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present Emperor of the French), and sometimes for the Marquis of Waterford, in disguise. I heard many remark, after buying a box of matches,—“he must be doing it for a wager.” Although my sales were good, I could not help pitying the poor idiots, going about for days and nights drenched to the skin, to see a show—to see imitation Don Quixotes, and Sancho Panzas—to see
The pasteboard triumph and the cavalcade.”
Another of my leading excursions was to Balmoral. I went there as a loyal subject, to pay a visit to Her Majesty, at her own house. I started from Paisley through Dumbarton, on by Lochlomand to Aberfeldy, from thence by Dunkeld to Blair Athol, where I arrived on the Saturday night, having travelled four days. I had many adventures on the way, which I have noted for my great work, “Incidents of my Travels.” I went to church on Sunday with the Duke of Athol. The Duke did not invite me to dine with him, because, as I suppose, he saw that I was not in full dress. I left Blair Athol on Monday morning, for Braemar. I met a party of Ladies and Gentlemen whom, in passing, I very politely saluted, which they as politely returned. I overhead them asking one another who I was, one said I think he’s Sir Robert Peel,” another remarked, “he walks like the Duke of Cambridge,” a third said, "he’s like
