Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-06
AAlttau0rla Qbazette
SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER
Anecdotes AI,0ut Queen YictOria's
EOOffnRn--4 Timely KebuIke.

The la est scraps OF news 10 the way OF Court
s1audal is that John Brown is out of favor.
Hero are tive anecdotes about John Browu
which are said to be authentic, the second hsv.
Ing been related your correspondent by an eye
witness Some few Years ago, at the time OF
Of pictures, the British public We're astonlshe;!.
and not little amused, at work of Landseer's
which, during the three months that, as usual
the exhibition rol1aiDsd open to the world hung
n very conspicuous ;!4ce, namely, in the post
Of honor in one Of she ls1ge rooms. 1t repre-
scntcd the Oneeo, ia ID: everlasting widows
weeds, seated Oh pony an1 reading a letter.
The pony's bride was lcld Dy Scotch gilly
standing at its lead. Tie Scotch gilly was
John Browo. Ho. the Queen and the pouy
were the chief otja acts il she picture. Some
way off, seated on garacn seat. were two Of
the Prise c?sses-He!aGa and Louise, if | mis-.
take not. These. however, were quite subordl
nate, quito cast into literal shade in the back
ground, cciipsed By the commonplace looking
man clad ln Highland costume, and turning his
back upon them. The picture, ii must be con
icsscd, Was borria dauo: for it was painted
when the onc3 greas aod ever celebrated Sir
Edwin had grown Old aud feeble, and bis right
hand rTa4 fast losing its canniog. Nov for the
story. i IS aai1 that the artist himself. an:
not few others besides, had t.IaI hard IL t!d
the picture OF John Browns plc3enoe si,oGa.i:
or. But all in vain The iluaca aauli ..ae1
him in, ard whcn she sill SIC VII. - s.!
Edward Llndseer. Q!!th raHG;.et, c)u'prcnis
ed matters BY painting Elm w:th hi3 eyes Cas-:
down, as though oVercaInr j.! Gnoc: Wit1 b s.I'
full humility.
The second story exhibits tE9 great j. .. &c
anything but bashIu! or humble light, SO. 10
deed, is not surp!si5g. seeing thet hls head is
said to be completely turned with the notice ne
has received FROM the ..Gst lady oi tho lsnd;
and it is this iegeaeracy % Ills par: Th.ch l.
supposed to &c the chief rnasaa ol his fell from
royal favor. One day stgoe1 tho second tale
the Queen was p.c5eut al l. ce7:"I' q heI troops
at Aldershot or elssTa@Ic. Altei some OF Tic
evo!utions had been g3ue through, her Majesty
desired to speak to so:nc OF the mouItcd con'
manding officers and ,i Aide de.Camp was Gls'
patched to call them up 10 tho regal presence.
Apparently they were cot SO QuicS IN Their
as the devoted Scotch g.y consll-
cred they ought to be; 81 h: Iosc a;act ln his
seat, the foottnau'a behind ;hc gUa! baToucn,
and, gesticulatiug with his arns aud 5aokoDiu.,
franticaiy, shouted, "Gome up tAst5r. c0Ga w
faster can't yc? The Queen Wiots g3u. %
which, by the time the officers hai reiacd up
their stccds beside royalt9's carriage, one oi
them, looking up at John Bro@n. exclaimed IN
laundering voice, "Hou just mind your own
business, and keep in your own place, you ID
Gunkey." Whereupon the Queen turned as
red as fire. OF all the people whom he knows,
the Priuac of Wales is sail to hate John Brown
tho most, gets quite Toto a fret when his name
is mentioned, rarely sets foot st Balmora', and
makes no secret OF his intention, when his time
comes to he King, OF sending John Brown
back into his native phseurily. -Son francisco
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