The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-09
ANECDOTES OF THE QUEEN.
The Ways She Had at London and fin
the Highlands.

From the Peoples Journal, Aberdeen.
week after the famous ball with which
the Queen inaugurated her purchase of
Balmoral castle the Duke of Wellington
died. Her Majesty had driven to the Glas
Ait, and was sitting down to sketch amid
the wild and magnificent scenery of the
Dhu Loeb, when the letter containing the
fatal news was placed in her hands
Gods will be doner' she wrote In her
journal that evening. '"Fhe day must
have come-the duke was SO. 1t is well
for him that he has been taken when stin
in the possession of his mind, and without
a long illness-but what a loss!' Words
such as these might be repeated at this
very moment by millions of the loving
subjects of the great Queen Empress.
In 1850 the Queen, Prince Albert, and
some friends drove through Scotland I'M
der the names Of Lord and Lady
Churchill and party" But John Brown
forgot this, and called the Queen your
majesty" and the coachman Grant ad-
dressed the prince consort as your royal
highness." At the inn where they spent
the night they dined on soup, hodge-podge,
mutton broth, fowl, lamb, and cranberry
tart. But the next day. writes the Queen.
THE murder was out. All the people
bert; and the crown on the dog-cart made
them think it was somebody from Bal
| moral. When they heard who
l was they were ready to drop with as
constituent and fright. "-ih af7A,ja
A connoisseur of art desired greatly to
see the pictures and bric-a- brac of Buck
ingham palace. So he disguised himself
| in workman's smock, and made pro-
| longed inspection of the treasures of the
<4fs > nor no
| tripping in with two or three of the
young princes and princesses Juggling at
her skirts. Pray said she. ''can you
| tell me when the carpet viii be put down
in the privy council chambers?'' Really,
madam" stammered the interioper. Il
don't know But 1 will inquire" Stay" "
| said her majesty who are you? / per-
| ceive that you are not one OF the work
men," Then. with many apologies, he had
| to own who he was, and the reason why
he had entered the palace. Il forgive
YOU" said the Queen, smiling. II knew in
| spite of your dress that you were a gen
| tIeman. because you did not your ma
| iesty' me- Pray look at the pictures as
| long as YOU like" Then, with word to
| the children to follow her, she was gone.
The first person the Queen went to see
| after her great bereavement was a High
land cottager. widowed like herself And
! Queen cried and 1 cried. I controlled my
self as soon as could" said the old wo-
| man. land asked her pardon for crying.
! And oh she said, she was so thanktul
| To crv with some one who knew exactly
| how she felt And she afterwards said.
| won saw your husbands death coming,
hut II did not see mine. 1t was so sud
den!
ing in the Invertrossachs; and once she
| had a quite unusual dialogue with q
| sbenberd lad. Get out of the road, and
Leo the sheep gang by!' shouted the boy
| The order was meelkly obeyed, but the
sheep were still timid at the sight OF th5
| stranger. and would not advance. 81 say,
the youth recommended, gang back, viii
YOU, and let the sheep pass! whereupoh
| one of the Queens attendants asked MIN
with some severity whether he know "a
whom he was speaking. 81 dinna know
and l dnna care"' replied the unabashed
shenherd. ALI l know is, that's the
sheep road. and she has no business to
stand there" But that's the Queen"
THE Queen. is it, asked the lad, taker
| aback for the moment; but, recovering
his holiness. he inquired. IF she's the
Queen, why don't she put on clothes sc
that folks would know her2'
The ola people in Esther are fond OF
| Taking OF llt udNH NhNi AhN SNtNh thh'
| Prince Albert stayed at Claremont, anc
took rambles together about the country
lanes. On one occasion, so the story goes
they wandered for some distance beyond
the woods of Claremont. and were over
taken by a thunderstorm. They tool
shelter in the nearest cottage, and see
ing there was no likelihood of the storm
abating the Prince asked the old wo
man at the cottage IL she would kindly
lend them an umbrella. The old dame wa:
quite unaware of the rank Of nor visitors
enA had "A rooted objection to trusting
her precious bingham to the hands o.
strangers Finally, however, her objec
| lions were overcome. the umbrella
was produced, and the prince consort
with the Queen on his arm. marched of
in triumph under its shelter. The old
woman followed them down to the garder
gate, relterating many times over thai
they were TO be sure and let her have II
back IN an hours time. or she would LET
them know the consequences. Thai
worthys surprise can be readily imagined
when. well within the hour. a footman
arrived from Claremont bearing tne
| precious bingham. with a message OF
! thanks ana q handsome gratuity from
/ Her Majesty the Queen
In connection with Her Majestys be-
] trolhal great amusement was caused by