The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-05-23
THRILLING DISCOVERY.

1he following wonderful story IS told by
the London correspondent of the Dublin
Evening Mail This is the age of discover
les, and one of such startling nature has
just been made in an English county that it
seems out of place in the region of sober fact,
and to belong purely to the atmosphere of
the three-voiume novel. Here are the cir
cumstances: the names for the moment l am
not at liberty to indicate. The earl of --
married not long ago, and brought his bride
home to one of the old family mansions which
members of the English aristocracy regard
with an affection amounting to veneration.
The lady, however, being more continental
in her tastes, after short residence in the
apartments appropriated to her use, express
ed a wish to have boudoir in the vicinity of
her bedroom. The noble earl would gladly
have complied with the request, but upon
examination, it was found that rooms, as
sometimes happens in antique buildings,were
so awkwardly distributed that by no conceiv-
able plan of Encouragement could the desir-
ed boudoir be fitted in. Thereupon it be-
came necessary to invoke professional assist,
ance. and an eminent architect was summon
ed from London. He examined the house
narrowly, and said there seemed to be moth
ing for it but to build, though at the same
time he could not resist the impression that
there must be another undiscovered room
somewhere in that wing of the mansion. The
noble earl laughed at the idea; the eldest
servants and retainers of the family were
questioned, and declared that they never
heard even rumor of its existence. Th,
ordinary methods of tapping, &c, were re
sorted to. bat without effect. Still the archl
tect retained his conviction, and declared
himself ready to stake his professional repu
tation on the result. The earl at last con
sented to let the walls be bored, and wher
the opening had been made, rot only was TIT
room found, but a sight presented itself which
almost defeats attempts at description. Tn
apartment was fitted up in the richest ant
most luxuriant style of l50 years ago. !
quantity of lady 5 apparel lay about the room
Jewels were scattered on the dressing table
and but for the faded aspect which every
thing wore. the chamber might have beer
tenanted half an hour previously. On ap
proaching the bed the most curious sight o
all was seen, and this it is which affords tn
only clue to the mystery. The couch helt
the skeleton of female, and on the floor un
derneath the bed, half in and half out, la
another skeleton, that Of man, presenting
evident traces of violence, and proving that
before he expired in that position, he mus
have received some dreadful injury. The st
cret connected with this tale Of blood ha
been well kept for not merely had all trad
ton of the scene faded away, but even til
existence of the room Itself was forgotten
The survivors, probably, walled up the apart
ment at the time. and its contents rename
hermetically sealed up TIL the present da.
when according to the best calculation, afte
the lapse of century and half, daylist
had actually penetrated into this chamber O
horrors, which to the surprise of all concern
ed, has been discovered in one of the MOBILES
mansions in the county.