The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-05-15


~ The following wonderful story is
told by the London correspondent of the
Dublin Evening Mail:
This is the age Of discoveries, and one
of such a startling nature has just been
made iu au Euglish county that it seems
out of place in the region of sober fact,
and to belong purely to the atmosphere
Of the three. volume novel. Here are the
circunstsnces
The names for the moment l am not
at liberty to indicate. The Earl of -
married not long ago, and brought his
bride homo to one of the old family man.
sions which members of the English aris.
tocraey regard with an affection amount
ing to veneration. The lady, however,
being more continental in Her tastes,
after short residence in the apartments
appropriated to her us, expressed 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 conceivable plan of re-arrange-
ment could the desired boudoir be fitted
in. Thereupon it became necessary to
invoke professional assistance, and an
eminent architect was summoned from
London. He examined the house mar
rowly, and said there seemed to be moth
ing for it but to build, though at the
same time he could not resist the i'm
preston that there must be another un-
discovered room somewhere in that wing
of the mansion. The noble Earl laughed
at the idea; the eldest servonts and ro-
tainers Of the family were questioned,
and declared that they never heard even
a rumor of its existence. The ordinary
methods Of tapping, &c., we're resorted
to, but without effect. Still, the archi-
tect retained his conviction and declared
himself ready to stake his professional
reputation on the result.
The Earl at last consented to let the
walls be bored, and, when the opening
had been made, not only was the room
found, but a sight presented itself which
almost defeats attempts At description.
The department was fitted up in the
richest and most luxurious style Of one
hundred and fifty years ago. A quaint.
ty of lady's apparel lay about the room,
Jewels were scattered on the dressing Ia.
Bile, and, but for the faded aspect which
everything wore, the chamber might have
been tenanted half an hour previously.
On approaching the bed the most curious
sight Of all was seen, and this it is which
affords the only clue to the mystery
The couch held the skeleton Of female,
and on the floor, underneath the bed, half
in and half out, lay another skeleton,
that Of man, presenting evident traces
of violence, and proving that, before he
expired in that condition he must re-
ceivsd some dreadful injury.
The secret connected with this tale Of
blood has been we'll kept, for not merely
had all tradition Of the scene faded away
but even the existence Of the room for
gotten. The survivors, probably, walled
up the apartment at the time, and its
contents remained hermstically sealed uE
till the present day, when, according to
tho best calculations, sfter the lapse OF
century and half, daylight has aeeidsn'
t.lly penetrated into this chamber OF hor'
rors, which, to tho surprise Of all con-