The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-05-10
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THRILLING DIsCovERY.-The following won
derful story is told by the London correspond
ent Of the Dublin Evening Mail:-"This is the
age of discoveries, and one of such startling
nature has just been made in an English coun-
ty that it seems out Of place in the region of So
Der fact, and to belong purelyto the atmosphere
of the three-yolume 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 sristocracy regard with
an affection amounting to yeneration The
lady, however, being more continental in her
tastes, after short residence in the apartments
appropriated to her use, expressed wish to
have a boudoir in the vicinity of her bed room.
The 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 distribu.
ted that by no conceivable plan of re-arrange-
ment could the desired boudor be fitted in
Thereupon it became necessary to invoke pro-
fessional assistance, and an eminent architect
was summoned from London He examined
the house narrowly, and said there seemed to
be nothing 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 SER
wants and retainers of the family were aues-
toned, and declared that they never heard
even rumor of its existence. The ordinary
methods Of tapping, &C., were resorted to, but
without effect. Still the architect retained his
conviction. and declared himself ready to stake
his Neutrality-suspicious. 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 sight presented itself
which almost defeats attempts at description.
Theappartment was fted in the richest and most
luxurious style Of $50 years ago A quantity
Of lady's apparel lay about the room, Jewels
were scattered on the dressing table, 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 it is this which affords the only clue to the
mystery. The couch held the skeleton of a
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
position, he must have received some dreadful
injury. The secret connected with this tale of
blood has been well kept, for not merely
had all tradition of the scene faded away, but
even the existence of the room itself was for
gotten. The survivors, probably, walled up
the apartment at the time, and its contents re-
mained hermetically sealed up till the pres ent
day when according to the best calculation.
after the lapse of . century and hall, day.
light had accidentally penetrated into this
chamber Of horrors, which to the surprise of
all concerned, has been discovered in one of
the noblest mansions in the country