Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1901 — Scot Toasts the Queen. [ARTICLE]

Scot Toasts the Queen.

Several months ago I dipped the following from flip Glasgow Weekly Mall. It occurred In the report of an agricultural show dinner. The chairman spoke thus: "Noo, gentlemen, will ye a' till your glasses, for I am about to bring forrit ’The Queen.’ Our queen, gentlemen,' is really a wpnderftt’ woman, if I may say it; she’s ane o’ the gttld ould sort. Nac ii’higmaleerles or falderals about her,, but a douce descent lady. She’s respectable beyond a doot. She lias broeht up a grand family o’ well faured lads and lasses, her mildest son being a credit to ony mithcr, and jhey’re a’ weel married. One daughter is nae less than married to Duke o’ Argyll's sqn and heir. Gentlemen, ye’ll may be no’ believe it, but I ance saw the queen. I did. It was when I took my auld broon coo to Perth' show. I remember her weel—such color, such hair?” Interruption and cries of “Is It the coo or the queen ye're proposing?” “The queen, gentlemen. I beg your pardon, but I was talkin' about the coo. However, as to the queen. Somebody pointed her oot to me at the Perth station, and there she was,! smart and tidy-like, and says I to myself,! 'Gin my auld woman at liaine slips awa', ye need ha remain a widow another hour lunger.’ Noo, gentlemen, the whusky's good, the night is lang, the weather is wet and the roads are saft and will harm naebody that comes to grief. So ass wi’ yer drink to the bottom? ‘The Queen?’”