Year: 1867

despatch, while letter fallen from her hand
lies on tho ground. In the foreground, q,
the head Of her horse, stands tho noted
, Brown, as complete likeness as was evel
drawn Of mortal man. He is represented


in his Highland costume. He was put in
' the prominent position that he occupies, il


is said, by order of the Queen. ! was
present when the Academy was opened and


this picture first exhibited. The room in
which it hangs was crowded with the nobil.
ity and the elite Of London. It was known
that grand likeness of the Queen was to
be the leading feature of the Exhibition.
All were on tip-toe to behold this great work


Of art. But no ono knew that Mr.. Brown


was to be exhibited also. When the cur


tain was rolled up there was an inscnsiblc


howl of indignation. Some ladies actually
covered their faces Its Brown it's


Brown what shame r. was heard all


round. Threats were made to cut Brown S


head out Of the canvas, and it will bc done
If the people have chance. Crowds sur


rounded the picture all the time, as people
will look at disagrecable object, and this
picture is highly offensive to the Queen S
subjects.


TIE REAL;PACTs ABOUT Mr.. BROWN.


The Queen can have no society. No sub.
ject can speak to her without her permission.
She is as isolated as the statue Of Nelson on
the top Of the column at Trafalgar Square


On the death Of the Prince who had done
all the business of the State, she found her.
self alone with the kingdom and an i'm
mensc household to take care Of She could
get nothing done. Her orders had to ruin
through dozen or twenty hands. The
royal servants have routine out of which
they will not go even for the Queen. 1t
takes about twenty to do one mans work.
The servant who opens one door will not
open the next. The one who brings pitch
er Of water will not fill the glass. The
Queen found in Brown prompt, able and
attentive servant. She gave him full charge
Of her domestic arrangements. If she
wishes to rido or walk, have carriage or
have railroad train her orders 60 through
Brown. lie is attentive and obsequious,
but is an excellent business man. One of
the Queens characteristics is promptncss.
She exacts this of her servants, and Brown
meets this exactly. He attends the Queen
in all her journeys. He presdes over that
portion of Windsor Castle appropriated as
the Queens residence. Into it none of the
royal servants enter without his permission.
lie has more influence over the Queen than
any living man in the Kingdom, and he will
hold his position as long as the Queen holds
hers. But he is thoroughly detested by all
the household Little he cares for that.


BROWN AT THE RAILWAY STATION.


The coming and going Of the Queen from
Windsor is hcraldcd in the court papers.
All London goes to see the arrival or de-
parture. She has special train to her
SELF A right royal train it is. 1t consists
Of three coaches, an engine elegantly adorn-
cd, and a pilot engine runs before. Nothing
is allowed on the track while the royal train
is running In or out. Twenty minutes be-
fore the train leaves London nothing is al
lowed to start from Windsor. Nothing
leaves London till the signalsis given that
the Queen has reached the royal station at
her castle. 1t costs the Queen $500 for the
round trip, which she pays out Of her own
pocket, every time the train runs from
Windsor to London and back Over this
train Mr.. Brown exercises supreme control.
In the presence Of hundreds Of people who
gather in and about the station to witness
the royal sight, Brown enters the middle
coach to be occupied by his royal mistress,
and examines everything, to sec if it is all
right. He stands on the crimson carpet
stretching from the outer door to the Queens
coach. He looks steadily into the eyes of
the crowd, who arc kept back by the rail-
ing and by tho police, and does so with the
look Of a servant Of the lower class, yet
with as shrewd and ''canny" look as any
Scotchman who over crossed tho border.
His quick ear catches the sound Of the ad-
vancing cortege. The Queens train starts
at half after five. It twenty seven minutes
after five and Her Majesty has not appear
cd. Said the officer who stood beside me on
the crimson carpet, in answer tony question,
us not the Queen late?' "Do you sec that
clock? 1t is now twenty-nine minutes past
five. In half minute those doors will
open, the Queen will enter, take her seat,
the whistle will sound and the train be in
motion half after precisely" Sure enough,
at the exact moment mentioned the doors
we're thrown open and the Queen, headed
by Brown, entered. A short, thck-set,
German-looking woman she was, dressed
wholly in black, followed by her younger
children and the ladies of her household.
She walked with sharp, imperious tread,
looking neither to the right nor to the left.
Brown handed her into the coach. The
doors went to with slam. Brown gave
the signal and disappeared in one Of the
apartments. The train moved on tho exact
minute, amid flint cheers to the Queen, and
loud cxecrations on Brown"