Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-10-15

but it costs her nothing. as the u -
been shot for her BY one Of her soG ~
BY . game-keeper belonging to q -.
tate In connection With these fed -,
u story vas recently circulated abo1 ~
royal household. A Well-known q B.
mau was sent out to shoot . gull. III
visit to the Medina he managed to D -
considerably. Victoria repeatedly lud
for him. but he Vas not forthco1
At length he appeared and Was = Nd
into the royal presence. where y = ~
. warm rebuke. Moth a dao161 u
replied: '.Weli. II one = u ~ tied = =
hoar or tws. night q uell nns q 3 Il
q" His sudssity tsisnrhoi. aod ~
simply directed o. ptep0iV L.. ~ y !.
ing drive. The only thing that marks
the approach Of royalty here Is the can
tcring Of an outrider-always on . white
horse-bcfore the Queens earriage.-
This 10 usually sociable. holding four,
aud drawn by two horses. The cosch-
man and Brown are on the box. There
is no gentleman in waiting. unless the
carriage is state one, drawn BY four
horses.
The Qucen breakfasts early and hearti.
ly. Like her predecessor. Elizabeth, she
manifests decided partiality for beefstesks.
The morning repast over. she has her let
ters read to her, and gives instructions to
her secretary. She very seldom writes
an autograph letter. She then drives or
walks cut. and pays visits to her laborer.
and tenantry. So accustomed are these
people to her calls aud ways. that she in
spires them with none OF the awe and
Autter which the younger members Of the
Upper Ten, feel when they are presented
a. Court for the 6rst time. In the course
Of these visits an attendant carries a
silver canister containing the most fra
grant Bohea. This canister is not at all
so formidable as the golden vessel car
ried before the Shah on oil his journeys,
and which excited 30 much comment and
mcrrimcnt among the Loud oners during
his stay in the great Babylon. Tea is
generally brewed twice during each round. /.
at some one Of the lodges at the gate en-
frances to the estate. aud is partaken Of
by Her Majesty with evident relish.-
The substantial meal Of the day is eaten
at two o'clock-the State dinner at eight
in the evening. being one devoted chief
iy to guests and courtesy. Her Majes-
ty retircs early to rest.
Docs the Queen drink z? This question
has long agitated social circles in Eng
land. and has been The subject of much
gossip and scandal both here and sbroad
be at once acquitted OF any ~ =
for wine at other times that s'seE0 tie
walnuis." But. unfortunately. like ST.
mon the Cellcrcr. she is blessed with an
uucommcnly high complexion at times.
set of With dubious reduess Of nose
No reasonable person would. of course.
attribute what may be purely scorbutic
affection to indulgence 10 the festal cup;
but the world judges hastily and an un-
generous verdict is rendered on this
ground alone against her Majesty by a
large section Of the community. If the
Queen drinks. her secret is we'll kept by
her dependents il aud about Osborne.
One aud all say mo" to the aspcrsion.
Weak claret they admit. but nothing
more. In the best circles brandy is meu-
toned as a stumbling block Men who
ought to ba supposed to know. and whose
mouths are no, closed BY policy or Office.
tell it in sorrow that the best cognac suf.
fers larger at the hands Of royalty. And
the irri,ability Of her wayward moods,
when she slapped L,dy Pagct. one Of her
maids of honor. in the face. and got one
back for il. somewhat favors this theory.
A plebi>cite Of the people would certainly
vote the Queen constitutional in her cups.
The people believe in the Q ieeu. and look
sbon her life as round and perfect. So.
if she has not been disciple Of Theobald
Mathew, she has certainly kept very quiet
on those occasions when she is reported to
have got tipsy.
The gloom which settled down upon
the Q ,ecn's life on the death Of husband. i.
is still felt within the walls of Osborne
Castle His dressing room and library
remain to-day in the exact state they were
in the day he Iej. Nothing has been
removed, no.hi6e substituted, and this BY
the express orders of the Queen. This is
only another method OF giving words 70
sorrow. Many have blamed Victoria for
the unusual exhibition she made Of bel
bereavement; but it may we'll be remem-
bered that
''The grief that does not speak,
Whispers the DER tgaught heart, and bids
break
Everything is utilised at Osborne Yor
can dine in the neighborhood on the Quecni
mutton and beef. You can buy aud shell
the Queens peas. Your horse can enjoy
a feed Of royal oats and hay. and il one i
fond Of poultry. there are the Queen,
ducklings and chickens in the market
My experience of the Queens butter mad,
ne wish that Osborne was in closer prox
unity to Washington Market; and as 70
the mutton, it was superb, as NIL Englisl
mutton is. The skinned milk of tn,
roya. dairies is sold to the cottages. whicl
seems a stretch of good house wifery, q
the stsgna,ion in agricultural matters ren
ders the peasantry much too dependeu
and poor in this quarter not TO max
SKINNED milk great boon TO them. Th'
ambition to be Queens lahorer has no
become a ruling passion with the youn,
men in the locality. The same rigid rul
of making the most Of everything prevail
on the Osborne farms as in the gardens
dairies and households. Each laberer re
-. $780, ~tsffsr~S.k,,t aa