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MRS. BEAUCHAMP'S LITTLE PLANS. A A E O SOCIAL TACTICS. (CONCLUDED FROM LAST WEEK.) On the following afternoon the Beauchamp party made their appear ance in due time at Hirst Castle, and found a small party assembled on the lawn, sitting under the trees. Sir Richard immediately carried Major Beauchamp off for a long walk, and Lady Gascoigne was obliged to de vote herself to her uncongenial neigh bor, the task being alleviated, how ever, by the gratitude she felt for. the kindness shown to her brother during his illness. In spite of Sir John Tremlett's presence, Marianne was speedily tussling with Mr. Jenkins on some knotty point, far out of both their depths, but none the less enjoy able for that. A game of croquet was presently arranged, and Mr. Greville's ankle quite preventing him from standing about to play, he sat on a rustic seat, hard by, and good naturedly gave Isabella the advice which she very much required, as she had rarely indulged in the pastime before. This circumstance afforded Mrs. Beauchamp unbounded delight, and she could not help hinting her satisfaction to Lady Gascoigne with her own special good taste. "It seems so strange," she began, her broad face beaming with infinite exultation, "that Mr. Greville should have been thrown, as one may say, at our very door? Things are brought strangely in this world. Lady Gascoigne. I declare this reminds me of the Ma jor and myself in those happy days before we were married the sight of young people's happiness brings back one's own, and I have no doubt the same thoughts have been occurring to you ol late, Lady Gascoigne." ("What an intolerable woman!" thought her ladyship, who did not in the least comprehend the drift of these remarks.) "I am quite ashamed, Mrs. Beauchamp," she exclaimed aloud, "that I have not offered you any tea all this time,—do come and have some." The tea-table stood under a spread ing pear-tree, and by it were seated Marianne and Mr. Jenkins, in such close conversation that Mrs. Beau champ thought it behooved her to look after Sir John Tremlett's inter ests, and said, with dignity, to her niece aside, "Marianne, my dear, don't bring that young man out of his place,—remember he is only the tutor But Marianne owed no alle giance toheraunt, so merely tossed her head and went on as she listed. The Hiltonbury carriage drove up about this time, and Miss Ponsonby's sharp eyes darted over the lawn in an instant. "Would you believe it?" cried she, as she took in everything at a glance, "there is that whole set of people from Thurston, and Frederick play-. ing croquet with his crimson beauty! Upon my word, Fanny is an idiot. I could scarcely have believed this even of her." The afternoon went on, but some how Mr. Greville did not enjoy it much. He was detained by Lord Wilmington long after the time for dressing for dinner, and rushing into his sister's room on his way to his own, he found her ready to go down stairs. "Now then, Fanny," said he, "of course you have arranged everything rightly about the going down to din ner?" (There was now no reserve on a certain subject between them.) "That is rather a difficult matter," replied she, "and I have been consid ering it. What am I to do with these girls? Mr. Jenkins can take one, and I thought you would take the other, for, you know, you can easily contrive to sit next violet,—and I really don't like to make Sir Edward a scapegoat. These girls appear to me to-have no manners at all, and it would be too much of. a penance to inflict one on a comparative strang er." "Oh! confound it, Fanny, that won't do. Why, if I have stood them both for a month, surely Har rington may put up with one of them for a couple of hours! No, no, you must let me take Violet,—though she would scarcely speak to me this afternoon," he added, dejectedly. "I am afraid Harrington has been mak ing good use of my absence." "You conceited fellow!" said his sister, laughing. "Well, if your ab sence has done mischief, your pres- ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1875. ence will put it all to rights no doubt. But go away now, for you are far too late." The fates were against poor Mr. Greville on this occasion,—he was far too late the party had left the draw ing-room, and he found Violet and Sir Edward seated together, whilst there was a vacant place for him by Isa bella on the other side of the table. Miss Seymour was certainly a Very lovely girl, of a tall, slight figure and the fairest complexion, with really golden hair and dark-blue eyes, "a sight to make an 'bid man young." Mr. Greville had very little conversa tion to bestow on his companion, as his attention was much distracted by watching his opposite neighbors a little way down the table. Violet bad never looked more beautiful, he thought she was dressed in demi