I am El Elcho, the spirit of the Elcho Elms. Elcho Elms is an ancient and honourable

I am El Elcho, the spirit of the Elcho Elms. Elcho Elms is an ancient and honourable family, which has flourished in this country for many generations. The first of them came over with William the Conqueror, and ever since that period the race has been perpetuated. In the time of Richard I., Elcho Elms distinguished himself at the siege of Acre, and, in the reign of John, Elcho Elms fought at the battle of Bouvines. In the wars of the Roses, Elcho Elms was standard-bearer to the house of Lancaster, and, in the great rebellion, he drew his sword on the side of Charles I. In the reign of James II., he exerted himself strenuously against Popery and arbitrary power, and, in the last century