The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
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WIN the royal HOuScnoIO came ~hen
he was selected by the late Sir Will
liam Jenner. Queen Victoria's regular
medical attendant. to look after her
and the royal household. during her
stays at Ralmoral. This occurred some
thirty years ago. Sir James, like most
OF his fellow Scotchmen at the court
of England is possessed OF much sturdy
independence. and on one occasion, in
the early eighties when Queen Victoria
resented his circumstances. he de-
liberately left Balmoral and did not
return until pressure was brought to
| bring him back. The squabble was
caused al moment when she had given
way to some c&travagances. which had
become "A source Of great concern 10
all those around her. as, for instance,
when she forced her entire court and
household to don mourning and attend
the funeral of a young medical stu
dent. whose only claim on her con-
sideration was that he had been tho
nephew OF her favorite personal at
teHdant a nd gillie, John Brown At the
solicitation OF Princess Beatrice. Sir
James expostulated with the Queen.
July realizing that 81 was most pre-
Judicial to her health of mind ard of
body TO humor these tendencies to-
wards melancholia.
The old Queen. however, took sir
Jamess approximations very much
aHiss' she was very imperious and
being accustomed to administer wig
gings TO such august dignitaries az the
Archoishops OF Canterbury and York,
"hen they ventured TO offer spiritual
advice TO her not in accordance with
AeF views, and to even coldIy silence
the torrentai eloquence OF the late
Mr.. Gladstone. she declined to toier-
ate circumstances coming from n re-
!at!vely young and obscure doctor, who
N rts
ne was attached 10 her household.
when he left however, she ,fnmedi-
ately wanted him back, and from that
'''ne iorth he became great favorite,
not only with her but also with every
one else connected with the royal
household. and especially with her
children. by whom he was often in
trusted with the task OF reasoning,
with her. when their arguments had
tailed. No one will ever quite know
what Sir James went through during
the last stay of King Edward at
Biarritz The King would not admit
mat he was III. Yet Sir James spent
night after night, sitting by his bed
side. TO watch Tor those choking fts.
which nigh, come on at any moment
ana prove fatal. Indeed. it was a
perfect miracle that he managed TO
bring Edward VII. home alive. TO die
surrounded by his own family and
among his own people Among tho
honors received by Sir James are a
oaronetcy, the Grand Cross OF the Vic
torian Order and the Knighthood OF
the Order OF the Bath
BY degrees, number of little
pieces OF kindly thought and con-
siaeratlon on the part of King George
and Queen Mary are becoming known.
ana contributing to still further in
crease the growing sympathy with
which they are being regarded bv tho
masses. 1t seems that both Of hen
nave a warm corner in heir hearts
LOT that very picturesque class OF Lon
don street traders known as coster
nlonsers. and with the view of showing
them some token OF regard invited the
presidents and secretaries OF the White
chapel and Spitalfelds Costermongers'
Unions. to view the coronation pro-
cession from seats specially set apart
LOT them in the stand reserved for
the members >of the royal household.
on Constitution Hill. The invitation
was conveyed to them in the name of
Tue hlhS and Queen. by the formers
private secretary. General Sir Arthur
bigge, couched in the most cordial
terhs' AS soon as the procession was
over. they were conducted by one of
the royal servants, from the stand to
buckingham Palace. where they were
received by one of the gentlemen of the
household, and taken to a private room.
where a lunch had been laid out for
them alone. During the meal this Of
ncial sat with them. drank 10 their
health in the name of the King. and
put them completely at their ease.
sending them away delighted All
this was done on the personal in
strnctions of George V. and of his
consort.
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