Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-19
vICTORIA's MEANDERINGs.
A Naughty Journals Wicked BurIesque
of Her Majesty's Book.

Mean York Life.
Jan. This is the first day of the year,
and Beatrice reminds me it is New Years
day. What a beautiful coincidence! We
had cream toast and mullins for breakfast,
and had two helps to each. Brown said
he was delighted to see my old appetite
for mullins returning.
Jan. 1T is showing. Brown said the
snow was beautiful. tits. Beatrice saws
that some poet expressed the same opin-
ion. l will ask Mr.. TennysOn about it.
Brown came up at 2 O'Clock to announce
Mr.. Gladstone, who wanted to see me
about some hOrrid affair in Egypt or some
where. Sent down word l was out. Am
very busy knitting pair of ear muffs
for the Duke of COnnaught, and haven't
time to bother about Egypt. Brown says
that Egypt is old enough to take care of
itself.
March 8.-Brown has a cold. 1 made
him four mustard plasters, which were
applied by the Royal College of Surgeons.
He is better. l ordered Dean Stanley to
sing TIE Deum. He sent back word that,
personally, he would prefer to whistle it.
Wanted Mr.. Tennyson likewise to change
''Locksley Hall'' so as to bring Brown in.
He replied that he would be delighted to,
but the only rhymes he could find for
Brown were syntaX, delirium, and menin-
gifts, and he didn't think any of these
would do.
March 20.-Brown says it is raining.
Mr.. Gladstone called. l was not at home.
l do wish Albert Edward wouldn't worry
me so with free tickets to American
theatricals. 1t is frugal, but the boy will
drive me wild yet. Brown says, however,
that he will OutgrOw all these freaks. /
trust Brown is right.
March 21.-Brown got wet to-day stand
ing out in the rain telling Mr.. Gladstone
that couldn't see him. l do not see why
am to be bothered about those wars in
India and Egypt, and other horrid affairs.
Beatrice has pet kitten, of which we are
all of us so fond. l must really get Mr..
Tennyson to write poem about it.
April Brown came in this morning
with a large placard on his back, which
bore the initials IN. g." When | called
his attention to it he was real angry, and
said he supposed it was done by the prime
minister, or somebody. l shall ask Mr..
Gladstone about it. The cat had fit this
morning, which quite upset us all. The
College of Surgeons was in attendance,
and said it was meat. Brown says it is
likely to die if it. had more than a dozen.
Dear me!
April TO- sent for Brown, and read
him this journal for year, He sat with
closed eyes, nodding his head whenever L
came to favorable passage. He then
said that he did not think any distin-
guished woman had ever written any,
thing like it. l ~chided Brown for flat
terry, but he assured me it was earnest
truth. l will read it to Mr.. Gladstone.
April 11.-Mr. Gladstone called. l read
it to him.
April 12.-Mr. Gladstone is very i'll.
April IA wanted to read nineteen
more chapters Of my journal to Brown,
but he said he really could not think of
letting me tire myself. Said he would
take the book and read it in his study.
April 15.-Beatrice and went out for a
walk. Brown accompanied US. We
walked up a hill, and then we walked
down.
May Brown said this morning that
Mr.. Gladstone should settle that Egyptian
matter at once. | sent for Mr.. Gladstone
and told him. He said that Brown ought
to mind his own business. Poor Brown !
am sure he means well.
May Ave went out for drive. Brown
sat on high seat in front. After driving
a while we came back.
May 7.-Mr. Tennyson called. Beatrice
showed him the cat, and | suggested the
poem. Mr.. Tennyson changed the sub
JSCIs Iedu HlLu SOlle Ol my journal.
May S.-BroWn says Mr.. TennysOn is
quite ill. / wanted to read some of nv
journal to Brown, but he said it was very
enervating for an author to read her own
work. l find this literary life indeed
wearisome, and l sometimes wonder how
Mr.. Tennyson stands it. 1t killed poor
Mr.. Disraeli. L suppose it will kill me,
too, some day.
May 81 spoke to Brown about publish
I Il i I Il \
create a sensation. To know the work.
ings of the sOvereign's heart, and to see
how much interest she takes in the affairs
Of the nation, which is so spendtbrift in
her honor, is boon for the people. Brown
says it will show them just what kind of
a ruler they have. Brown is right.
will publish the book.