toilette,—a pretty embroidered white muslin with, quantities of floating blue ribbons her eyes sparkled, and her color was rather more heightened than usual, in consequence, perhaps, as Mr. Greville reflected with a deep pang, of something her companion was saying to he»| As this idea took more strongly hold of him, he gave up all attempt, at entertaining Isa bella, and abandoned himself to jeal ous watching, which annoyed his sis ter very much, and she gave an early signal for the ladies to retire. Mr. Greville jsoon followed them to the drawing-room, and thought him self lucky when he saw Violet seated on an ottoman silittle apart from the others. He joined her immediately, but felt at once that there was an in definable alteration in her manner,—• a sort of stiffness which in former days he had never experienced. This he might perhaps have overcome, but that Marianne, all flushed and excited with her conquest of Mr. Jenkins, rushed presently over to them and plunged volubly into con versation. "O, Mr. Greville! what a dreadful man that Jenkins is one never knows whether he is in fun or in earnest. I'm sure he's a most dangerous crea ture I dare say, Miss Seymour, you have noticed that? He reminds me of one of our curates in Leeds, Mr. Hinxman,1-not in appearance, you know, for Mr. Hinxman is tall and thin, and wears spectacles, but they have the same dreadful way of going on. I had such fun at dinner!" This sort of thing lasted till the rest of the gentlemen appeared, and Mr. Greville ground his teeth at his ill luck, for Violet was called upon for music, and after that a round game was proposed by the time it was over the carriages were an nounced. Mr. Greville contrived to get hold of his friend Blanche (with whom, in bygone days, he had had many a romp), on her way down stairs, and to say to her in as deqagee a manner as possible, 'I say, Blanche, can you tell me what is the matter With Violet she won't have any thing to say to me at all." "Nonsense," said Blanche, laugh ing "your imagination has grown lively since your accident. Besides, perhaps she thought you had no right to speak to any one except you know who. Ah! I have heard all about you from Miss Ponsonby, sir so don't imagine you have a secret from me!' "What on earth do you mean said Mr. Greville "I have no secret that I am aware of." "O, then it is public, is it? but I can't stay to congratulate you now good night!" And she jumped into the carriage after the others. Mr. Greville was puzzled for a mo ment, but instantly concluded that Blanche was "up to some of her non sense." No one could possibly be further from his thoughts than poor Isabella Wright, but he felt a ter rible suspicion that Sir Edward Har rington was going toprove asuccessful rival and, irritated and unhappy, he went straight up to bed, feeling that he could not stand the tongues of Mrs. Beauchamp and Marianne any more that night. The next day the Thurston party went off after luncheon, to the infinite satisfaction of their hosts. "My dear Fred," said Lady Gas coigne, laughing, at ihe threw herself into a chair with an air of relief, "the next time you take it into your head to be thrown, I beg you will avoid the neighborhood of Thurston Lodge." "By Jove! I should think so," re turned her brother. "Do you notice what an ass Jenkins makes of himself with Miss Turner I told him they would each have £10,000, and he has been going in strongly for her ever since. The Wright girl isn't q»ite so bad, though she is a-pprfect fool, too. However, Dr. Smith dm* not think so, I suppose. There i* quite a little romance in that direction, and I was let into it, and have promised to try and get Smith the vacant appoint ment at Carlow Hospital. The aunt is to be kept in the dark till then, for the girl saidthe doctor would certain ly be forbidden the house unless he could show he was in a position to marry. I expect to hear of the ap. pointment every day." "Well, that is a very suitable mar riage, I consider," said Lady Gasco igne "but I do wonder at Mr. Jen kins. Are you going over to Hilton bury to-day?" "Yes I must go: though I am afraid it is of little use. Violet's manner is quite altered to me." Lady Gascoigne could not conceal from herself that there was an alter ation certainly, but felt sure no man in the world could possibly be prefer red to her brother so she laughed at his despondency, and told him he was far too faint-hearted, and must pluck up heart of grace if he meant to suc ceed. On his return shortly before dinner, he reported that he did not know whether his visit had been sat isfactory or not. "Violet's manner is so odd," he said, "sometimes, I could almost swear that she likes me, and the next minute she is as cold as pos sible. At any rate, I am determined to know the worst to-morrow, for I can't stand the suspense any longer especially