The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-11-27
NUMBER NJ ,4.ls,.


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osss~ vssseess.
The New York lsSspssisat says: 1.-TWO
years ago, or thsrsabouts, wretched "
tie paper, publlshed In Lausanne, 6witssr-
land, indulgcj, itself In scandalous seohes
,sout the Queen Of Great Britain, and the
ns's@A representative st Berne, or one Of
MS sun.Sdiuates, had the folly to elevate
inc libel I'm. Importance BY prosecuting
inc )ournaila. rhls was perhaps tho hrst
time that any scandal about Queen vlcto-
ria found Its way Into print. Long before
however, Queen vlctohss loyal subjects
had talked about her as Mrs. Candor talks
Of some Of her friends. At last these
whlsperings began to find distinct and
open expression. A weekly paper called
the ISaslank was started In London, and
made itself famous at once by . cartoon
enutied IA Brown Study" The artist
represented . heavy looking Scotchman,
of the lower class, with kit and spotran,
standing on the steps Of the British throne
while the British lion gazed nom below
with wondering and puzzled eyes at the
audacious and nonchalent intruder
somewhat ss the emperor Alexis Conner
ius, In SCOTS novel, looks astounded st
the Frank count, Robert Of Paxis, loung.
Ing on the imperial seat. The cartoon In
the 1o~sAsrk was admirably executed;
Twas tho work OF q man OF genius In his
way-Aat Morgan. one OF the principal
scenic painters Of Convent Garden Thea
tire. The paper, which had not then and
has not had since any literary merit what'
ever, became celebrated and popular In
moment. People were scandali.ed, shock.
ed, amused, aroused. 1onsAeeSs cartoon
had, In fact, illustrated what EVERYBODY
had been talking about, wondering st and
grumbllng over. 7,.a..'
'sThis is the scandal about Queen Vic-
toria. In her personal service, her most
constant anil chosen attendant Il Scotch
groom, or gillie, named John Brown. He
rides on the box of her carriage, he hands
her In. he hands her out, he cloaks her,
.b.w,s her. opeus doors for her, ID always
mar h.r Popu,ar rumor ayers that he
sIe.r. IN a rur outside her bedroom door;
and although this certainly Il not his hab-
II Il is beyond doubt that he has done 70
.,or,i,v wbiIo tina ouecn WA travel.
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49,. ~. &c.,. .nd Tho Far, n Bute.
T.Se fnrthsr into confederation the fact
Tho, Al, ,ho we., End tr,dc,men. dress-
moror. ,,,,,,,.r, coor. and l,ct,vs alb
.a,",o,, ,,.,.., on.on v,c,or,, hecsu.s a,
~. ',,';,nas. ",oa,.J b., hor ,org rc,,,s-
non,. md ,h., !, has hooono an .,tIcl. a .
r.ith with an Tho clou tbs. Tho denre..ion
n trade and even the financial colIanse of
England arc 10 be directly attributed to
the oueen,s nrotracted and ipconvenient
..c,us,on. TbInk how deII,htcd all that
c,.s. must have been when T. fIr,t becsme
wb,,nered about that the sorrow of the
rovai lady was not oulte heavenly sfter
uli. I. Il wonderful that the scandal was
eagerly and deliphtedIy spreade In fact,
people busily spread It who did not In
their hearts believe 1t; aud before long Il
became the universal talk-a whisper OF
London. The Queen began to be spoken
Of IN slang phrase rs Mrs. Brown"
Punch one day published under the head
of Court News the announcement that
Mrs. John Brown walked on the slopes
Yesterday Great mirth was created once
by IN odd tumble of names In o London
daily paper, which giving report OF somo
popular demonstration said tho proceed
ings closed with the singing Of God save
the Queen, and John Bfown--the fact
meant to be conveyed being that the meet
Ing sang tho national anthem, and also
our famous hymn to the memory Of tho
Harper's Ferry martyr. Things went 20
far that. the Queen I'm her recent book 40
tually inserteda passage explaining tho
position Of John Brown In her household.
It Is needless to say that those who lovo
scandal and like to believe it,'lfiged and
believed It none the less because Of this
well meant attempt at explanation.
"what Is the exact truth In all thiss
Ths oueen IA a GOOD. purc. truo-hesrted
womsn-a lIt,le given to eccentricidss q.