THE QUEEN’S INDIAN AT TENDANT.

Western Star, Issue 1576, 4 July 1891, Page 1

THE QUEEN’S INDIAN AT TENDANT.

lief cm ng to Mao reports of the - Queen’s departure, describing how 1 when her Majesty embarked, she 4 leaned on the arm of an Indian at ten- 1 danfc while the Duke of Connaught walked behind, a London correspon- ' dent writes —Her Majesty who is *; faithful in her likes as she is pronouucod in her aversions, has put the i Indian in the place occupied by the famous dolin Brown, who for many c ~. . i years watched over his sovereign ■:>. j safety with a seal that was religious ,

in its utter devoteducss. The Indian successor to John Brown began to take rank about tke time of the Jubilee. He is a splendid fellow. Stalwart but supple, gifted with the courtly dignity that come natural alike to the well-bred Hindoo or Mahommedan, he has also the gentlc- ** ness of a woman and the reverence of a child. To him the sovereign is more than Queen of Great Britain, b She is also Empress of nearly 300 million of his fellow-subjects in India. Anyhow, his qualities have commended him to Her Majesty as a suitable personal attendant. Heucr he now rides at the back of the Queen’s carriage, he leads her pony, ho is ever by her side ready to fetch or carry, and, greatest honor of all, he is permitted to lend his arm to support his royal mistress’ steps when she is weary, or the way is difficult, or the injured knee is troublesome. Hence, also, he has been detailed to accompany Her Majesty on the foreign holiday with her other favorite belongings, such as the stout sleek donkey and the Queen’s bed ; for, as you know, Her Majesty has a fancy lie on one bed only, and wherever she goes her bed is taken with her.