The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-10-12

trance. The happy, long wished-for mo-
menE arrived. Lo what came to sight
Nothing-iterally nothing
The police functionaries and the inn
keeper started back IN amazement
Then followed long drawn breath
from the head over head peeping band
of curious friends and relatives peeping
on the background. A geaad0rnoe drew
his sword, and valiantly rushed into the
apartments. But there was nothing to
encounter but two empty trunks and an
open letter. With these trophies he
hurried back. A new movement then
took place. The commissary then read
as follows
"MY DEAR VAN RYsvooRT: Convinced that
YOU are as well versed IN the chronicles Of
your town as you are in your ledger, OF whose
exactitude you have left US nothing to doubt,
it may be useless to tell you that Ostend, in
the beginning of the seventeenth century, was
mixed up in the war then raging between
Spain and Holland. Your town was, from the
year 1901 to 1904, exposed to those vicissitudes
that all so situated are liable to, until the
Dutch garrison was forced to yield to the Span
ish General, Spinola. Among the defenders
who fought like heroes under the colors of the
United Provinces, were many Englishmen,
soma of the first families OF our country. In
this band was one of our ancestors, who was
treasurer of the expedition. Before the town
capitulated, he with great caution, hid from
the capture of the Spaniards the treasure
box.
ssSoon after, he returned to England and
died, but not before he had given TO his family
some intelligence OF the concealed treasures.
This good fortune has devolved upon us; your
house and garden we're pointed out as the
spot. Once upon our track we lost no time in
installing ourselves ia your inn, and soon
found reason to be satisfied with our opera
lions. We have succeeded without giving rise
to any suspicious, IN obtaining the possession
of the treasures so long and deeply buried in
oblivion, and in appropriatng them to our
selves, their right destination. How we oper-
ated, need now no longer be a secret but,
Herr Van Rysvoort, we must premise our dis
closure by declaring, upon our honor as gen
tlemen, tnat we have fairly let you into one
half OF the treasures. So long as Ostend ex-
ists, no inn keeper will have again such profit
able guests. You have robbed us through
thick and thin, as though we had fallen into
| the hands of bauditti You have not only
doubly, but hundred-fold chicaned us. We
were determined to shut our eyes to Your pro-
ceedings. AS we promised, you have profted.
In the furthest room you will lind portion OF
the floor broken up you will also find q hole
ten feet deep. at the bottom Of which lies an
iron chest We took our time Ia removing the
Old QuCatS or C2arlo3 V. Inc Cn6bC we De-
queath to you, with the recommendation that
you I'll up the ehasm again at your conven-
fence.
"Perhaps you will wish to know how the
mad Englishmen' are really named. We are
very sorry IN this respect to be unwilling to
oblige you. The discovery would be OF no
use. as we firmly intend never TO set foot
again in your memorable town, or in your inn.
Do not trouble yourself with any reflections
upon our conduct. The finance rniDister Of
Queen El Zabeth can alone call us to account ;
andsa he, good man, has already given up bis
claims full 200 years ago. SO, upon this score,
we lightly trouble ourselves.
''For the future, in laughing over the very
questionable conduct you have shown us, we
shall always bear witness to the high esteem
with which we are impressed as to your charac-
ter as q man and an inn-keeper. In the hope
of never seeing you again, with our hearty
farewell we give you leave to call Us, and to
speak Of us, as the MAD ENGLIsHMEN.
Van Rysvoort rolled his eyes and bit
his lips; but to what purposes The first
transport Of rage having passed away,
the inn keeper ended the matter by an
observation which did honor to his per-
ception, ''that these Engfishmen, after
all, were not SO mad as they seemed to
be.