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leave of him for three days.---I,c three
days passed, and so did the fourth, but the
strangers did not make their appearance.
On the 6fth Du Long shook his head--on
the sixth his kinsman began to shake his al
80. on the seventh, this suspicious circum-
stance was communicated TO the police--and
on the eighth, the deserted habitation was
broken open with all the formalities of law.
On the table was found billet, the contents
of it were as follows Dear landlord-lf
you have any acquaintance with history,
YOU must know that the English were once,
during period of two hundred ana Ten
wears, in possession of Calais; that tney were
at length driven out of it by the luke OF
Guise, who treated them in the same man
ner as our Edward III. did the french, that
is, drove them out OF the town ana seizeo all
their effects. Not long since, we were so
fortunate as to discover, in chest of old
parchmepts, deeds that proved that one OF
our ancestors formerly possessed at Calais
large house, on the SC ite of which three
houses stand at present; yours is one OF the
three When our ancestor was obliged to
fee, he buried all his gold and silver at the
foot of a thick wall, which is still IN ex's-
tcnce. Among his papers were found one
which afforded satisfactory information res
pecting the situation of the building. we
Immediately repaired to Calais, and luckily
found public house on the spot SO interest.
ing to us; we took lodgings in it, examined
every thing, and concerted measures to take
possession OF our lawful inheritance without
exciting notice. In what manner we remov-
ed all obstacles is we'll Known to you. ne
great hole. and the empty iron chest, which
YOU will find under the wall of your cham
ber, are proofs that we have been success
full. We make you present of the chest.
and advise you to fill up the hole, and to give
yourself no further concern about us; all in
auires will be in vain, as the names we went
BY were only assumed.-Farewell.'


The landlord of the Golden Elephant
stood stock still, and with open mouth.-lfis
kinsman came: both looked at the hole, and
shen at the empty chest, and then at one an
other, and agreed that the strangers were
not such fools as they had taken them tor.