to flee.
buried his gold and silver at the foot of a tbiC
wall, which is still in existence. Among his D
pers we found one which afforded satisfaction
; information respecting the situation of the bull
ing. We Immediately repaired to Calais, ar
luckily found public house on the SPOT E
interesting to us; we took lodgings in it, exam
ined every thing, and concerted measures
take possession of our lawful inheritance will
out exciting notice. In what manner we re
moved the obstacles is well known to you I'll
great hole and the empty iron chest, which wi
be found under the wall in our chamber, al
proof that we have been successful We max
you present of the chest, and advise you
fill up the hole, and to give yourself no turthC
concern about US; all inquiries will be in val
as the names we went by were only assume
Farewell.
The landlord of the Golden Elephant stoc
stock still, and with open mouth. His kinsma
came; both looked at the hole and then at tt
empty chest, and then agreed that the strange
were not such fools as they had first taken the
for.