Joha Brown.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 153, 7 June 1883, Page 3

Joha Brown.

Referring to John Brown's death, the London correspondent of the Argus, writing under date March 30th, says : — 11 Such a record of royal sorrow »B appeared m the ' Court Circular \ of Wednesday m connection with the death of Brown lias nr\er ben known b fore. It is a remarkable tribute to the worth of deceased ; it. is more so coming from where it did. In many quarters thereis a disposition to resent this elevation of man of lowly station t® the* place of Ministers of Mate ; and it bus been promptly pointed oat that, whereas the death of Lord Beacoubfield was chronicled m four or five Li.es, snme twenty five oi thirty lines sbould.be necessary to tell the story of ihe cart er and virtues of the Queen's personal servant." ; Jhe late t " yarn " about •■ • the ilate lamented John Brown is to the efftct that when the Queen'd faithful gillie was • f con ing down the strait " to finish his race for lite, a certain hi^h-tqned member of the English aiistocra y called to see him. Overcome with! the 1 ! immensity of the honor, the dying man taintly said : "Yer Grace, I trust will naebe offended at my deeing m; yer Grace's presence?" "Oh deah, no," replied His Grace, " not m the least,; my deah fellah. Don't mind me. '4o on with youah dying. I'm m no^ hurry. " Then John died, aud his august visitor said; "Bai Jowvel"