The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-05-27

NO. As.
no interference at present, at any
rate"
Every we'll; 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 vel
come him to Thurston as a nephew"
"What 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,
signiied his intention of proposing
in form as soon as his prospects
should be a little more definite. Sir
Richard instantly promised him
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, $50
I shall write her ote,"-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 curacy. Sir Richard having
promised him one, there is no further
obstacle, and I wish Miss Turner
every happiness. 1t will interest you
to hear that my brother, to whom you
we're 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."
1t would be little to say that Mrs.
Beauchamp might have been "knock-
ed down with 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 CHASTITY appearance,
that she was really i'll, and it was
some minutes before she could speak.
At last she gasped forth some words
which proved to be query as tc
whether she had or had not been q
mother to the two.
eyes, yes,'' said Marianne, "o1
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 p
my poor, innocent, injured girls,
exclaimed the lady, recovering voice
and color suddenly, 30, how little dc
you know what is coming upon you
my poor Marianne! To think O.
the degradation, the bare suggestion
"a curate-a tutor! O, what {
day this is! And Isabella, my
child, l cannot think of you. Wha
will become of you? But that in
! famous young man shall find that ht
cannot outrage society in this way
with impunity. Summon up all you1
courage, my dears, and read this; re
member your uncle and l will stane
, by you, and protect you to the last.
The girls eagerly seized the epistle
and read it through. At the end, tt
their aunt's astonishment, they look
: ed at each other, and Uttered audi
Ebly.
care you mad?" said the furiou
lady, cor have you no feeling what
ever? I insist on an explanation.
"Law, aunt, don't be so furious,
said Marianne, who was not easily in
timidated; II can't think what o.
earth you mean. You've no occasion
to object to him, I can tell you"
"And I don't know what you cal
mean, aunt, about me-" said Isabella
1 plucking up courage, and thinkin
+ this a favorable moment for divule
. ing her little mystery. "Mr. Grevill
! has been 10 kind to me and to d.
Smith, and I've just heard that h
f has got him an appointment, so tha
\ we shall be able to marry directly
f and DR.. Smith is coming to see yo
}, tomorrow"
g After one piercing shrek, poo
!, Mrs. Beauchamp lay PROSTATE du1
l. ing the rest Of the day, feeble mu.
murs of "JenkinsT Smith" alon
Y escaping her les lips at intervals i
}, tones of inefable scorn and DISCUS
Y Time, however, it is said, at last hea
= ed her wounded spirit, and she eve
1 came by degrees to regard her unwe
t. come nephews with favor.
70 in about six weeks Frederic
70 Greville and Violet Seymour We,
- quietly married at Hiltonbury, an
Ie though Miss Harrington was n
g present at the ceremony, she and h
2, brother a year later paid a long Wis
9, at Germistown, Mr. Greville's count,