New-York tribune., 1899-01-15
STORIES BY SIR EDWARD RUSSELL.
THE QUEENS EXPERIENCES AS 4 TENANT WITH
RENT-THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH
AND THE PORTMANTEAU

From The st. James's Gazette.
! Sir Edward Russell tells in The Liverpool
! Post" interesting story OF the Queen as a
crofter He prefaces it with the remark that
one Of the Queens little traits is a habit OF
phasizng particular words. The words itali-
cised are exactly those which were mitatively
emphasized by the person who told him the
story.
TO a gentleman Of high situation, when she said,
fa1 11n. xS Wbv 5he am oh beesuse @ ther
rerp bad to their tenants: and many or their cot
tages are in hOrrid state; and if anything Is
done by any tenants at their own expense to
improve their condition. the first thing the
IS do is to raise the rent upon them It
may we'll be supposed that at this the gentle
man who was honored with this conversation
rather smiled. He said. well. / am only glad
ma'am that you sympathiZe with the Affections
OF tenants Whereupon the Queen said oh |
am a tenant myseT. hold = (naming a
place of Her Majestys) from Mr.. --, OF
- and I have made mdHy improvements
and ererB time I have made an Improvement my
rent has been raised Then the gentleman
Her Majesty was talking 10 laughed outright,
and the Queens own eyes began to twinkle as
he said We'll, ma'am, let me say that this that
you have now complained OF underles ana is
the basis and secret Of the whole irish question
and the whole crofter question. 1t Is rather
amusing TO find Your Majesty suffering from a
grievance as a crofter' Then Her Majesty
laughed very much. I can only say he added
with something better than courtiiness-I can
only say how good II is TO find you sharing In
the Affections of the poorest OF your SUBJECTS.
Sir Edward Russell also tells good story or
tho Rishop OF London 1t appears that the
Bishop was travelling in non-clerical attire. put
wit hout succeeding in altogether shaking on the
clerical appearance, and he was taken Tor Wen
read curate by "a gentleman conspicuous ~
commerce. and privately addlcted 10 Hehtd
cultivation" This gentleman found his travel
ling companion marvellousiy well iniormed
.sWhateyer ne talked about. especially In ms
tory was well talked OF and the tax was luii
OF seemingly accurate inforfnaslon' M see -
man became rather piqued- in fact, at the seem,
ing ornniscience of the presumaDle curale' anu
one day thought he would try MIN on Cer'ain
historical subject upon which he distinctly val
ned himself I think il was the Papdcy during
the Reformation To his amazement he found
hirnself n mere child in the curate5 hanus'
which heightened his wonder ana aoHlra.ioh'
AT last he was desirous OF sending on ms ius
gage by one route and travelling 10 meet IL Dy
another and he found that the curate was golns
IN travel bv the luggage route. SO he asked the
curate II ne would mind taking the luggage on
and depositing Ii where ne could Ciaiih IL; "
which the curate most amiaDly cohSehteu pu'
,bap oualrns came over the careful man OF Soh'-
,nerca He reflected TO himself that he did not
know who the gentleman was. and tnat IL HiSIt n
mot he safe 10 trust his portmantean 10 MN, re
took a walk to think what he should 90 Nhen
be came back he said: by the bye, IL never.oc-
aS -. to me TO ask YOU sir, but where are you
a curate?" to which the clergyman repneu:
.-UeIl as a matter OF fact am not curate'
iob said the gentleman you are vicar Vi
recfor?' No. he said; the fact Is. i am T no.
have not a benefice.' BY this time the INQUIRER
aa hecoming somewhat nervous about ms
nnrtnoanteau and so with some degree OF pu poill
- cid We'll sir. but what are you CpoI
't,cb the gentleman said, Wei, the fact -, !
en- a Bishop Tableau or surprlse. Se"G =. rIas
pisbon9 1Ii, sThe Bishop OF Peterboroueh; ~ was vas
nmandAi Creighton before bis elevation to the
London Sea-