Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-08
Qti..:N VICTORIA.
something "i Interest nbout Her .srit-
annie Majesty.

lFf"ln lhr philadelphia Press.
Queen Victoria .hn~ freaks of kiuJn..,
Whlcil win the pupula. heart. Si., ncyrl
does things III aquccuiy way. bat She /,
often discovered doing clurm,n.iv era.
clouS deeds in wumumlv way. While at
Windsor, or any Of the royl! retreats
She interests herself in thcrrorlc about
her. Indeed, this regard ior the ol,srur.
Is now the cause Of her popular lislrarr,
1t was To he present NJ Il bali given hen
servants at Balmora tina; slo lrcrntI,
shocked the aristucutcy hN ucglrcting t.
attend state ccrrmoulal IN honor OF Tia,
murdered son of the great house of Cav.
rndish. The people at once ascrihrd tin.
heartlcssncss to the Queens dislike OF
me Liberals, and nurr particularly hri
ahhorrence Of any uH, near or dear H.
Gladstone; ior the murdered lurl WAS a
klnSman by marriage ui the Prime Min.
lst"r, and that, 1t WAS argued by the pco.
pie, was enough to explain her want ui
tact, to call IT by no other name. in turn.
ing hrr back upon the hereayed family.
More German than the (irlmVns. the
Queen, i'll her relations with her court
and arlstocracN, Is the most pumctlluus
Ol soverelgus. She uNartS the last de-
gree of homage and never forgive, AN
omission i'll amy ui the forms of state that
hedge sovereign. For years she shan ed
III the scandals and laupupns So freely
showered upon her son the Prince OF
Wales. Wncu her obstinate retirement
trom the duties OF ROYALTY had cxusuara.
ted the English traicspclplr the ila.s.
tion "f her abdlcatiun wis even present.
ed to the House Of Commons. and.
though ii was smotArrrd anI !ts author
lampOoncd as II crazy man. those who
knew the drit Of English opinion we're
satisfied that the matter needed only the
support OF one ur two respected names t.,
raise 1t into n burning question For
wears the scandalous msmuations AGAINST
the royal auchprtr have ceased i'm III,
English press, hut her recent cJulurt
has given them new currency. Nor were
these the inspiration of democrats ,utor
Tor a republic, as IL sometime, sup
posed.
Arlstocritic scandal al-mmrcrs were the
first to hint that there was something de-
grading IN the royal ludy choosing II
rouSh Scotch "gillic' ns her constant fac
totum, through whom tlD prmlr,t mo-
bles reach their mistrrsss ear. ~ finn
ly grounded was their malicious story
''i''', Nhti tlIt 'tit'Il NlHl'- llt ttlltl-
acnt, tn" journals in franr. Significantly
retail IT," doiuSs and wings OF John
Brown the insrpuuhlc. The queen. how.
ever, never has paid the slightest atten-
ton to these lnsluuntiuuS, Iphu Brown
Is always ON her coach. ls always at hand
To perform the offices oi "a valet. and holds
his head ms high us trusted aud ronh-
dental domestic who knows his place ST.
cure. Unlike other greens. Victoria has
no female couiidluts.
The drama of Mistress Mnslmm and
Mistress Morley, played 10y Queen Anne
and the Duchess of Marlborough. has
had no repetition since the yunng Veto
ria asccnded the throne. Her couhlunt
was Prince Albert, and before him Lord
Melbourne, Disrrl succeeded after
hls invention of the Empress of India.
IN gaming the complctcst confidence of
the Queen, but outside of the Princess
Beatrice there are no women about the
court to invent intrigue and keep up
cnnals.. In the privacy of her court life
the Queen and those who surround her
use the German language. To win the
royal favor II is only necessary TO speak
German with the llanovcman accent.
For some reason the Queen is not fond
OF the Princess of Wales. 1t is said that
the dislike comes from the crisis in the
affairs of her German kinsiolk when the
British Parliament WAS ON the verge of
joining Denmark against the aggressions
oi Prussia and Austria The Queen