Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-09-13
A Strange Story.

a Strange story.
The following wonderful story is told by a
correspondent of the "Dublin Evening
Mail:"
This is the age Of discoveries, 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 volume
novel. Here are the circumstances. The
names for the moment am not at liberty to
indicate.
Tho Earl Of -, married not long ago
and brought his bride home to one OF the old
family mansions which members of the Eng.
lsh aristocracy regard with an affection
amounting to veneration. The lady. howev-
er being more continental in her tastes. after
a short residence in the apartment appropria-
ted to her USE, expressed wish to have n
boudoir in the vicinity Of her bedroom. The
noble earl would gladly have complied with
the request, but upon examination it was
found that the rooms, as sometimes in an.
tique buildings. were so awkardly distributed
that by no conceivable plan Of Encouragement
could the desired boudoirb be fitted in. there
upon it became necessary to invoke profess
sioual assistance, and an eminent architect
was summoned from London. He examined
the house narrowly. and said there seemed to
bs nothing for it but to build. though at tho
same time he could not resist tho impression
that there must bs bs another undiscovered
room somewhere in that wing of the mansion.
The noble earl laughed at the idea; the old
cst servants and retainers Of the family were
questioned. and declared they never heard
even a 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 bis professional reputation on the result.
The earl At last consented to let the wall be
bored, and when an opening had been made.
not only was the room found. but sight pre-
ssnted itself which almost defeats attempt At
description. The apartment was fitted up
in the richest and most luxurious style Of q
hundred and fifty years since. A quantity
Of ladies' apparel lay sbout the room. jewels
wsrs scattered on the dressing table, and but
for the faded aspect which everything wors'
the chamber might have been tenantsd halt
nm hour previously. On approaching thu
bed the most curious sight Of ell was seen.
and it il that which a4orls the only clue to
the mystery. a
The couch held the skelston Of female,
and on The Aoor. underneath the bed. half In
and half ost. lay another skeleton. that Of .
man. presenting evident traces Of violence.
and proving that bsfore he expired in that po-
sition he must have received some dreadful
injury. The secrst CONNECTED with this tale
Of blood has bsen we'll kept far not merely
had ~ tnlitiea It Tie aeess faded away, but
the existsnes Of tho room itsslf was forgotten.
The survivors probably walled up tho apart
ment At ths time, and its contents remained
hsrmetically sealed up to the present day.
when. according 70 the best calculations. after
the lapse Of century and = half. daylight
has accidentally penetrated into this cham.
Der Of horrors. which. to the surprise Of al
concerned, has bssn discovered in one Of the
noblsst mansions In the county o..