The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-28
THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND.
Her Majesty's Special FOndness for
the Land of Burns.
Boston Transcript.


and Burns is we'll known. Soon after her
marriage with Prince Albert she visited
the country north of the border While
driving through the streets on this occa-
sion a dense crowd surrounded her car
riage and some of the mobiles in her suite,
becoming alarmed, suggested the adVlS-
ability Of a guard; but the Queen dismissed
the suggestion as unnecessary because,
said she, ''she knew the people, 1t is
said that her Majesty has never been at
tended by guard, so speaking, while
travelling in Scotland. During this, visit
she was the guest of the great Duke Of
ter Scott-at Dalkeith Palace. The duke
had an elaborate menu made up on white
satin, which he brought to the Queen ., Tor
are going to have large party--I suppose
IT'S all very fine" But does it suit your
Majesty" asked the duke. The Queen re-
that there was nothing on it she liked I. to
eat and asked the duke to get her little
boiled mutton and piece of apple pie.
In passing up the aisle in the Dalkeith
Episcopal Church. the Duchess of Bac-
cleuch who was leading the Queen to the
family pew, swept mans hat, which had
been set down in the aisle, away with her
train. She kept on her way, but the queen,
who came Immediately behind her, stopped,
picked up the hat, and put it back in its
She Was driving with the duchess one
morning when a miner, in MS working
clothes and with, grimy hands and FACE.
Which O. you leddies is the Queen Inc
duchess told him that the lady sitting De-
side her was the Queen The miner turned
and said respectfully enough, but without
the least diffidence or Differences: I'm,
men, but Wud we let me shak yer handY
And the Queen shook hands with him, and
afterwards pulled off her gloves and told
the uncouth Scotchman to hand them to
his wife. The gloves are now preserved in
a neat case which the miner made for the
purpose, and many pilgrimage Is made
to the humble home to see the Queens
gloves.
Queen Victoria's life to go from door to
door among the poor of the Scottish High
lands. She came upon an old woman one
day busily preparing a meal over a fire Of
Maxim kali" Make plate for me. -
said the Queen, and she took her dinner
that day in the old Highland hut.
The Queen supplied a certain old woman
near Balmoral with underclothing. Meet
ing her one sharp autumn afternoon, her
Majesty noticed that the woman was shiv-
ering from apparent insufficient covering.
The Queen asked her If she did not wear
the garments she sent to her, and found
out that her northern subject was keeping
the clothing to be buried in. The Queen
sent her at once TO put the clothing on,
assuring her that she would infmedia tely
send her another suit, which she could
keep for the morbid occasion referred TO.
Queen Victoria is very fond of the scenery
of Scotland, and she is no less fond of its
poetry. While visiting the Marquis OF
Breadlabane at plymouth Castle. near
Aberseldy, she stood gazing enraptured al
the scene and after drinking in all its
beauties, turned to a companion and said:
1T has pleased me to behold heaven S
beauties in many places of the world but
this Is the finest-I have ever looked upon.
Tt was of this locality that Burns wrote
when he sang:
'"rhe braes ascend like lofty was
The foaming stream. deep roaring. fa's
O'erhune. WI fragrant spreading shaws-
The birks o. Aberfeldy.'