Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-15

we should all be killed OF not, anu tnOuSu
there were still things | had not settled
and wanted to do, the carriage turned over
on its side and we were all precipitated to
the ground. came down very hard, with
my face upon the ground, near the car.
rage. the horses both on the ground and
Brown calling out in despair The
Lord Almighty have mercy on us Who
did ever see the like of this before? l
thought you were all killed" Alice was
soon helped up by means of tearing all her
clothes to disentangle her but Lenchen,
who had also got caught in her dress,
called out very piteously, which frightened
me a good deal but she was also got out
with Browns assistance. and neither
she nor Alice was at all hurt. l treasured
them that was not hurt, and urged that
we should make the best of it, as 1t was an
inevitable misfortune.
The upshot of this misfortune was that
the royal party, mufflsd up to their chins
in such wraps as could be procured, sat for
a long time in the deep and weird darkness
of Scotch forest, under heavy rain, IN.
til rescue party appeared, IL the shape OF
gillie aud couple OF baggage ponies, on
the latter of which her Majesty and the
young Princess made their way safely
home.
The ladies will be interested in the
Queens description of the rooms she occu-
pied at Dunrobin Castle, when visiting the
Duke and Duchess Of Sutherland
"They are very high the bedroom is
the largest, and very handsome, with a
beautiful bed with Whit and gold flowers
and doves at each corner, with light blue
furniture, and gold and white round the
cornice of the ceiling pale blue and white
panels blue satin, spangled with yellow
leaves (which look Just like gold) on the
walls and furniture and carpets to match.
The dressing.room the same, but pale blue,
and pink silk futed, on the walls. TIE
sitting-room, pale sea'green satin, with the
cyphers of the late Duke and Duchess and
their daughters on the ceiling. The furni.
ture of light wood The little boudoir has
a small domed ceiling, spangled with
golden stas, and the same furniture.
There are some pretty pictures in the
sitting room, and prints in the other
rooms"
This visit developed an incident which
must have caused her Majesty's usually
sombre features to brighten into a smile.
Describing a ramble over the grounds in
company with the Duchess and the Princess
Beatrice, she says: owe walked into the
pretty byre for Ayrshire COWS, and little
farther on to the dairy, very nice, cool
round one. The Duchess told Brown to
open the sitting room, and we found it &C.
cupied by policeman in bed, which we
were not at all prepared for, and which
caused much amusement.
An entry under date Dalmoral, October
5, 1870 records a rather important occur
ence that took place between the Princess
Louise and the Marquis of L)rne. "Au
eventlul day." the Queen names it. The
event took place during a walk from the
Glassalt Shiel to the Dhu Loeb, whittier
the Princess and Lorne had gone in com.
pauy with Lord Hatherly and the Mar
chioness OF Ely. Not the most favorable
circumstances for popping the question !;
but the love that laughs at blecksmiths
found way in this case to set at defiance
the presence of tho other members of the
party, and the Queen says of the affair {:
+" Louise, who returned some time aft we
did, told me that Lorne had spoken of his
devotion to her, and had proposed TO her,
and that she had accepted him, knowing
l would approve. Though l was not IN
prepared for this result. l felt painfully
the Thought of losing her. Bat l naturally
gave my consent, and could only pray that
she might be happy"
In the autumn of 1878 the Green was
visiting Inyerlochy Castle, and her retire
ment appears to have been ruthlessly dis
turbed by lot of what she is pleased to
call &c impudently-inquisit.ve reporters.
1" We sat down on the grass I'VE three
on our plaids, and had luncheon, served
by Brown and Fannie, and / sketched.
The day was most beautiful and calm.
Here, however-here, in this complete SOL
itude-we were spied upon by impudently-
inquisitive reporters, who followed US
everywhere but one in particular (who
writes for one of the Scotch papers) lay
down and watched with telescope, and
lodged me and Beatrice and Jane
Churchill, who were walking abont, and
was most impertiuent when Brown went
to tell him to move, which Jane herself
had thought Of doing. However, he did
20 at last, and Brown came back, saying
ne thought there would have been fight
for when Brown said, quite ciyllly, that
the Queen wished him to move away, he
said he had quite as good a right to remain
there as the Qleeu. To this Brown an
swered strongly, upon which the imperti-
nent individual asked, Did he know who
be was ? And Brown answered that he
did, and that the highest gentleman in
England would not dare DO what he did,
much less a reporter, and he must move
on, or he would give him something more.
And the man said Would he dare say
that before those other men (all reporters
who were coming up? And Brown an
swered, es, he would, before anybody
who would not behave as he ought More
strong words were used but the others
came up and advised the man to come qui.
city away, which he finally did. Such
conduct ought ID be known.
The grief of the Queen over the death
the young Prince Imperial, who fought for
England in the Zulu war, is very graphic
ally portrayed. Under date of June 10,
1879, her Majesty writes
at twenty minutes to II, Brown
knocked and came in, and said there was
bad news; and when l, in alarm, asked
what, he replied, The young French
Prince is killed ; and whenI could not take
it in and asked several times what it
meant, Beatrice, who then came in
with the telegram in her hand,
said, 'Oh, the Prince Imperial is
killed = feel thrill of horror now while
write the words. I put my hands to my
head and cried out, No, no, it cannot be
Tue-it can't be p Aad then dear
Beatrice, who was crying very much, IS l
did too, gave me the telegram from Lady
Frere To die in such horrible, awful
way Poor, poor dear Impress her only,
only child-her all, gone And such a
real misfortune l was quite beside
myself and both of US have
hardly had sro5her thought since.
We sent for jamie Ely, who was
in the house when he was born, and was so
devoted to him o., it is too, too awful
The more one thinks of it the worse it is.
I was in the greatest distress. Being so
distressed; everyone quite stunned Got
to bed very late 1t was dswning and
little sleep did get
The book contains no allusion to affairs
Of state, aud does not betray the slightest
political bias. Family events are also
touched upon very lightly. It's literary
merits, as the above extracts show, ars Of