St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-05
THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH5

Crathie every autumn, it being always given
at that time.) To see all these simple, good
people in their nice plain dress Gncluding
an old woman in her mutch), SO many Of
whom knew, and some of whom had walk
ed far, old as they were, in the deep snow,
was very striking. Almost all our Own peo-
pie were there. We came home at twenty
minutes before 2 O'Clock.
During her visit to Inverlochy she was re-
ceived by Camaron of Lochiel:
It was, as Gen. Ponsonby observed after
wards, striking scene. ''There was Lo-
chiel, as he said, ''whose great-grand uncle
had been the real moving cause of the rising
of 1745-for without him Prince Charles
would not have made the misunderstanding
your majesty (whose great-grandfather he
had striven to detrone) the scenes made his
torical by Prince Charities wanderings. 1t
was scene one could not look on unmoy-
ed.n Yes; and l feel sort of reverence in
going over these scenes tn this most beauti-
full country, which I am proud to call my
own, where there was much devoted loyalty
to the family of my ancestors-for Stuart
blood is in my viens and l am noac their re-
preventative, and the people are as devoted
and loyal to me as they were to that unhappy
race.
is very clearly shown in every reference to
him, but nowhere more clearly than by her
description of the way the news of his death
was conveyed to her.
BALMoRAL, Sunday, June 16, 1S72.-We
had come home at five minutes past s.;
had wished Brown good night, and was just
going to my dressing-room. when he asked
to come in again and say few words to me.
He came in, and said, very kindly, that he
had seen Col. Ponsonby, and that there was
rather bad news of DR.. Macleod, who was
very ill-in fact, that they were afraid he was
dead fob! what blow How
dreadful to lose that dear, kind, loving large
hearted friend! My tears flowed fast, but 1
checked them as much as 1 could, and thank
ed good Brown for the very kind way he
broke this painful and mostunexpected news
to me. l sent for and told Leopold, who was
quite stunned by it, and all my maids. Every
one was most deeply grieved. 1 cried very
bitterly, for this is terrible loss to me.
There is scarcely one of the 400 pages, from
that of the dedication to the final tribute, in
which the name of Brown does not appear
On one occasion she writes:
gave my faithful Brown an oxidiZed sill
yer biscuit-box and onyx studs. He was
greatly pleased with the former, and the tears
came to his eyes, and he said, at is too
much" God knows it is not for one so de-
voted and faithful.
On the 21st of October, 1875, the Queen
attended the funeral of Browns father at
Micras, opposite Abergeldie. She says:
When the coffin was being taken away she
Mrs. BROWN sobbed bitterly. We took some
whiskey and water and cheese, according to
the universal Highland custom, and then
left, begging the dear old lady to bear up.
told her the parting was but for time. Saw
my good Brown at a little before 2. He said
all had gone off well, but he seemed very
sad.
The conclusion is dated Balmoral, Novem-
Der, 1888, and runs as follows:
A few words l must add in conclusion to
this volume. The faithful attendant who is
so often mentioned throughout these
leaves is no longer with her whom he served
so truly, devotedly, untiringly. In the full
ness of health and strength he was snatched
away from his career Of usefulness, after an
illness of only three days, on the 9th of
March Of this year, respected and beloved by
all who recognized his rare worth and kind
ness of heart, and truly regretted by all who
knew him. His loss to me ill and helpless
as / was at the time from an accident) is ir-
reparable, for he deservedly possessed my en-
tire confidence, and to say that he is daily,
nay, hourly missed by me, whose lifelong
gratitude he won by his constant care, atten
ton and devotion, is but feeble expression
of the truth.
A truer, nobler, trustier heart
More loyal and more loving, never beat
Within human heart