Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-06
EVENING STAR
THE Enact TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN
fDNIA.
Her Peesiisrities-Causr, OF Her Inpoys
isrity.
rfrOrn the New Arl IoAenenneutf


rFrom the New \ ORA Independently
Two years ago, or Ihereaeouts. = wretched
il'ue paper, published "a Lausanne SSftz-.-
10 indu ised Itself in some scsndsious stOrl-s
a.eOut the queen OF Gmst Bra an: and the
Brush representative ~ B..rue, OF ore Of bis
sueoioinatss, had the folly 60 elevate the ibid
ThSs -, poi,ahce oy prosecuting the Journsli-t
Iuis was perhaps the nrst time any scandal
s s - oeen ictorla found tts way into pr.nt
Long o lore this however. q ueen Ntctoris,s
y mad talked shout her Mr. Can
DOR talks OF some % her friends A. last ta.ss
Wiisl*rngs began 20 find met aud opea ex.
preston weekly Pap'r called the r0na-
haNk, was stari.d an London.and II mSde ItseIf
:Sno1s Al once oy cartoon entitled s.ISrovu
study" The artist Represented heavy -loos-
ing Scotct mar, q the lower olAss. win
Kilt sud sporran, standing on tue stems ~ ta.
British throne, while the Brlf "a lion xsHss
rom below with wondering sud puzzled eyas
~ the audaciOus and "A BnChalzut intruder
somev bat as the Emperor Alexis COmLerius.
an SCOTS NV ], looks sstOnndsd az TIE Prank
count h,Cert Of faNts, iounC.ng o. the un-
psri;i -eat. The cartoon in TIE 1cmAhawk
wSs son irably executed; n was the work Of a
n'au % -eLtus IN HE way-Matt Morcaa, Oas
~ a., principal scene-paInters Of Covert GAr-
zen III atge. TIE PAPER, which had not fa.a
ga las not bad since any literary merit what
rNer. recarnr cell hrs-eG ana popular in n no.
rei' People were scsnGaliZ-d. shSc Sed.
an ue' q, aroused. 1omanawk's cartoon had,
ln Sat illustrated what every boIy had been
ta!Ilng about, wondering al AID crumblng
over
This j. the scandal about Queen Victoria. In
nv lfirNLai etfNNNf. hfI most constant and
Close attendant L. n Scotch groom, OF cIliIe,
named John Brown. He rides IN the b1x OF
her caTriace, he han De her w he hands her ont
De- cloaks Der, he shsg-ls her, opens her door,
Tor her, Il always rear her. Popular rum n
aNers that b. sleeps on n rug. outside n n bed
rU-Tn door; aud, although thls certainly IL nOl
bis habit, II Is beyond dOuo t that be has done
so occasionally. while the Queen was travel
ing. He has been so closely. indeed, 10 atteni-
ance On the Queen, that unquestionabiy there
might BE- grave cause for scandal were he A
~ pN ran nh zfa
not Mary Stuart or Cathsrine the Second.
Add 10 tins that the ladies Of the family of
hiunswick have not ln previous generations
been always considered virtpous "CEa-
clre sou But" said the inpertinent
court lady TO George Ills mother an Aliusion
20 the famous scandal about t.at princess aud
the Earl OF Butte. Take further into consid-ra-
uon the fact that AL the west End trs assmen,
dressmaker milliners, cook, and lackeys ab-
soluteiy detest lueen Victoria. because of the
outlines created by her long r-tiresn-pt: ans
that d has become su article OF faith with ali
That class that the deprs ssIoH OF trade aud even
the financial collapse of England are 10 be
directly attributed 10 the q nesn's protrNct-d
and Inconyenient secluson. THINK, then, hOS
oetgh led ali that class must have been when NJ
first became whispered that the sorrow OF tue
royal lady was not quite heavenly. after all.
Is Al wonderful that the scandal WINS
eagerly and delightfully."- spneadf In fact
people busily spread n who dad not IN
their hearts believe a.; aud before long
u became the universal talk-a whisper OF
Lemon. The = ueen began W be spoken of IN
eidNH mae ae' MIS-. DIONu. Buu IN nay
published, under the head OF 'sC5urt N-ws,"
the announcement that MRS. John Brown
walked on the slopes yesterday" Great mirtn
was created once oy an odd lumhie % names IN
London daily paper. which, z wing a report
81 some popular mo 'stratiou. s8t4 the pro-
Greetings closed with the sIugiUg OF q ID Save
the q Ueen, and John BnoWn'-ta- fact m@ant
to To- conveyed being that the meeting sang the
national nthem and also our lam Bus hymn 70
The memory OF the HaTpers Perry IN trtsr.
biLgs Went 20 far thai IN - ueea a. her re ,sat
book fUnllN
Position Of John BrO.n Va ner household. liz
- beruiess 20 say thst those who love scand.l
a.u Ike 70 believe It J kcd aud bsiieyed A. none
We les b-cause Of tins WELL ant attempt At
explanation.
