New-York tribune., 1884-03-02


Prince Con,ort In August Browns leg il again
hurt by falling through an open place on board the
! Thundcrcr turrct snip. but u September Brown Is
! once more on the rumble OF the landau, his leg
now really fairly well thonch ho looks pulled
! The news of Icyna begins brrt paragraph, Which
| ends with the statnecut that good Brown waited
! and brought in my usual glass of water. W hen III
/ Thomas Bddulph dies Brown comes IA CRYING and
say, it is all over and Is yeXcd and 80 KIND ana
! feeling" The death of the Prince Imperial or the
/ young French Prince. a. Brown calls hm. leaves
/ Brown distressed md ~ the bottom oi the
same page is this astonishing entry: Packed my
/ boxes with Brown. Was 80 Lorrined.' Boxes Is
/ English for What We call trunks but perhaps we
may presume thar Her Majesty means Dispatch
boxc- and that what horrcd her Was not the
hacking of her female possessions by her male at
! tcndaut but the recent news about the young
| Napoleon Brown brings the Tc-cl-Kcbir telegram
and follow eel me Beatuce's room. " here Lonls-
| chen was and showed IL 10 her The Duke and
| Duchess of Albany come home to Balmorai.
table with whiskcy and glasses Dr. placed against he
| house Dr. Profeit gave Lcopoid> and Helen
bealths. and then Brown stepped forward and said
nearly A. follows: Ladies and gentlemen let us
| ION in a good Highland cheer for the Duke and
Duchess of Albany. may they live long and die
happy which pleased every one. and there were
hearty cheers 4 litlic later Dr. Proclt proposes
| the Duchess OF tounsu-ht. and then Brown nndges
him. and at Browns sug1 1eSti0n the doctor proposes
| also the Ettle Princes And W4th that bIoNn
disappears from the scene. save for the concluuhg
tribute which Her Majesty offer, 20 the memory OF
her faithful attendant Suatched away in the full
ness Of health and strength respected and beloved
bv all who recognized his rare worth and kindness
of heart and truly regret rel 3y al Who knew him.
| Thus is history written No b,aa Was 50 hated a.
Brown was Ly those " fan vhom he came in contact.
and the royal household did no, >ruplo 10 say that
| Brown. death might have been postponed long
time If no table with vh,kcy and glasses had ever
been within his reach
There is a great deal in the Queens liking for
! Brown and his fidelity To her which deserves re-
spect and not q littc which lends ltseli easily 10
ridcnlc That is tho real truth though II is deemed
courticr-like here 10 SAY little rs possible about
the rdicuou, side or the rest of The book ii must
he admitted relucanl, that the greater part striv
ial and abour.iinc in detail, which have no place
in print. Passages oi that description ar" not en-
tcrtanng 10 quote hut perhaps you will find room
for one or two as a sample of what the Queen thinks
likely 10 prove attractive 10 her lirgcs. Ihis for
| instance:
After this, about o. We had some warm Tea and
| cold meat which was very refreshing. iInc eve
ming We reached Ballatrr al five miEutes 70 :"
and started at once ia the open landau and fonr
preceded by the oGtrlder with the lamp Ihrfe
were few drops oi ram, hut very 'Ughl'
Or this:
We had a family dinner at twenty minute, 10 .
! At quarter past 10 left Bamoral with Beatrice
and Jane Churchill, Brow on the rumble. W.
reached Ballatar by II. when We took the railroad
| ,sr General Ponsouby and Sr w Jenncr met M
| there. Emile Annie. Morgan FOR Beatrice.
FlTncir Clark and th" iootmen cannon. marie
Thomson and Heir cut IN 1ttenddncei's Wei a. iai
dry and three OF the police. Er horses 81 WIN
! Bourucr, Hutchinson and Goddard with the lng
! p,re had gone on IN adv lnce. We started mn
if..t.. ell 4
steadily and slowly. lmt did not sleep vcr' well.
But the most wonderful thing after ALL IL this:
that the Queen <hould choose to taxi her subjects
and he rest of the world to such extent into her
confidence Her, il a Sovereign hedged about with
IN etquotte only less rigid than thar Of a German
court not to be- approached save by certain prIYl-
legged and ri.fdlv defined and limited CLASSES; not
10 be- spoken to- never 70 brquc~ton"d;a ;aN na"ccs~-
bietothc general world Us IT, LIZ Tunyson goddess
OF old. she sat on the heights and heard the thunder
! breaking at her feet. And Yet She publishes Diary
which in ad l.tion 10 all that is briefly hluted III
above is full of cNprcs>on of the mo.t int'n>" per
sona feeling on subjects which % most people
would seem delicate and To many sacred. The
| Duchess has very good cook 81 Scotchvoman. and l
thought how dear Albert woHid have liked II ALL
! The sweet Baby Beatrice and my precious
| Albert appear on the very first T3z'' a1d con-
tnuallv rcaupcar long after Beatrice has ceased TO
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from the dae whom thc Prince Cousort bad been de
po~itcd IN d.. tomb and c,:>,i 10 bc>tow on tins not
ZOO grateful country th, W.I-mranuE adv ice which
| more than one Primo Minister resented rs an IN
tclerible !mper.iucucr. Presently comes thr rier-
enc, % the time, tHo years ago. " vbrn my duIh-
albert va, 80 well and ! 50 happy with him and
inst beginning To recover from ms great sorTov for
dearest mamra'~ death A Danhed the Queen
drives under spcudld trees and remembers ho"
dearest Albert would have admired them Al
/ BaIlarhul,A 81 Hi.Liaudcr oilers hrr whiakey IN
7 silver quaich ont ol which he -al! Prince Charles
had druuL. and also uy dearest N0,ff ia lsi7.'
Fort Augustus rrlnud, her that here cn his very
dar thirty--iN years ago .uy beloved Albert passed.
/ and there was Jag,r 20 ho brought some game for
dearest Albert, and Albert was greatly struck b.
| h.- good looks
and many more such allu~.ou- 10 Albert. The
criticism which the reader invoI mtarly Hlahrs ls
not on the feeling. oi which hc j. thus made he
couidant. bet ON the pro9rc'} and good taste oi
expressing hem in print. The puccn complains on
ore or TWO occasions and complain, most justly, of
the prying uquistiycn">, OF reporters vho doggcd
her steps on he hills Brt what could amy reporter
have seen or published that would reveal 40 much
rs the Queen herself reveals 10 all the world Of what
most pcoplc wish 10 keep 10 themselves or to share
/ only with their most intimate friends? Perhaps
The true explanation and the best apology for the
book or for the-c parts Of il. l. that thr vomans
naturc reacts with irresistible force against those
very habits of scclusion and inheNiblr ceremonial
which the Quecn in her other relations with the
public never relaNc,. The Sovereign steps down
| from thc Throne which she dicnies. he doors al
the royal presence-room ar, flung open. LiIquette
j. forgotten The wIte the widow, the mother the
household mistress the human being. diseoses her
self with this incrtdibi, franLncss. this ingenious
candor and guilerssno.- and unworldliness by
which every reader amazed. The result is
most curious contribution to the study of human
nature; it is often engaging. II has "A charm Of s
own But on the whole. one must be permitted to
H.. L b,.n u.