with that fellow Harring ton always about the house." Accordingly, he presented himself at Lord Wilmington's at an early hour next morning, and told his errand with a beating heart. "My dear fellow," said Lord W., looking surprised and moved, and grasping both hands of his friend, "this is most unfortunate and unex pected. Some little reports have reached me of your having very dif ferent ideas in your head,—all non sense, of course, and ridiculous gossip. I confess I have often wished and hoped that you might one day be my son-in-law but it grieves me to tell you I have been authorized by my daughter this morning to accept Sir Edward Harrington. I need scarce ly say I would have preferred you to any man living but of course it was a matter for Violet herself to decide." Very little more passed between them and, on his return to Hirst, he ordered his things to be packed, and told his sister he should start for the Continent that afternoon. "I can't stay here, Fanny, I can't indeed," he said "I must have some knocking about to help me to get over this, though I don't expect that I ever shall. There is not another girl in the world like her. Write to me at the Grand Hotel, and forward my letters there for the next few days. I shall tell you my plans when I know them." He went off immediately, leaving poor Lady Gascoigne utterly taken aback by the unexpected event of the morning, And grief for her brother was mixed with a certain feeling of anger at Violet for the misery she had caused him. Having passed the day in an utter ly unstrung and unsettled state, the next morning she felt an irre pressible desire to go over to Hiltonbury, and accordingly went immediately after breakfast. She found Lady Wilmington just step ping into the carriage to come to her. The girls werein the drawing-room, she said and Sir Edward Harring ton had gone off the day before direct ly after receiving his favorable reply, having some appointments with his constituents, which would detain him for ten days in his own part of the world. So they went into the bou doir together, where they had a long private confabulation, and the full enormity of Miss Ponsonby's mis chief-making powers became known to both of them in the course of it. They went up stairs afterwards to the drawing-room, where the two girls and Miss Ponsonby were sitting., "Good morning, Fanny," said that lady "you've come over with con gratulations, I suppose And pray, when are we to congratulate you on this wonderful match you have ar ranged for Frederick? I am sure you deserved to succeed, for you have been most persevering in your endeavors to bring it about and the family owes you many thanks for the brilliant alliance." "Aunt Jane," said Lady Gascoigne with great sternness, "I find that you have been making the most unwar rantable, unheard-of statements about Frederick, which have perfectly as tounded me, even from you, as you know what bitter experience we have all had of your love of, I must call it, mischief-making before this. I do not believe you really thought Fred erick was capable of marrying a girl like Miss Wright, which makes your saying so all the more wicked. Miss Wright ia going to be married to Dr. Smith, our village doctor here, and Frederick has been extremely kind in promising the doctor an appoint ment to admit of the marriage taking place. You have surprised and shocked me, Aunt Jane, beyond all measure." Miss Ponsonby was for once extin guished by the wrath of her niece, and only made some inaudible mut terings of self-defence. Lady Gasco igneshortly afterwards returned home and the next day Lady Wilmington went to her looking harassed and de pressed. "It is just as I thought," said she "Violet came to me as soon as you had left, in great distress,— the poor girl is in a dreadful state of mind,—but how to set things right I cannot tell. Her father declares nothing shall be done, that she has acted foolishly and must abide the consequences, for he won't have Sir Edward treated dishonorably you see men always think of that it is al ways 'honor,' nothappiness with them in such cases. Alice Harrington is looking as sulky as possible, too, this morning she evidently suspects some thing." But Lady Wilmington did Alice Harrington injustice. She did suspect, something, certainly, and iwist could scarcely be expected not to feel indignant at the idea of any one's trifling with her brother's feelings, but she was not sulky, and, more over, had the sincerest regard for her brother's real happiness as well as for her friend's. So she went to Vio let as soon as her mother had gone to Hirst, and made her confess every thing. By the time Lady Wilming ton returned, she and her maid had already started to join Sir Edward in the north. The next morning but one brought a letter from Sir.Edward renouncing his claim to Violet's hand, in a