A Scotchman's Health of the Queen

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 31, 24 August 1886, Page 3

A Scotchman's Health of the Queen

The following is a verbatim report of a Bpeeeh, in giving the toast ef " The Queen,"lat a recent agricultural show • dinner iji Scotland. The Chairman began: — "Now, gentlemen, will ye a 7 fill your glasses, for I'm afeoot to bring forward ' Th« Queen.' (A^plaiiae). Our Queen, gentlemen, is really a wonderfu' woman, if I may say it ; ike's one of the quid auld tort, nae whigmaleeries or falderals al>o«t her, but a douco daecenl body. She's respectable beyond a doubt. She has brought up a grand family o' weelfaured lad& and lassies; her auldeat son being a credit to any mother, and they're a' weel married. One daugb.ter is nae less than married to the Duke o' Argyll's son and heir. (Cheers). Gentlemen, yell may be n©' believe it, but I once saw the Queen. (Sensation). I did. It .was when I took my auld brown cow ta» Perth Show. I remember her well ; such, color, such hair— (interruption, and cries of 'Is it tae cow «r th» Quean; ye are., proposing?'?.). The Queen, gentlemen ; I beg .your pardon, but I was talkin' aboet the cow. However, as to the Queen, somebody pointed her out tae me at Perth station, and there she was, smart and tidy like, and says^.l to mysel,' '.Gunny auld woman at hame Blips away, ye need na' remain a widow another hour longer.' (Cheers). Now, gentlemen, the whiskey's quid, the night is. long,; the weather is wet,... and tho roads ,are s»ft| and will harm naebbdy that coinqs to grief- So off wi' yer drinks tae the bottom. ' The Queen.' : (Cheers)."" Co7itinuatidn£>f reading matter on 4ithj>age