Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-03-09
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LONDON, Feb 8, 1869.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BosroN JOURNAL;
TUE QUEEN AND JOHN BROWN.
1t is said that the two best abused per.
sons in the kingdom are Her Majesty the
Queen and His Royal Highncss the Prince
OF Wales The years of the Queens
mourning for her husband have been very
long. The closing Of the palaces, the
absence Of the pomp and royalty in the
streets, the few visits from klngly and
imperial persons from abroad, the few
drawing rooms, the absence Of levces, with
the other raraphcrnalia Of royalty, have,
it is said, had depressing influence on
the trade Of London.
When the royal family drove out daily,
in Hyde Park, and the royal carriages
driving back and forth through the
streets of London, making the season so
gay, and calling crowds of strangers TO
the city, merchants rubbed their hands
with glee and traders were joyful in their
Queen.
[ never heard a word said against Her
Majesty, as a daughter, wife, mother, SOW
ereign or woman, till | came TO this city.
The worst things ever said in our country
about public men, not excepting President
johnson, are not as scurrilous or as Of
fensive as those openly spoken against the
Queen Of these realms. Her offences seem
to culminatc in her attachment to the fa-
nous John Brown. Sac is accused OF
holding romantic passion for him. 1t
is said that she believes that the spirit of
Prince Albert takes possession Of him, for
spiritualism is one Of the offences charged
on the Queen. She is believed to have 50
s.rong an affection for him that if permit
tel she weuld marry him. Now this
Brown is about as unlikely person for a
Queen to fall in love with as can well be
imagined. lie is a menial of lower or
der, very camy and shrowd, but uuculti-
vated lie is over 30 years Of age, with
wiry gray hair, which he wears cropped
close to his head. He looks the serving
man all over, has the stuop of one accus-
toned to bend at toll, has thin, sharp fea-
turcs with cadayercus face, wears clean
but common clothes, and looks on all oc.
easians like q dressed up plowman.
HOW BROWN CAME INTO TIE QUEENS EN-
PLoY.
His father was laboring man, and
worked on the estatc now known as Bal
moral. When Prince Albert bought that
property for a royal residence Browns
father continued his labor. Young Brown
worked with his father, principally in the
royal gardens. He early attracted the at
tention Of the Prince, who took him into
the stables to take charge of the ponies.
He was always on hand, always ready.
No hours were too early or too late for
him. He shrank from no servic work.
He could always be depended upon. The
Prince gradually promoted him, till he
attended the royal party on drives, pic
MICS and sails. He carried the shawls and
umbrellas-blunt but deferential, curt but
obscquious. After the death Of the Prince
the Queen found Brown in the gardens at
Balmoral-quiet, industrious, sad, and Of
ten in tears. AS the Queen walked in
her gardens Brown was ready to offer any
service, to gather fruit or flowers. She
him for his kind and faithful
attendance while the Prince lived and for
the high place he held in the Prince-con-
sorts esteem.
BROWNS PROMOTION.
Finding him sad and melancholy the
Queen inquired the cause. She was told