Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-26

carnage q most GORGEOUS 8041f Oh
yellow and black, with . crest on the
door a. large ~ . wash-tub-the royal
arms 1t was drawn BY four large
horses. each ridden by a groom wear.
ing the royal livery Of scarlet coats,
white breaches. high hats with gold
bands, and a broad strip of black
Grape around the left arm. the symbol
of mourning that has never been
taken off since Prince Albert died. and
never will be as long as Victoria lives.
Upon the high seat in 'front.' where the
coachman should have been, sat two
footmen in black with white silk knee
brceches and powdered hair, and upon
q corresponding seat over the hind
wheels were two brawny Scotchmen.
gillies. in the highland costume, with
their big sabers At their shoulders.
Her Majesty never goes anywhere
without these two men. When she
sits upon the throne they are behind
her; when she walks in the park they
are always within call This was the
duty the famous John Brown per.
formed, and he did good service in
having twice saved Victoria's life. One
of the men saw served with Brown,
and the other was selected for his
place when he died.
On the back seat of the carriage sat
bolt upright fat little woman. with a
very red face. almost az broad as tall.
clad in black silk and q small old
fashioned black bonnet with a widows
vail thrown over her shoulders. She
didn't look much like an Empress, and
the ladies of my party insisted that she
resembled washerwoman; but she
bowed graciously to us as we lifted
our hats, and doubtless recognized US
as Americans. as all others do.
There were three young ladies in the
carriage with her. dressed in white
muslin. and looking very prim- They
were her grandaughters, the daugh-
tiers of Fritz" the Crown Prince
of Prussia, and the Prince Of
Wales, rather plain girls, as
all the royal children are. As they
passed me they exchanged some re.
marks with the Queen. which I would
have given a world to have overheard.
for they were evidently about the
ladies of my party, as pretty group
Of American girls as ever decorated
the top of tally-ho coach. 1t was
but an instant, and the royal party was
out of sight, followed by a couple Of
carriages containing Prince Batten-
burg, the husband of Beatrice, and
several other ladies and gentlemen.
Not long ago when the Queen was
coming from Osborne. the detectives
noticed a stranger in the car with
them. He was we'll dressed and APP
peared like q gentleman. He said lit
tie. offered well-filled cigar case. and
seemed to be familiar with the names
of the persons in the party. They took
him to be some attache of the house.
hold, and asked no questions till, on
the arrival of the train at London,
Colonel Ponsonby, the Queens secre-
tary, was asked who he was. The lat
ter, who had taken him to be a de-
tective. expressed surprise when told
that he was not and the man was ar.
rested. When taken to Great Scotland
Yard it was disclosed that he was .
young gentleman from London, who
had made bet with some friends at
his club that he would come from
Portsmouth on her Majesty's train
without detection. He was released
when his identity was established,
with warning not to attempt the
trick again. but it was q lesson that
taught greater vigilance.
The Prince of Wales has two de-
tectives. who accompany him where
ever he goes, and he leads them a
jolly race. They lodge at Marl-
borough House, his official residence,
and are always on duty. Whenever
the Prince leaves the gates, they 60
after him. keeping as close at his heels
as is possible. and when he stops they
stop. too. They are dressed like
gentlemen. and are well paid for their
services. but seldom get . holiday.
The Prince is fond of them. but it is
not y job that is coveted by men Of
their profession. When he attends
the theater. they always sit in the rear
of the royal box; when he goes 10 the
races, they are ever at his side, and
when he is out in his carriage they
follow him in another. II he Is on
foot they walk behind him.
had talk with the Princes ply.
stefan. who is also his friend. the other
day, and he corrected an impression l
had that Albert Edward would like to
succeed to the throne. The doctor
says he would not-that he would not
want the Queen to abdicate in his IA
vor under any circumstances. He has
no love Of power. but is fond Of lei
sure. shirks responsibility. has NO
politics. is friendly with the men who
are most bitter against the throne. and
pats every one on the back for good
fellow.
Tho Queen has never been partial
to the Prince of Walea The late Duke
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