The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-02-21
QUEEN WOTORIA's DIARY.
Excerpts from The Royal Volume, Chiefly
Depicting Certain Domestic
Incidents.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Queens
new book was distributed 20 the
press this morning. II consists Of
disconnected diary from Aug 81, Is
90, 70 September, 1882, with q long
gap from October, 1873, 10 the final
date, covering the period Of the tran
sitiOn from the administration Of Bea-
cOnsfield 70 that OF Gladstone. The
entire book Is devoted to domestic
and family affairs, and the political
illusions are only incidental. The
illustrations are numerous, and in
olude portraits Of the Queen and the
Princesses Eleanor, Louise and
Beatrice also the portrait Of Grant,
the Queens body servant, and one OF
her attendant, John Brown. There
are pictures, too, Of the Queens COL
lie dogs, Sharp and Noble, and sew
eral Views Of scenes In the Highlands
from sketches by the Princess
Beatrice. In the preface the royal
authOress SAYS: Remembering the
feeling with which our Life IN the
Highlands was received, the writer
thinks the present volume may equal
" evoke sympathy, Rs, while desert
bling q very altered life, Il shows how
her had and suffering heart was
sOothed and eheered BY the excuT-
Gions and incidents Il recounts. as
well as by the simple mOuntaineers
from whom she learned many lessons
Of resignation and faith In the quiet
Of the beautiful Highlands
After the dedication TO the loyal
Highlanders, and especially 10 the
memory OF our faithful attendant and
friend, John Brown" the diary opens
with the building Of the memorial
cairn Ia honor Of the Prince COnsort.
It reads as folloWs:
A JAUNF IN A PONY CHAIR.
"We started Off In q little l,uny
chair, led by Brown; Berthe and the
Prince Of Wales In front, Eleanor and
Louise on ponies, and two little boys.
Arthur and Leopold ] actually
drove In the little carriage to the very
top Of Craig LOwrigan, Grant and
Duncan pushing the carriage behind.
The sweet baby Beatrice We found at
the top The view was so fine, the
day 90 bright, and tue heather so
Beautifully pink-but there was no
pleasure, no iOy-all was dead Here
ae the top Is the foundation Of the
calrn TO be erected 10 my precious Al.
9GAka 4AlM AAAI NNAaA 50 u NAAAAAAN al
placed stones on IT, and our initials
are to be placed on the stones All
round g.
Several succeeding entries in the
diary mention other visits 70 the
Princes cairn, along with family rec.
orde and remarks Of domestics. The
following may serve as on example Of
the latter:
"When near the cairn, Grant said 4 |
thought you would Ike 10 be here 10. /
day, on his birthday So entirely |
was he Of the opinion that this be-
loved day, and even the i4th day Of |
December, the anniversary Of bis |
death, must not be looked upon Is a |
day Of mourning. There Is so much |
good and strong faith In these simple |
people"
In October, 1853, when making the |
excafsion from Balmoral 10 ClOva, |
the carriage was overturned, the fsce |
and right hand Of the Queen were |
bruised, and Browns knees were |
badly hurt. The following entries |
BRowE's INJURIES.
az was much distressed at break |
fast TO find that poor Browns legs |
were badly cut At the back Of the /
knee, and he said nothing about Il. |
But to-day one became 50 inhamed /
and sweiled that be could hardly /
move. The Doctor said he must Keep /
Il up as much AZ possible and walk /
very little, but did not forbid his 90
ing out with The carriage. did not
90 out In the morning."
Next day, Oct y, the Queen writes:
= n l.
Doctor thought he could walk over
the bill Tomorrow
When making her first visit to
Glnssalt Shiel Mountain lodge In 1858
the diary describes the hOuse-warm-
ing as follows;
Brown came TO say all the ser
wants were ready. There were pres
ent Louise, Arthur, Jane, Lady
Churchill, q number Of domestics. AID
policemen. We made nineteen alto
gether. Five animated reels were
danced, On which al but myself
Joined. After the flrst reel tOddy
was brought round for every one, aud
Brown begged that would drink 70
the FIRE kindling. The merry, pretty
little bail ended At n, but the men
went on singing ia the stewards
room cor some time. al very happy.
But
SAD THOUGHTS FiEEEB NY HEART,
both before dinner end when ] retired
20 rest. ! thought Of my darling bus
band, whom I fancied ] must see aud
who always wished 10 build here
Then the sad thoosht struck me, that
e Was mv Inst WiiloW's house. But
I am sure his blessing rests on it.n
Ii 1871 the Queen Witnessed the
Scotch communion service one sun
dag Rt Cfalhle Church near BalmoraL
She writes: The communion j. most
touching aud beautiful. ID Impressed
aud moved me more hau can ex-
press 10 j. impossible % say how
deeply we were impressed by thaRfand
sfmplleitg 81 the service. 10 was all
30 tfuly EARNEST No description can 80
justice 30 the devotion Of the whole