way which raised him higher than ever in the estimation of all con cerned. He could not conceal what a sacrifice and grief it was to him, but declared that her happiness was far dearer to him than- his own, and that he could not, therefore, think of going on with the engagement. On the third day, Lady Gascoigne telegraphed to her brother, "Come here at once, I have something im portant to say to you." A few days later, Frederick Gre ville and Violet Seymour stood to gether alone in Lady Wilmington's boudoir. It was a glorious morning the grass and flowerbeds, still lay spark ling with dew. And the early sun beams danced in the river which flow ed at the foot of the terrace. Every thing looked bright and beautiful outside, and there was a world of per fect happiness in theeyes which gazed upon the lovely scene. "And you believed it, Violet!" "O Frederick, how could I be so foolish That is the whole of the conversa tion which can be allowed to trans pire but it may perhaps be lawful to overhear another which took place at Hirst the same afternoon. Worthy Mrs. Beauchamp had for some time been feeling uneasy at the non-appearance of Mr. Greville, with the expected proposals for Miss Wright's hand. Isabella herself was anxious to see him, fearing he had forgotten all about the doctor's ap pointment, and she openly wondered, and watched occasionally at the win dow for his coming on which occa sions Mrs. Beauchamp kept up a lit tle sort of sympathetic sighing which puzzled her niece a good deal, as she felt sure her secret had been preserv ed. At last, without consulting her husband, who sheinstictively felt would forbid it, the good lady made her way on foot, as on a former occasion, to Hirst, though not in the same frantic haste, and found Lady Gas coigne in the drawing-room. The lat ter was so rejoiced at the favorable turn things had taken, that she re ceived her visitor with unwonted cor diality, never suspecting for a minute that Miss Ponsonby's wild notion had any existence in that foolish brain. .. "My dear Lady Gascoigne," said Mrs. Beauchamp, after carefully polishing her heated countenance with a voluminous pocket-hanker chief, "it is so delightful to be able to come over in this friendly way, and to feel that we shall be still nearer and dearer friends, I fondly trust and hope, before very long" (Heaven for bid thought her ladyship.) "Now, I have come on a delicate mission this atternoon, but one for which," she added, with a self-complacent smile, "I think I am justified in be lieving myself to be perfectly suited. Dear mamma used to say, 'All my daughters have sensitive feelings and great tact, but Betsey is really re markable for them without vanity, Lady Gascoigne, I believe I am so still." "I have no doubt of it, Mrs. Beau champ." "And, therefore, though I am tak ing what is generally a gentleman's part,—a father's or an uncle's,—I felt that I was so equal to it, that I would not even confide it to my dear hus band, who, I fear will quite scold me when he finds I have walked all the way here and back." Here Mrs. Beauchamp thought of the Hirst pony-carriage, and made a pause, and gave a little sigh as of prospective fatigue. Lady Gascoigne, who was getting very tired of all this prosmess, took no notice of the hint, but begged to know what the particu lar mission in question was. "Ah, I am sure now, dear Lady Gascoigne," replied Mrs. Beauchamp, in her archest manner, and playfully shaking a fat forefinger at her lady ship, "you know very well what I mean, and you should help me out. But now when one has nieces in the house, and a young gentleman pays marked attention to* one of them,— in fact, shows unmistakably that he is desperately in love, and the young lady evidently returns the feeling, and still no actual proposal is made, don't you think there must be some little shyness or misunderstanding on the part of the young man which kind and judicious friends might re move? Now you are the natural person for me to come to, and what do you think should be done ("O, it is about Mr. Jenkins," thought Lady Gascoigne.) "I don't know that anything should be done," she said aloud, "if they are in love with each other—" NO. 46. at present, at any no interference rate." "Very well I am sure your ad vice is good, and I rely on it. If you saw occasion, you know you might say to a certain young gentleman that no obstacle stands in his way, and Major Beauchamp and myself shall be only too proud and happy to wel come him to Thurston as a nephew." "What a dreadful woman!" reflect ed Lady Gascoigne, "and how I do pity Mr. Jenkins!" She told Sir Richard the story when he came in, and they agreed that, as it would give their fatal neighbor a pretext for coming con tinually to the house, it would be better to ascertain Mr. Jenkins's views. An interview accordingly took place in the study, and Mr. Jenkins, having confessed to an at tachment for Miss Turner, which he had reason to believe was returned, signified his intention of proposing in form as soon as his prospects should be a little more definite. Sir Richard instantly promised him a curacy, and made amicable arrange ments for his leaving Hirst without delay. "Perhaps I had better set that poor woman's mind at rest," said Lady Gascoigne, on hearing the result, "so I shall write her a note,"—which she did in the following terms, and then sent it straight off by a servant. "DEAR MRS. BEAUCHAMP.