[Illustration: THE MYSTERIOUS DOOR.] +Maugis, Ye Sorcerer.+ +FROM Ye ANCIENT FRENCH.+ A Wonderful Tale from ye Writings of ye Mad Savant of ye Maison Maugis in ye Olde Citie of Mouzon, France. By LORD GILHOOLEY, D.C., _Author of “Yutzo.”_ [Illustration] F. TENNYSON NEELY, PUBLISHER, LONDON. NEW YORK. Copyright, 1898, by +F. Tennyson Neely+, in United States and Great Britain. All Rights Reserved. +-----------------------------------------+ | DEDICATION. | | TO THE FOOLS WHO COMPOSE THE “SOCIETE | | D’ETHNOGRAPHIE” OF NANCY, FRANCE, | | THIS WORK IS HEREBY DEDICATED. | +-----------------------------------------+ APOLOGY. _To the Honorable Gentlemen composing the Société d’Ethnographie, Nancy, France._ +Gentlemen+: In the above dedication I have the sincerest regret in committing, what under other circumstances would be an unpardonable insult upon the gentlemen of a learned body, none of whom I have ever had the honor of meeting, but whose position in the world of science and letters I know to be perfectly unassailable. Let me explain. An oath, made to the late Charles Voudran, a former member of your Honorable Society, has compelled this regrettable action, which, otherwise, would have resulted in the loss of a vast amount of rare historical information to the world, as, I trust, a perusal of the following pages, will satisfactorily explain. With the most profound respect, +Frederick O’Hoolihan.+ (LORD GILHOOLEY.) LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE. The Mysterious Door, _Frontispiece_ Interior Cathedral, Mouzon, 12 The Haunted Battlefield, 32 Ancient Gate of Mouzon, 52 Château Montfort, 70 Surprise of the Castle, 76 Old Spanish Houses, 100 Maugis, 120