Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-18
:. YE OLDE CHESHIRE CHEESE"
A>letch Of Famous Oid-Iims London Rec
taurant.
From \ London letter.


Iordon abounds ~ historic tayerns. but
az thrm all none sIe more historic anj IN
torc>ting than "Thc Cheese" To eat
soak here /, not 70 ma>ticate flied cork,
wbile the tankarls OF bitter ale. forming
and delicious, with winch YOU wash down
lie ste,k. are worth long Journey 10
rnio,. The folklore @, this famous haunt
I. interesting. not alone 10 tayern-soyinS
Int 10 general IO-teri:y, although ~ To
A complete and detailed account 81 ~ very
early history there j. much ~ oJsDurity.
While thOe are no positive proofs, there
are authentic legends that william >bik-
,n,are spent many an idle hour At this place.
because IL was on hI, way 10 the BiicSirlar,
Theatre, in Playhouse Yard. Of which no
vc- - long "A time absolute manager. ~
n. time the ay began ~ | y. VI. andended
,t :. At which hour the wits Of the town
mu.terrsi force, IN Fleet street haunt..
At the Cheese various amusing abOrs-
Walton, sre USED by waters. who hawi
their orders through the pipe 10 the
litch,n. But In time You learn tbh
.mut means "mutt0n-chop, " kid
stand. for a kidney. and "so,' Is olly
rh,iul dimnutiye for sausage. In drinks
cork" l. Irish whske!, ami rack
j. English gln, and both liquors
and food axe Of the very oe''
quality. Al The principal papers.
morning and evening. a, well A. monthly
nlagaziue. and weckli'.. such - Punch,
ttu. CiGmbcrs' JowuIi and ~ ne lear
fl5d. an" supplied on ihe ealing ana
louugirg tables. and The visitor i A. well
come 10 Ne them il be- orders ONLY 4 chop
and gins, ol beer "a, II b. rloird Ia the
most extensive bili OF fare. ~ follows,
then. th.t many man n London spends
hi- eNouir-, N this quIlnt tavern.
During over slAfy Ntil, there nave Dccn
only three landlord, II thi. noted place,
Two beside, The present one, Mr.. B'auboy
/ Moore, and with each landlord he business
hl. u.:,..ci. H., title. Wme Ofhce
4 Cont. designate, the flct That here VA.
one, an ,iL,c where license, Ia sell wine
were I.,ud. "In th., CONT says
am old writer. "Oncc illuTi-bed i iig-;ree
| rlLt,d century l-p by the Niraroi -.
! Bride. Nlo u~itcd. win IN alr'n'c 81
clerical pride. 10 -. -. |, wa,a sip from
a.oth,r tree growing a The Ign oi tn' iiS
/ Tree, N beet street. I'm l~3D thi. Tree was
STUCK hy lightning. but slips irom the
| goHlng stump were planted IN ic-- Ia
yaTiy,,, palt, oi Eu2Hnd'
Gu' leaving these old days anu Ola le.
| gtud, oil the place, round about, We una
]
Jllcarr.v. Charles Dickens. and now. TO-
oa,. TIA, Prince az DIN +. ana bon r'rontS'
Er,r-. Anguish SAL. have frcquenled the
(L,,nir, th,e~t, 4nd WaXcl eloquent over
IL. comforts and subtle charms. Bon Olck-
On. and Ihloscray hlcW how 10 appre'
ci3,c good inn. and. after -ipglng the
piai,,> OF The h.i,ol iarc, pay deserved com
piiMcnts 10 The walters. Men who serve
hcir,qucui,rs ~ the Cheshire grow gray al
service, AID each 'ol,t> II III, own plrlicu
lar customers. Oi the younger waters Al
are most civil. and the young women =
Tie bar 6re MT only polite but lady lAe II
mauntr, and appearance. II i slrprisin'
how soon one ..,i- Used 10 the innONatio
a II the feminine hAr.tcnder End II !, act :
hcquc,'ioned That il ! good custom. pr,
. tHcurr u sna-tr refinement among "a
milc irc4uCntl,. aud where The ycun
women conduct ihom>clye, m0dc,tly IN ~
vic DEGRADING 10 their mind, or uipr1,.
Itniatiers little what hour You select
witt Ne Olde Cheshire Cheese" you vii
have plenty 10 imuse and Instruct you am
alNaV, ind the pretty bif-mlid IN the blf
room attentive and clever. The cutting %
the ruup-,tesk nd kidney pie Isl spcirin.
. process performed by ia" proprietor, ah'
0itn - llny a, Tree. even hhr, wAnsi
arc needed TO In the huge, -moNng-hl
.ic 70 the ccatr3.tahlc, while OH"
nom thirty 10 sixty hungry men Walt 1
the ,ar,o.s tables for triangle OF thi
to0thc,omc Niaud. Take nav word Tor l.
you Will have great desire Tor a secon,
iclp. and even thoCgh. like myself. you an
a Iottieo.t-N,arrr, No one Wiii annoy yOI
or,y,n loob >urW,'d at your deyoilng A
evening among Tia ODD masculine chhr"
tu, lH-auy lr,qacntiug "ie Oldc Gao
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