The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-10


prolonged Grafton, it would be wonderful If they did
| not enjoy 1t.
| They have seen great deal Of the country The
| Queen frankly admitted TO the Marquis Of Breadai-
bane that she had idea that such beautiful scenery
| could be met with in her home dominons. What
| ever places are mentioned in the Waverey novels,
| she made il point TO visit, If at all Ia her way
She appeared very familiar with the writings OF Scott
| and Burns and sometimes quoted for Prince Albert,
the passages which alluded to scenes through which
| they then passing.
| You will understand that this Royal visit to Scot
| land was distinguished by the absence of the full
state which, in this country, usually surrounds the
| Sovereign. She went to the country, to ENJOY
herself and TO give Prince Albert an opportunity OF
Devastating and game-killing in the Highlands
This could not have been done if long courty reti-
| nue. accompanied them, and regiment OF cavalry
| encompassed them Their progress from place TO
place was precisely that of private people of high
| rank taking round Of visits to the nobility with
| whom they were intimate. The Lord Steward,
| Peel, Lord Aberdeen, and others in high Office, ac-
| companied the Queen and her husband, but it was
| simply guests invited with them. Ii IS worth no.
ce too that the invitations from the various mobiles
who received the queen, were issued neither in ac-
cordance with court etiquette nor political feeling.
| Those were asked whom 1t was thought the Queen
| would like to meet
| All was and friendliness. The usual routine
| is, when any member Of the Royal family honor a
| subject with his her company for list of the
guests to be laid before him her. that any Of them
| moment the Queen set foot on Scottish ground until
she quilted it, her word was, sWhatever guests
agreeable TO you, cannot be disagreeabe to me-
She fanced, too, that the company, at some places,
! was composed too exclusively of the nobility, and
gently gave hint that she should very much like TO
meet some of the untitled gentry Of the land There
was good sense as well as good policy in this
| At table, not more than the usual ceremony at
great houses observed The service of the Queen
was not performed on Bonded knee, as has been the
case. The Queen at dinner and luncheon usually sat
| at themldde of the table, with her husband on the
left and her host or hostess her right hand
Sometimes she lunched with the general company,
but that meal generally and breakfast invariably, she
and Prince Albert took in their own apartments pri-
vately.
A favorte amusement of theirs was to take a walk
before breakfast, by themselves and explore the
scenery about the place they were staying at. Many
| amusing Incidents out of this, for they were
frequently accosed by people anxious for glance at
Royalty, who installing them for private visitors,
would inqnisitivey ask, +" When the bonny Queen
would be seen? ~ or What like mon was the lad
Albert her Joe ~ or 90 How they would ken the
Queen among many folks as would be wi her."
The Royal couple used to encourage their queries,
and rather mysfy many who put them
One instance particularly know to be true.
| canny Scot whom they met, took them for couple
who had come, like himself, to the great folks
and when they asked him the way to the Glen Of
Aberfeldy, still crowned with the birks (brch trees
which Burns has mmortalized in song, he said, "Ye
see, I'm Just gong lnysel lOf nae Il no
ton that the Queen and the Prince will be ganging to
see Aberfedy, and should like to be there and see
them" He accompanied them on, and the Prince
| asked how he would know the Queen! Weel,"
said Sandy, doubt not she'll wear the crown Of
gold on her head" He answered she would not.
'Weel," may be not, for it must be unco' heavy for
her. puir thing but I'll warrant I'll ken her by her
stature she stands taller than all the rest o. them"
But the Prince sad that probably the Queen was not
so tall as any of the ladies who would be with her.
| m - said he Scot ken her nv her ee
(eye), for twill shine like star upon the dark blue
| sky at night" The Queen smiled, and the Prince
said that they must return, as they had seen the
glen. few hours after, they drove to the glen, and
there, sure enough, found Sandy before them.
| The Queen and the Prince smiled recognition to
their acquaintance and the former commenced tell
ing what had passed at their morning interview
While all were laughing at the Joke Sandy had ST.
as the tale ended he handed his snutf.box to
Prince Albert, saying " Yed better haze pinch o.
the snuff. Eth, that was pratty trick ye tried me
this morn but it wad not dee (would not Go). Ye
did nae ken that kenned wha We were, but would
not fash We with spelling your bit joke"
tturned out on inquiry, that first Sandy did not know
who his two companions were, but the free manner in
! which, as apparent strangers, they spoke Of the
Queen and Prince, soon convinced him of their den-
tty, and he had good sense and sufficient natural po
likeness to allow them to carry on the joke. When
| the explanation was made, the Queen laughed until
the tears rolled down her checks 1t has been a
cellent gardiner, and the Queen had him engaged
one of the assistants at Windsor Sandy was born
courer!
One great biect of the royal visit, have said
was to give Prince Albert the opportunity of having
some Devastating, of which excellent account is
given by Scott In Waverly.
| The plan adopted at the Marquis of Breadabane's
among the Highlands of Argyeshire, this. In
the cleared centre of forest, surrounded by hills
the Prince and his friends assembled line of cir
cumvaationwas formed, describing circle Of which
each part was about three miles from the centre,
| where the Prince was. This line was formed by
about 300 men, who knew the country well, and the
object was, by gradually narrowing this circle, shout
ing all the while to brighten the deer, to drive them
into the centre. This was done, and the Prince shot
about seventeen deer. He also killed several head
| of game and the whole carried down to the
lawn in front of plymouth Castle for the Queen to
see.
| You must not suppose that this showed great skill
| on the part of the Princes side, shot. In point
of fact, not shot was fired during the whole day,
except by him. He was attended by two game keep
ers and the Marquis of Breadabane. He had six
double barrclled guns which were reloaded fist
he discharged them, the Marquis handing each gum
to him as he wanted it, and there great art re-
quired to kill seventeen deer out Of two hundred
that were driven close to him. nor to bag few head
| of game when acres had been strictly preserv
! ed for some time before.
You may wonder at the minute details which the
newspapers have given of everything connected with
this visit. They tell, gravey as if it were matter
of history, that when sporting the Prince
white hat (wthout any nap velvet jacket, leather
Cutters and sheppard's plaid trousers. This brings
me to what had almost forgotten, and what the la
dies never would have forgiven me for i'll did
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