, 1869-03-07
QUEEN VICTORIA And JOHN
BROWN.

Ia the Kingdom are Her Majesty the QQeen
nud HA RoSal Hlghneas the Prince OF Wales.
The years Of the Queen's mourning for be,
Of the paiaees, the assenee q the p po,ap s nd
show Of royalty tn the streets, heteH visits
Of kingly and imperial persons from abroad,
the few drawing roonA, the absence Of leyees,
with The Other pataphe.ualLa Of royalty,
have, Il Is sstd. I'D aspEesdpg influence %
drove out daily In H{de Ps.k, and the royal
cariAgss driving back and forth through the
streets Of London, making the season 10 gay,
and calling crowds Of strangers to the city,
merchants rubbed their hands with slet, and !
never heard q word eaid against Her
Msjesty, as d daughter, wife. mother, sorc- |
reign or woman, till came to this city. |
The tostt things ever kata N our country |
about public men, not excepting President
Johns IN, arc not as scurrilous or is offensive |
these Ecalms. Her offences seem 70 culm+ |
nate in fer attachment TO the famous Joht
Brown. ghe IA accused ofholdtng romantic |
passion for him. 1t Is sAId that she belieyea !
that tho spirit Of Prince Albert takes pos
session OF him, for sptrituallsm Is ono Of the
lieEed to have 50 strong an s1ection for hln
that II permitted she would marry him
Now this Brown Is about as unlikely per.
son for Queen 10 tall in love With ~ can
well be conceived. He Is menial Of q lower
order, vesy canny and shsewd, but nnculti-
gray hair, which he wears cropped close "a
bis head. He looks the seFving.man all
oTcr, has the stoop Of one accustomed TO
bend at toll, has thin, sharp features, with
= cadaTerous face, vi ars c1ean but common
clothes, snd looks on all occasions like
dressed up plowman.
His tsther was u laboring man, and worked
on the estate now known il Balmoral. When
Prince Albert bought that property for
royal residence Browns father continued his
labor. Young Brown worked with his father,
pI,ncipa1'y n ihe 1o}al g.,dsn1; de- a ns eaf'5
| took him Into the stablta to take charge Of
tho pouies. He was alwnys On hand, always
| ready No bours were too early or too late
| for him. He shrAnk from no servtle work.
He could always be depended upon. The
tendsd be roys on d7es M ' and nd
! sails. He carried the shawls and um mbrellas
| blunt hut deferent!sl, curt but obsequious.
After the death Of the Prince the Queen
found Brown in the gardens 1t Balmora-
quiet, industrious, sad, and often ia tears.
As the Queen walked In her gardens Brown
We. ready to offer any service, to gather
fruit or lowers. ehe remembered him fol
his kind md faithful attendance willis the
Prince lived and for the high place he held In
the PTtnee-Consorts enteem.
| EnunE ulo eAo anu neaaIcuo!J tne %utel
inquired the cause. 8he was told BY her at
tendants that Brown had been very long u
the service OF the Prince, had monrned h!n
sincerely At his death and had hardly smilet
since his royal master was lald away at Frog
more. 1h!1 touched the Queen In her tender
to 6e. The routine Of the palace, the relay
of servants, the red tape, the sending OF
messge through dozen hands before
could be executed, the red coat and gold lac
with The royal livery glaripg everywhere
were dl.tastc{ul to the Queen, who had bu1}c
hcr husband, but who wlshed to b wei 81
!. | quickly served. The rule Of the palace d
rided the royal servants Into three clAste
j each serving 4 month When the thrs
| months were over the drst set returned
| duty. The Queen tired OF these neN iares, e
; .ou's work. The Prince had German se
want, who was as great a fayor1te as Brow
, She demanded that these TWO persons shonl
terye her constantly. THIS was stously r
: eiEtcd. But the Queen, With the resolut1e
and dtteFIinst1on Which has .1w,5s marx, =
Prime Minlsscr Of the domestic arrangeucu
. Hc IS tic confidential body servant Of II
= Majesty. AL orders affecting the person
= movements of HeE Majesty 80 throua
: : Brown. Windsor Castle, where the Que
: and rows Of houses. Through II continual
i PASS wagons, market vans, loaded tenn
o omnibuses, cabs. nnrkat men, mechanics Al
= market women 10 md from their work. T
portion assigned to the Queen Is - reslr
IN u u she wAs 200 miles away. Throul
q. Brown, OF his servants, the l1vercd retains
70 | Of the Crown II the castle recelye their t
{! ders-and receive them With gnashsng
% teeth. Brown accompanies Her Majesty
~ ~ London. to Osborne, to Balmoral. He d
- thoroughly hated IS any man can be- Hc
.. wholly Indifferent to public sentiment
u station, just hefors Her Majesty arrived
70 her way 10 Windsor. Tbs eyes Of 2 900 p
+ pie were upon him, as hc marched from
y. royal en- rance on the crimson carpet dawn
a. the coaches. Els Eamc Ws8 spoken with
y, hiss, which indicated The general feeling
50 ward lin. He opened the doora Of the 70
he coaches, entered the Queens apartue
Z, Thing wa in readiness. Held the d
10 open, hat In hand, willie !
Majesty entered; closed the do
80 gave the.signal for starting, and took = 4
~: "a. In the APARTMENT behind the Queen. A
Wy wy. vsnt high in the confidence Of hrs m,stres!
%, donned the roy n livery; has no part Ia
su- indoor service; dresses ~ plainly - =
N. ingnan can; does not even wear the bl
ia.' dress-coat and white yest Of the servants
,6;. Of livery attends to the garden, the hol
nv the royal coaches, and though he holds
Ice, Qneen's horse while she mounts, he ei
IN The riding habit when she returns, and
In with the serranu. He d .ds from other
ase " In this, thas his roye" "ast1ess finds N
IL IL prompt md willing servant who will
a1 tho coach At tho door at the exact MI
md named, 1nd attends personally and prom
the to the Queens wauts.-CuFssponden 0
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