The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-20
victoria's Diary,
The long promised Work distri-
buted to the press i
m It's contents. @a1 doI

LONDON, February 1I.-Th,
Queens new book was distributed
to the press this morning. 1t con
| sists of a disconnected diary from
August, 1862, to September 1882
with long gap from October 1879
to the final period covering the
period of the transition from the ad-
ministration of Beaconsfeld to that
of Gladstone. The entire book is de-
voted to domestic and family affairs,
political allusions being only in
cidental The illustrations are nu-
merous and include portraits of the
Queen and Princesses Elenora and
Louise and Beatrice, also portraits
of Grant, the Queens body servant
and one of her attendants, 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 pre-
face the royal authoress says: " Re-
membering the feelings with which
Our Life an the Highlands was re-
ceived, the writer thinks the pre-
sent volume may equally evoke
sympathy, as, while describing a
very altered life, it shows how
her sad and suffering heart was
soethed and cherished by the excur-
sions and incidents it reeounts as
we'll as by the simple mountaineers
from whom she learned many les
sons ofresignation and faith in the
quiet of the beautiful Highlan ds.' -
After the dedication to the loyal
Highlanders, and especially to the
memory of her faithful attendant
and friend, John Brown, the diary
opens with the building of the
memorial cairn in honor of the
prince consort. 1t reads as follows
aWe started off in little pony
chair led by Brown, Berte, Prince
of Wales, in front, Eleanor and
Louise on ponies, and two little boys,
Arthur and Leopold. / actually
drove in the little carriage to the
very top of Craig Lowrigan, Grant
and Duncan pushing the carriage
behind. Sweet baby Beatrice we
found at the top. The view was SO
fine, the day SO bright, tho heather
SO beautifully green, but pleasure,
no Joy, all dead. Here at the top is
the foundation of the cairn to be
erected to my precious Albert. l
and my poor six orphans all placed
stones on it, and our initials are
to be placed on the stones all round
it. af 1@H s'|5~
Several succeeding entries in the
diary mention other visits to the
Princes eairn, along with family re-
cords and remarks of domestics.
The following may serve as an ex-
ample of the latter
When near the cairn Grant said 81
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 14th of December, the an
adversary of his death, should not be
| looked upon as q day of mourning.
in these simple people.
In October, 1865, when making
an excursion from Balmeral to Cloca
the carriage was overturned, anc
the face and right hand of the Queer
were bruised, and Browns knee:
were badly hurt The succeediae
entries recur to Browns injury ID
| I was much distressed at breakfast u
fina that poor Browns legs bad beer
| dreadfuly cut at the back Of the Knees
md he said nothing about it, but to-day
one became so inflamed and swellet 81
much. that he could hardly move. Th'
| doctor said he must keep it up IS mucl
a. possible, and walk very little, bn
did not forbid his going out with tn
carriage. / did not go cut in the morn
ing d s.iiits.,a Leti atfl
Next day, October II, the Queer
writes: ii Esa {'ii et
Browns leg is much better. Tn,
doctor thought he could walk over til,
hill tomorrow. RI ulaDE &
When making the first visit t
Glossary, Shiei mountain lodge, il
1868, the diary describes the house
warming as follows: si> oi}
Brown came to say THAT all the ser
wants were ready. There were presen
Louise, Arthur, Jane, Lady Churchill
and a number of domestics aud police
men. We made nineteen altogether
Five animated reefs were danced, Ii
which all but myself j ined. After tn
firs6 reel whisky toddy was brOueh
round, and Brown, begged T. w0nl'
drink to the fire-kindling. The, merry
6fetty little ball ended at II O'clock
nut the men went on singing in TIL
Stewards room for some time, all yer,
| happy. But sad thoughts filed ~,
heart, both before dinner and when
retired to rest. / thought of my darl
ing husband, whom / fancied / mus
see, and who always wished to bull
mere. Then the sad thought struck M
that it was my first Widows house
| But am sure his blessings rest en it.
/. In 1871 the Queen attended
| Scotch communion service, one Sun
day, at tho Craithie church, nea
BaImoral. She writes: 10 aoi1 q
The communion ia most touching an
beautiful. 1t impressed and moved IN
more than / can express 1t is impOssi
bic to say how deeply we were impress
ed by the grand simplicity of the ser
vice. It was truly earnest. Ne des
cription can do Justice to the perfect d.
yotion of the whole assemblage.
| T longed much to join it to see all thes
simple, good people in their nice, plail
dresses, Including the old woman i
her mutell, SO many of whom / knew
and some who rad walked far, althoug
they were in deep snow, was yer,
striking. Since 1873 had partaken G
communion at Craithie every autumn
The Princess Louise became en-
gagged TO Marquis Lorne. The even
took place. the Queen says, durinI
a walk from Gloss Altshel to Oh
Lock, where Louise had gone wit
Lady Ely, the LORD Chancsllor an
Lorne. She says -.
Louise on returning at night told. m
Lofne had spoken OF bis devotion I
J her, and had proposed TO her. She ha
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