Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-02

The following wonderful story is told
by a correspondent of the Dublin Ereajpg
Mail.
This is the age Of discoveries, and one
of such startling nature has just been
made in an English county that - sne,,,,s
out OF place IN the region OF sober fact,
and to belong purely TO the atmosphere
Of the three volume novel. Here are the
circumstances the names for the mo-
ment ! 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 yeneration. The
lady, however being more continental in
her tastes, after short residence in the
apartment appropriated to her use, ex-
pressed a wish to have a bOudOir in the
vicinity of her bedroom. The noble
Earl would gladly have complied with
the request, but, upon examination, il was
found that the rooms, as sometimes hap
pens in antique buildings, were so aWk-
wardlV distributed that by no cOnceiva-
BILE plan of arrangement could the desired
boudoir be fitted in. Thereupon it be-
came necessary to invoke professional
assistance, and an eminent architect was
summoned from London. He examined
the house narrowly, and said there seem
ed to be nothing for it but to build,
though at the same time he could not re-
sist the impression that there must be
another undiscovered room somewhere in
that wing of the mansion. The noble
Earl laughed at the idea; the oldest SER
wants and retaineTs of the family were
questioned. and declared that they had
never heard even q rumor of its existence
The ordinary methods of tapping, etc,
were reserted to, but without effect. Still
the architect retained his conviction, and
declared himself ready to stake his pro-
/ fessional reputation on the result. The
Earl at last consented TO let the walls be
bored, and, when an opening had been
made. not only was the room found, but
A sight presented itself which almost de-
/ feats attempt at description The apart
ment was fitted up in the richest and
most luxurious style of 1870 years since.
A quantity Of ladies' apparel lay about
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dressing table, and, but for the faded as
pect which everything wore, the cham
Der might have been tenanted half an
hour previously. On approaching the
bed, the most curious sight of all was
seen, and this il is that 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 a man, pre-
senting evident traces OF violence, anC
proving that before lac expired in tha
position, he must have received some
dreoaful injury. The secret connected
with this tale Of blood has been vel
kept, for not merely had all the tradition
Of the scene faded away, but even the ex
istence of the room itself was forgotten
The survivors, probably, walled up th
apartment at the time, and its content
Theoretically sealed mp to the presen
day, when, according TO the best calcu
lati0ns, after The lapse Of a century an
half daylight has accidently peaetrat
ed into this chamber Of horrors, which
10 the surprise Of all concerned, has bee
discovered in one Of the noblcstmansion
In the county Of --.'