St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-12
THE QUEENS NEW BOOK.
It Treats Principally of Personal Mat
ters and Doings.
The Work is Told Simply, and in Many Parts
Very Effectively.
John Brown Comes in for the Lions Shar
of the Work--It is Readable.

LONDON, Feb 1.-THE queens new book
was distributed to the press this morning
1t consists of disconnected diary, from Au
gust 21, 1862, to September, 1882, with long
covering the period of transition from the
administration of Baconsfeld to that of Glad
stone. The entire book is devoted to domes-
tic and family affairs and political illusions
arc only incidental. The illustrations are
numerous and include portraits of the queen
and the Princesses Elenor, Louise and Beat
rice Also a portrait of Grant, of the
queens body servant, and one of her late at
tend&nts, John Brown. There are pictures
too, of the queens collie dogs,
Sharp and Noble, and several 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 equally evoke sympathy, as,
while describing very altered life, it shows
how her sad and suffering heart was soothed
and cleared by excursions and the incidents
it recounts, as well as by the simple noun
taineers, from whom she learned many les
sons of resignation and faith in the beautiful
Highlands After a dedication to the
s'Loyal Highlanders, and especially to the
memory OF her faithful attendant and friend,
John Brown,n the diary opens with the
building of the memorial cairn in honor of
the prince consort. It reads as follows
t'We started off in a little pony chair, led by
Brown, Berthe prince of Wales) in front,
Elenear and Louise on ponies, and our two
little boys, Arthur and Leopold. I actually
drove in the little carriage to the very top of
the craig. Lowrigan, Grant and Duncan
were pushing the carriage behind with sweet
baby Beatrice. We found at the top view
that was so fine, day so bright, and heather
so beautiful pink, but no pleasuse, no joy
all dead. Here at the top is the foun ndation
of the cairn to be erected to the memory of
my precious Albert [ and my poor six Or
phans all placed stones on it, and our initials
are to be placed on stones all around it.''
Several succeeding entries in the dairy men
ton other visits to the princes cairn, along
with family records and remarks of her do
mestics. The following may serve as an eI-
ample of the latter. ''When near the cairn
Grant said: 4 thought you would like to be
here to-day, on his birthday So entirely
was he of the opinion that this beloved day,
and even the 18th of December, the ami
upon as day of mourning. There is so
much good and strong faith in these simple
people.
In October, 1868, when making an excur-
sion from Belmoral to Clovar, the carriage
was overturned, the face and right hand of
the queen were bruised, and Browns knees
were badly hurt. The succeeding entries
recur to Browns injury. IT was much dis
tressed at breakfast to find that poor Browns
legs had been dreadfully cut at the back of
the knees, and he said nothing about it; but
to-day, one became so infamed, swelled SO
much, he could hardly move. The doctor
said, he must keep it as much
as possible, q d wal Every little;
but he did not forbid his going out with the
carriage. did not go out in the morning.
The next day, October -, the queen writes
Browns leg is much better. The doctor
thought be- could walk over the hill to-mor-
row.
When making the first visit to Glassalt
Shiel mountain lodge in 1868, the diary de-
scribes the house warming as follows:
''Brown came to say that all the servants
were ready. There were present Louise, Ar
thur, Jane, Lady Churchill, and a number
of domestics and policemen. We made
nineteen altogether. Five animated reels
were danced, in which all but myself joined.
After the first reel whisky toddy was brought
round for everyone, and Brown
begged I would drink to his
fire kindling. The merry, pretty little
ball ended at II, but the meu went on sing
ing in the stewards room for some time.
Ali were very happy. But sad thoughts filed
my heart, both before dinner and when l
retired to rest. I thought of my darling
husband, whom fancied must see and who
always wished to build here. Then the sad
thought struck me that it was my first wild
owls house, but I am sure his blessing rests
on itn
In 1871 the queen witnessed Scotch
communion service, on Sunday, at Crathic
church, near Balmoral. She writes ''The
communion is most touching and beautiful.
1t impressed and moved me more than | can
express. 1t is impossible to say how deeply
we were impressed by the grand simplicity of
the service. 1t was also truly earnest. No
Christian can do justice to the oerfect devo-
ton of the whole assemblage. longed
much to join it, to seen all these simple good
people in their nice, plain dresses,
including the old women in
her mutch. So many whom I knew, and
some who had walked far, although they were
in deep snow, was very striking. Since
1873, the queen adds, 81 have partal1en of
communion at Crathie every autumn"
On October 3, 1870, the Princess Louise
became engaged to the Marquis of Lorne
an event which took place, the queen says:
During walk from Glassalt Shiel to Dhu-
lock, where Louise had gone with Lady Ely,
the lord chancellor and Lorne. Louise on
returning at night told me that Lorne had
spoken of his devotion to her, and had pro-
posed to her. She had accepted, knowing
would approve, though I was unprepared for
this result felt painfully, at the thought Of
losing her, but naturally gave my consent,
and could only pray that she might be happya
The sole reference to the events in France
in 1870, occurs in speaking of the sermon
which she heard in the church at Balmoral.
She says: doctor Macleod gave such a
splendid sermon on the war, without men,
tioning France. He said enough to make
every one understand what he meant when
he painted how God would punish wickedness
and vanity and sensuaity. The chapter he
read from Isaiah, 2Sth, and from Ezekiel and
Amos, and psalms, were really wonderful
for the way in which they seemed to describe
France. 1t was admirable and heartstirring.
Then the prayers were beautiful, in which he
spoke of the sick and of the dying, the
wounded upon the battle field, and Of my
sons-in-law and daughters.n
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