What is the exact truth IA all thl.g To.
Queen b. = good, pare. trae-Ae tT.,,d wOmaB-a
iliit gwen 70 eCcvnfriclty at he best 0i LIn-s,
lately 10 ehSken ana even shattered IA nerves
A. - b OCCASIONALLY not quite mistress OF her,
SIT. thIs John Brown, an honest a-nss,
ulcE-br2Jed >cOtchman. wac a faithful servant
% AriHce A.berI Has face ana name are assoc
cia'rd with the memory Of some o. NictsriA's
very happiest days. How tenderly she loved
her sGsDiud, no = sha dsIighted a. M s,cs.tx
nobody Leeds to DE- told. Tue classic vonas
" 40 swallowed the ashes OF her dead lord cad
lot lov. rn.re wholly ana Sbsorbingly than odd
NE h"aNy-I, atur d. uniutrrestIng Quean Of
England. She cllngs 10 the cid sarya.t of b-r
busbInd a. she m ight 20 her nus oAnd . dog Bat
~ II BY ODd all question hat certaiu ttlnf NJ
nervous NcitaDIiity-one does not like u call A.
naduess-is an 'lrtnent m the feeling which
inspire the = ueen to defy scandal IN Enslsnd
The Queen tbat she labprs under the oelusioa
that the soul OF Primes Albert has been trans
fused INTO the hOmely frame OF John Bro gn
ms l. wild eEaggeratiOu. but 10 A. quite true
thar The IoaHngr 10 which the Queen connects
the memory OF Prince Albert win the pra.epos
~ Joha Brown has something morbid faat,s-
uc, ano almost mOto fnaniacai In AZ. A. N A. NOT
madness (yet that way mains les 81. mas
frequent hts OF TeryoHs irritation, which
wouio seem 10 those uuaccustO,n-d 70 them 20
borcer upon frenzy. lot long sinca ftLis story
d the STU pie truth two OF the 90 bin - man.
ters were at Osborne, couyprsing an q s,-t OF
informal council with her Majesty. page,
charged with some message. tapped M the door.
two or three iight taps. Tue Queen who hsi
ben talking aud listening witt great iatprast,
bean" 50 startled ana excited Nv the sound
that she screamed. sprang up, paced the room
an the widest alarm, and for q long dine was
utterly uuaOle 10 settle down 10 calm aud
rational conversation OF any kind. Under
tue influence OF morbid attacks ike these
There IL sometimes Iittle reliance 20 be PLACED
on what the queen may say, or dste-mine or
DO. She was always somewhat inclined q be
beadstrOnC; now she n apt 70 firm suddao
plans, or take sudden resolves, from wai.b
noIhing can divert her. She viii leave LDu-
don. and ush TO Osborne or to Balmorai at
The most critical period CT a session. n a no.
ment " hen change OF ministry may be I'M
pending; and, when she has resolved on aav
such eSoGPdse, TO demonstrates or advice can
dlssuade her. In this way she has psrsistei IN
keeping John Brown a h-r personal attend
ant. and allowing him TO Dc consptc aous an ms
ttenuons every W heTe-an no sergauts'-haI or
the Background. or 70 alter her friendly de-
pertinent toward him. ING Div this 40
unvIse; bat q ueen Victoria Is not in a mental
condition from WATCH wisdom can be al ways
expected. She Is not mad-thai is all any one
can venture 10 say.
She is unpopular-widely and profoundly
unpopular. Not m the active, aggressive
sense-not as George the Third was once un-
popular, when brickbats and stones were
pelted Al his carriage; not as Adelaide. wife of
William the Fourth, was unpopular, when a
tunultous meeting at ChariHg Cross tnrew up
hanokerchiefs In delight at O'Connell,s darinr
allusion 10 Whitehall and the sovereign who
lost his head there because he allowed him self
TO De guided by his foreign wIfe-in no such
sense he Victoria unpopular. But the mass Of
her people have ceased 10 care about her. The
West End dlslIkes her, eenality slandars her,
nunkeyis girds at her. or personal LOYALTY
To her there Is little or none. A lew high
minded politicians ard their followers respect
her virtues and pity her great sorrows; but ar
dent loyalty 20 her Is dead. A distinguished
Nova Scoiian, lately m London. and fresh with
all the feryor Of tie old fashioned colonial low
atty, confessed 10 the writer Of this arti Ile the
profouod disappointment which came over
him when he found that. 60 where he would
.ln the British capital, his loyal professien.
'were received with won dering, puzzled. hslf-
contemptuous incredibly.
Does any one IN England desire that the
Queen should abdicate The West Ead trades.