Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-10-03


Buckingham Palace, her town residence. Sh'
likes the retreat at Windsor, and lives near thu
room where the prince consort breathed his last
The solitude of the Isle of Wightis favorite witt
her, for she can ride twenty miles in her own do
minion without being seen. Among the highlands
at Balmoral, she lays off the Queen and plays the
woman. Driving around in low wheeled carnage
to which is attached runt of pony, she visits
the sick, the infrm, and the poor Her carriage
is loaded with comforts which she distributes with
her own hand Her coming to any house is q
benediction. All this the Londoners dislike. They
pay for the pomp and the show Of royalty and they
want it. They give the Queen salary Of $4,000
day in gold. They furnish the palace, her state
carriages and her hundred horses, the plate tor
royal 6anquets, and also pay for the entertainment
Of sga guests Her refusal sa JON mi j. has the gs
sal TO play the Queen deeply offend the London
ers. 1t harms trade they say. and the sufterings
of the poor for the want Of employment are laid at
the Queens loor. Her ministers have pleaded
with her to meet the public demand. Punch has
lampooned her with his most effective sarcasm. A
less worthy cause of retirement is sooner attributed
to the Queen than grief for the prince consort In
print and in speech she is accused Of being in love
with Mr.. Brown. Ris openly said that she has
this gentleman.
WHO IS NIB. BROWN?
Mr. Brown is the Queens confidential servant.
Her majesty found him at Balmoral On her tirst
visit to that castle after she became widow, she
found servant silent, sad and obseqnious, very
attentive, very efficient, man who seldom spoke
word On inquiry she found that this man had
been servant long in the employ of Prince Albert
He enjoyed the confidence of the. prince. His
mourning for his late master was the talk OF the
castle The Queen took him at once into her en-
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Highlander he came into the presence of her ma
jesty in full costume that is with b.re legs to the
great scandal of the full dressed lackeys Of the pal
ace From step to step Brown went up till he
became the prime minister of the Queen house
hold. Ali her orders 20 through him. His body
guards are Highlanders also. And the old feud
between the Scotch and the English is revived In
the Queens presence. All sorts OF stories were
started and are in circulation. At one time 1t was
reported that she would marry Brown It she had
to abdicate. The Queen is known to be spirit
ualist, upon which It is said that she believes the
spirit of Prince Albert to be in this man. All
possible influences have been brought to bear to
remove him from the Queens service. She is
well aware of the scandal connecting her name with
Brown 8, but she will not yield one jot. 10 the
impassioned expostulations of her ministers she
replied by an imperious wave of her hand, which
induced the ministers to back out and depart.
-f't'.- 49, HOW BROWN LOOKS
Wherever you find the Queen there you will
find Brown. He is n shrewd Scotehman, VINO
knows that there is no power behind the throne
that can touch him. He is coarse, common.look-
ing sort of fellow with iron gray hair. He is
about fifty years Of age, nervous and wlry, with
quite stoop in his gait; coarse hard features,
which makes him look like collier dressed up, and
quite uncomfortable In his nice clothes. He is
about as unattractive looking person as any day
laborer about our wharves. He is nervous busy,
meddlesome but he attends strictly to his duties.
He seems to know nothing, and certainly seems TO
care nothing for the detestation in which he is held
by the servants ofthe Queen and the nation at
large s-a
THE QUEEN AND BROWN ON CANVAS.
The opening of the Royal Academy at London
for the season is great event. The aristocracy
attend the opening. An extra charge is made the
first day, and all London goes because there is a
jam. At the opening in May last genuine sensa-
tion was produced. One picture excited the at
tention of all visitors. Crowds hung around. it
through the whole day. This picture occupied
tsWidowed Queen Itwas suberb me-size like.
ness of Victoria. The scene is laid at Osborn:
She is represented in close fitting habit and robed
wholly in black, as usual, her widows cap being
hidden under her hat. She is mounted on an ele-
CANT black horse, and is represented as reading a
dispatch, while letter, fallen from her hand lies
on the ground. In the foreground, at the head OF
her horse, stands the noted Brown, as complete a
likeness as was ever drawn OF mortal man. he is
represented in his Highland. costume. He was
put in the prominent position he occupies, it is
said, by order of the Queen. was present when
the Academy was opened and this picture first ex.
hibited. The room in which it hangs was crowded
with the nobility and the elite of London. 1t was
known that a grand likeness of the Queen was to
be the leading feature of the exhibition. All were
on tip-toe to behold this great work of art. But
no one knew that Mr.. Brown was to be exhibited
also. When the curtain was rolled up there was
an insensble howl of indignation. Some ladies
actually covered their faces. TITS Brown! it's
Brown! what shame!' was heard all around.
Threats were made to cut Browns head out of the
canvas and it will be done if the people have a
chance. Crowds surrounded the picture al, the
time, as people will look at disagreeable object,
and this picture is highly offensive to the Queens
subject.
THE REAL FACTS ABOUT MR. BROWN.
The Queen can have no society. No subject car
speak to her without her permission. She is as
isolated as the statue Of Nelson, on the top Of the
prince, who had done all the business of the state
She found herself alone with the kingdom and az
immense household to take care Of. She coulo
get nothing done. Her orders had to run through
a dozen or twenty hands. The royal servants have
a routine out of which they will not 60, even to-
the Queen. 1t takes about twenty to do one man.
work. The servants who opens one door will MOI
open the next. The one who brings pitcher o
water viii not ELL the glass The Queen found il
Brown prompt able and attentive servant. She
gave him full charge of her domestic arrangements
If she wishes to ride or walk, have carriage o.
have railroad train, her orders 60 through Brown
He is attentive and obsequious but is an excellent
business man. One of the Queens characteristic
is promptness. She exacts this Of her servants
and Brown meets this exactly. he attends the
Queen in all her journeys, He presides over thai
portion of Windsor Castle appropriated as the
Queens residence. Into it none of the royal ser
wants enter without his permission. He has more
influence over the Queen than any living man il
the kingdom, and he will hold his position while
the Queen holds hers. But he is thoroughly de-
tested by all the household. Little he cares fol
that.