—Sir Richard has been speaking to Mr. Jenkins this afternoon on the subject about which you came to me this morning, and finds that he had every intention of proposing to your niece as soon as he should be provided with a curacy. Sir Richard having promised him one, there is no further obstacle, and I wish Miss Turner every happiness. It will interest you to hear that my brother, to whom you were so kind during his unfortunate accident, is engaged to Miss Seymour, Lord Wilmington's eldest daughter, which gives us all great pleasure. Yours truly, F. GASCOIGNE." It would be little to say that Mrs. Beauchamp might have been "knock ed down with a feather" on receipt of this epistle, for she was actually knocked down without the aid of one at all. Both the girls rushed to her, afraid, from her ghastly appearance, that she was really ill, and it was some minutes before she could speak. At last she gasped forth some words which proved to be a query as to whether she had or had not been a mother to the two. "Yes, yes," said Marianne, "of course at least you've been an aunt, and that's much the same thing but, goodness gracious, what is the matter? can't you tell us that "My poor, innocent, injured girls," exclaimed the lady, recovering voice and color suddenly, "O, how little do you know what is coming upon you, my poor Marianne! To think of the degradation, the bare suggestion —a curate—a tutor! O, what a day this is! And Isabella, my child, I cannot think of you. What will become of you But that in famous young man shall find that he cannot outrage society in this way with impunity. Summon up all your courage, my dears, and read this re member your uncle and I will stand by you, and protect you to the last." The girls eagerly seized the epistle, and read it through. At the end, to their aunt's astonishment, they look ed at each other, and tittered audi bly. "Are you mad said the furious lady, "or have you no feeling what ever? I iusiBt on an explanation." "Law, aunt, don't be so furious," said Marianne, who was not easily in timidated "I can't think what on earth you mean. You've no occasion to object to him, I can tell you." "And I don't know what you can mean, aunt, about me," said Isabella, plucking up courage, and thinking this a favorable moment for divulg ing her little mystery. "Mr. Greville has been so kind to me and to Dr. Smith, and I've just heard that he has got him an appointment, so that we shall be able to marry directly, and Dr. Smith is coming to see you to-morrow." After one piercing shriek, poor Mrs. Beauchamp lay prostrate dur ing the rest of the day, feeble mur murs of "Jenkins!" "Smith!" alone escaping her les lips at intervals in tones of ineffable scorn and disgust. Time, however, it is said, at last heal ed her wounded spirit, and she even came by degrees to regard her unwel come nephews with favor. Jn about six weeks Frederick Greville and Violet Seymour were quietly married at Hiltonbury, and, though Miss Harrington was not present at the ceremony, she and her brother a year later paid a lone visit at Germistown, Mr Greville's country house. Sir Edward was always re garded with feelings of the warmest gratitude and affection by both Mr. and Mrs. Greville and when he married—as in due course of time he did—Germistown was lent him on the occasion, and he brought his pret- "If my dear Lady Gascoigne!" —Wheat crops in Great Britain "Well, since they are in love with during the last nine years have yield each other, it will come right in ed on an average twenty-nine and a course of time, and I should advise half bushels per acre. S-NAK E-t IIAKMKRS AT BENARES. One morning two snake-charmers called at the hotel. Around their necks huge boa-constrictors were twined, and each carriedjars of small er snakes, and one of scorpiong. The j)erfonnance consisted in taking the venomous snakes from the jare in which they lay coiled, and, in picking them up, the men placing their fingers in the reptiles' mouths—tantalizing them to a frenzy, and thin wrapping the whole about their headfi and necks, where the hiss'iDg, writhing mass pre sented a frightful spectacle. A cobra bit the finger of one of the men twice, and each time he im mediately made use of various charms —placed a small round stone over the cut flesh, smelt