New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20


OF HER MAJESTY AT HIS Loss.
Extract from Good and Faithful Servants Of
the Queen" in The Royal Magazine.
In the old churchyard Of Crathie, sweet with
the scent Of the bi-lIs and the frs, are many OF
the Queens memorials 70 those VINO. having
served their day and generation by their sover-
eign's side have passed through the valley or
the shadow TO their rest. Is there, in the history
OF monarchies a parallel to the dedication Of
Her Majesty's second book. More Leaves f!
ITO my Loyal Hghandcrs,' 1t runs. and espe-
cially to the memory Of my devoted personal at
tendant and faithful friend, John Brown, these
records OF my widowed life in Scotland are
gratefully dedicated
Prince Albert when visiting the Baimoral
stables saw rough country youth whose iather
occupied the Bush a farm in the immediate
vicinity Of BdImcraL on the north side Of thn
Dee Prince Albert found that in his stable boy
he had no sycOphautc cOurtier. but a lad VINO
spoke Unaftectedly ID him, with the ease thal
sits 50 well upon the Highlander. But let tn
Queen tell the story Of the promotion II John
Brown. who in ISIS became my regular at
tendant out Of doors everywhere i'm the High
lands. who commenced as gil,ie in IL! and was
selected by Albert and M 10 g with my car
riage In lsJl h. entered our service p"rna-
uenty and advanced step by step by ms good
conduct and intelligence. His attention. care
and faitnfuinesS cannot be- exceeded. II
has since most d.serV -dly. been promoted Z t'
ar upper servant and my persona. attendant
What more queen Victoria has % say ~ JpHn
u. l-
Leaves Was the hill pony % 10" l-I when IN
Queen scaled the h.ns with no cOurters by h'r
side-none save the Hignlanders who ate the
bread they earned at Baimoral-JOhn Brown was
there Was the royal carriage upset John Brow
was "iudefatisahle in his attention and care
Was breakfast to BE- served % the Queen IN h-r
sitting room. John Brown Brown. " no Is al
ways ready 10 do anything required ~ dli" ]
upon his mistress. Had the news ~ frlenta
deaths 20 be broke1-such friends as Dr.. Nor
man Macleod and the Prince lmperlai-it' was
John Brown who was called upon - do the dell
cate work. Il was Brown who had me keen eye
for white heather and IL was Brown too. VII
with the superstition II the Highlander. would
not pass a cump without picking some
John Brown dared 10 10 what almost every
man in these islands would have saruDk from.
and 20 bear out this statement there are stories
still told among the hills that have not vt
found their way int print When driving be-
tween BamOral and Eraem1r one day, the
rOya. party vas OVertdken 10y sharp shower 'I
rain. The carriage was stopped. john Brown
got down. and suggested 20 Her Majesty that
she should put a plaid round her shoulders. IN
Queen declined tn offer and asked him -
mount and Jet the drive De- continued. H'ot-.
IassIe." SAID Brown takin- 'he plaid ana pi-.
ing i in position, TAX the plaid roun yer
shOOthrrS (sh1udcrs) or yen get wat SKIN.
The story Of The table az GaSSa.t Shi-l has al
ready been told. on" day Her Majesty. not n
the best If hlmpr~. was -ke'" hing az the Gas
salt Sa.el- Sine wished for table on which she
might sketch. ana the servants had exhausted
the stock 1ut still thu SOVEREIGN was d.SSa-'--
ned. In thair plight they went % Brown. who
seized on. of th- rejected t4bi's and SD D. down
with bang. Tn" Queen looked up surprised.
Wh r"ulon Brown IS. ,Glmef- .In-y canl /
max tables g. You up here. Your Majesty. Ills
mistress took IN the situation. ana worked il
of with laugh.
When. in 49,. the young madmau DCouoor
rushed UP 10 rna GU ems carriage IN Buckn1
ham Palace Garden with a petition IN one hand
and an old pista. In tn other. IL WAS 2ppropII-
ate that the faithful retainer Brown should
seize and iISdrm him For this act Brown VAS
presented by Her Majesty with q medal. which
Is shown a life size bronze statue by B0ehm
which stands in the Ba moral grounds
John Brown died at Windsor in l>S3. aged
ffty-scVeu years. Crirvad for as a friend by the
Queen. who afterward wrote. His loss 10 me
is rreparahe. for H. deservedly possessed
NY entire confidence, and to say that he Is
daily. nav. hourly. missed by ne Is but
a feeble expression Of the truth A truer, no.
never beat within human breast over his
grave in Crathie chuTChya his mistress and
Queen erected a block Of native granite. on the
pedestal OF which is a Scotch thistle. Thu IN
Scription runs to the effect that John Brown.
personal attendant and beloved friend Of queen
Victoria was born al Craithenaird December
: lN-6 died At Windsor Castle. March y lNN:i
That friend whose fidelity YOU count. that
friend given 10 YOU by circumstances over which
you have no control. was Gods own gift Well
done good and faithful servant
The Queen had er, ctcd large house for her
faithful servant. VtO. however was destined to
rest in II but one night. and that night H. was
in mis- coffin for on the morrow NJ was carried
10 the quiet ChurChydrd and IL is q remarkable
coincidence that John Browns successor his
cousin. Francie Clark. VINO also was honored by
the Quecu with the gift Of a house. was IN II for
only night and ne. too was in his collin. pre-
parltOry 10 burial in Braemar Churchyard IN
the following day.