The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-22
The Crown and the Pen.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE queens new bool
was distributed to the p..ss this morning. I
consists of disconnected diary from Aug
Fl, 1852, to September, 1882, with a Ion,
gap from October, 1870 to final date, GOV
ering the period of transition from the ad
minstration OF Beaconsteld to that of Glad
stone The entire book is devoted to do
mestic and family affairs, political allusion.
being only incidental. Tho illustrations ar,
numerous, and include portraits of tn,
queen and Princesses Eleanor, Louise ane
Beatrice; also a portrait OF Grant, the quecnl
body servant, and one OF her attendants
John Brown There are pictures, too, of tn.
queens collie dogs Sharp and Noble, ane
several views of scenes in the Highlands
from sketches by Princess Beatrice, In the
preface the royal authoress says:
Remembering the feeling with which our "Lif,
in the Highlands was received, the writer think.
the present volume may equally evoke sympa
thy; as, while describing very altered life, ii
shows how her sad and suffering heart wa.
soothed and cheered by the excursions and Incl
dents 1t recounts, us well us by the simple noun
talneers, from whom she learned many lesson.
OF resignation and faith in the quiet of the beau.
tifnl Highlands.
THE PRINCE coNsoRT.
After dedication TO the Loyal Highland
ers. and especially to the memory OF om
faithful attendant and friend John Brown
the diary opens with the building of the
memorial cairn in honor of the prince con
sort. 1t reads as follows:
We started of III a little pony chair, led by
Brown, Bertie tpriNce of Waies in front
Eleanor and Louise on ponies and the two
little boys, Arthur and Leopold. l actually
drove drove IN the little carriage to the very top OF
Craig Lowligan, Grant and Duncan pushing the
carriage behind sweet baby Beatrice. We found
al the top the view SO fine, the day sc
bright, the heather so beautifully pink: but nc
q. Al dead q fnaf lie
the foundation of q cairN to be erected TO the
memory OF my precious Albert. / and my poor
ltlals are to he placed on stones all around it.
Several succeeding entries in the diary
mention other visits to the princes cailn
along with family records and remarks OF
domestica. The following may serve as O
sample OF the latter:
When near the cairn Grant said: Il thought
you would like TO be here to-day, on his birth
day. SO entirely was he Of tic opinion that this
beloved day and even the Itth cs December, the
anniversary OF his lo,uh, must be looked upon
as a day OF mourning. There is so much good
and strong faith IN these simple people,
In October, 1868, when making an excur-
sion from laln1oral to Glova The carriage
was overturned. The face aud right arm OF
the queen We're bruised. and Browns knees
were badly hurt Succeeding entries recur to
BroWS'S Ir!JGRY
! WAS much distressed nt Bclfast to find that
poor Brown 5 legs had been dreadfnlly cut at the
But to-day one became 50 ini,aIned and sweiIed
30 much he could hardly move The dactor said
he must Keep in az much as possible and walk
very little, bSt did not forbid his going out with
a carriage. did not go out in the morning
The next day, Oct IL, the queen writes:
Browns leg is much better. The doctor
thought he could walk over the hill to-m NOR
morrow" When making her first visit to
Glassalt Shiei, a amountain lodge, in 1868, the
diary describes the housewarmiug, as fol-
lows:
Brown came to say that nll the servants were
ready. There were present Louise Arthur, Jane,
Lady Churchill, number of dornestics and
policemen. We made ninetesn altogether. Five
animated reels danced, in which all IJut my
self joined After the first reel whisky totldy
was brought round for every one. and Brown
The merry, pretty little ball onded Mt but the
mon went on singing III the stewards room for
some time, All We're very happy, but sad
thoughts filled my heart, both before dinner aud
when retired to rest. thought of my darling
husband. whom tancied l must see, and who
| always wished to build here Then the sad
house, but am sure his blessing rests on it,.
LOUISE AND IoRNE.
October 3, 1870, Princess Louise became
engaged to the Marquis of Lorne.
The event took place, says the queen, during
n walk from Glassalt Sbicl TO Dhniook, where
Louise had gone with Lady Ely. the lord chan
cellor and lIorne. Louise on returning at night
told Inc LONE had hpuRen of his devotion to
her, and proposed to her. She had accepted,
kowip; ] would approve Though was not I'M
prepared for this result, / felt painfully the
thought of losing her. but naturally / gave my
consent and could only pray she might be happy.
The concluding page is devoted to the
death of Brown. 1t contains these SEN
tences:
His loss to me is irrcpaTabie, for he dcservedly
possessed my entire confidence. He served me
truly, devotediy, untringly. To say that he is
daily, nay hourly, missed by me. whose life long
gratitude he won by constant care and DEVOTION
| is but q feeble expression OF the truth,
SO far as it's political interest is concerned,
the book is throughout intensely disappoint-
ing All the queens remarks have direct
relation to personal emotions. Even in her
illusions to the Egyptian campaign and bat.
tie of Tel el Kcbir, her only thought is for
the safety of the duke of Connuught. The
diary says: ''Jn the eve OF the attack,
prayed earnestly for my darling child and
longed for the morning to come" The next
day she gets n telegram announcing the great
victory and reporting the duke was well and
had behaved admirably, whereupon she says;
lave unbounded joy and gratitude. showed
the telegram TO Beatrice and embraced her
warmly, saying: What joy and priae and
cause tor thanlduness we lave to know that our
darling is safe and much praised" I feel
quito beside myself with joy and gratitude.
dough grieved TO think OF our losses.
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