of apiece of wood resembling flag-root, and then used it for marking a circle about his wrist. This he told me would effectually prevent the absorption of the poison into the system. The stone draw3 out the blood, and with it, of course, the virus. It generally supposed, however, and with much reason, that the poison glands of the cobra have been removed in the first instance by the crafty snake-charmers. Several times the cobras advanced until with in a foot of my chair, but turned back at command of their masters. During the entertainment one of the men played at intervals upon a sort of flageolet. The scorpion plicertweiiient consisted in stringing numbers of them together fas the whips of the Furies were made), which the men then hung upon their lips, nose and ears.—Scribner for June. IKON MAJTCFACTCBE. The history of the growth of the iron manufacture in the United States within the last fifty years exhibits a remarkable progress. From a pro duction of 54,000 tons in 1810, it had become 165,000 tons in 1830, 347,000 tons in 1840, and 600,000 tons in 1850, as near as can be esti mated. In 1860, it had reached 919,870 in 1870,1,865,000 and in 1872, 2,880,070 tons while the di minished production of 1873, 2,695, 434 tons, shows already the effect of the depression under which the iron interest of the country still suffers. Of the production of 1873, very near ly one-half was made in Pennsylva nia, and not less than 1,249,673 tons with anthracite, while the total amount of charcoal-made pig-iron was only 524,127 tons, to which are to be added 50,000 tons of malleable iron made by the direct process in blomaries. The importation of for eign iron and steel for 1872 was 795, 655 tons for 1873, 371,164 tons and for 1874, less than 200,000 tons. From the figures for 1872 and 1873 we may conclude that the consump tion in the United States was then equal to about 3,000.000 tons of iron yearly. —It is not likely that any innovation upon the custom of the Republican organization will be inaugurated for the coming election, which certainly is not the least important one in the decade. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Auditor and Attorney Gen eral having during their first term administered their offices to the gen eral satisfaction, will be entitled to expect a renomination. The Conven tion will meet to act for the success of the party, not of any faction, and nominations by a convention that should undertake to discipline and punish Republicans for their past differences might as well not be made at all.—Red Wi)ig Republican. 1 im —During the twenty years that Lord Falmouth has been connected with racing, on only one occasion has he been tempted to make a bet. When on a visit to Whitehall to see his filly Queen Bertha, he asked Mrs. Scott, wife of the trainer, what would win the Oaks. She replied, "Queen Ber tha, my lord." Lord Falmouth bet her sixpence that this would not be so. His lordship had the best of the bet ting, but he lost his wager as the filly won. On the day after the race he obtained from the mint a bran new sixpence, which he had set in rubies and diamonds, and presented to Mrs. Scott. —Captain James B. Eads, engineer of the St. Louis bridge, reports that the actual cost of the bridge, exclusive of the approaches, was $4,999,108 and for approaches, salaries, rents, accessory works, losses by failure of contractors, and other items, $1,681, 223 real estate and right of way cost $1,086,000 and nearly $5,000, 000 was spent iu placing the loans, payment of interest, and commissions. According to this showing, the CO§t of raising the funds necessary amounted to 54 percent, of the real cost of the work, or as 7.8 millions to 4.2. —Judge Taft seems to have the best chance for being nominated for Governor by the Ohio Republicans. The only objection to him has been the suspicion in reference to his atti tude on the question of a division of the school fuud between the Protest ants and Catholics. has removed that by publishing a letter declaring that he is opposed to any such act as unconstitutional, and that he would resist all attempts to change the Consti tution, were any to be made in the future, since he believes the school fund should remain forever inviolable. ty Irish bride there for their honey- out of in these parts. This is in an Of them, as of the other per moon. sonages in this story, it only remains to be added that "they lived happily ever afterwards." —The Marshall (Lyon county) Prairie Scliooner says "We have no grasshoppers nor eggs to make 'em swer to many enquiries. Peopl here do not entertain any fears of having their crops interviewed by hoppers this year. W are sowing with the full expectation of having a rushing big crop, and have a soil that will smile with as glorious a harvest when properly tickled as any part of the footstool,"