Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-09-03
QUEENS CHEESE.

plackmorv. Now this that u I'm your
book here about her majesty's cheese.
Isn't true AZ all that Il. the general part
OF IL Il true enough. but there's . mis-
take In particulars"
"And what was her majesty's checseY
askei Grandfather Blackmore's dsugh-
ter-ln-law-a Connecticut woman with
Yankee ancestors As far hack A. there
were any Yankees
"Did you never hear % III cried
Grandfather Blackmorc swell. In
deedi Then I'll tell u you. though 10 bs
SURF you could Rad 10 yourself. II was
. cheese made In the year III. In the VII
lagc % Pinnard. Somer-etshire, 30 pre-
cent 10 her majesty Queen Victoria, then
q young woman. and very much adj
mircd by her subjects
The Pinnard ladies were all agog
about her. and to show their loyalty
they made up their minds 10 make one
% their famous chec-~s. for almost every
county In England has q particular
cheese ~ IT, own. and Somersetshirc
WAS no, tehindhand ~ the wives
% all the well-to-do folk-gcntlemen
farmers We call them-met together and
held a council. and ~ subscribers were
called for. each 10 offer one meals milk
OF her bs.-t COW Tor the making ~ the
cheese. And the 81 ladies subscribed.
And a great vat was made with the
royal arms carved upon II and many
other things beside. and on the amt
vcrsary % the queens coronation hfiy
~ them were a. meet AZ Mr. Sash's-
Georg. Mash be was. and q fine man.
and a hcarty-and all the offerings ~
milk werc 10 h. received by them. IL
would make twenty hogsheads. they
aid. and IL did. and {, took them from
g In the morning 10 9 In the evening to
turn u a. curd. and the largest and
finest and lovsliest cheese I, made. And
when u was ripened 10 Was taken Ia
Buckingham palace and presented ~ her
maie-ty. Who thanked them very gra-
cloudy. and afisrward ssnt the village a
pros.nt. though what IL was ! this min
ute forget Hut about the cheese am
- certain that can point oui little
mistake. Now this book says that there
we're 80 messcs ~ milk In the queen.
chee-c. and I can tell you there were
only 20"
"why. how can you know. Father
BlAck morcy' cried bis dAughier.in.law.
'Ill tell you. said the old man. In
Pinnari. Somer-.tshirs. there was .
widow lady. by name Mrs Lutwoycbe.
She hal good blood In her veins. AMI !
could tell YOU all about u only you Van
les don't care for that sort % thing; bu,
she had very little money and only one
cow-a pretty creature. O. D. sure. bui
giving very little milk. However. shs
was one - the ut folk - the place. and
and Il would never DO not Ga have her
name on the lit, ~ In u went one %
the 80 name that were Put down for
the milk a. make the queen's chec-e OF
VA. Mr.. Sophy Lutwoyche She va.
all alone In the world. pour lady. but for
her daughter Charlotte. They hal lit
tie hou-.. and little garden. and little
ser,Ant. and the littl. cos told you 81.
and Charlotte was the prrt,ic.i little orca'
tur.l She hal English blue eyes and bet
skin va, like cream. and | fell In love
with her the minute | saw her. VA.
not a Somersetshirr man. came from
Dcvonshirr. and Dcvonshirr lAss'rs are
called BEAUTIES. But Charlotte cut them
AL out, and I followed her about a. n
had nothing else 81 30. The Widow lat.
woyche didn't favor mo much. Shs
thought the not quite high enough foi
| Charlotte. though | ~as to have money
hut dill what advise all men IA &c
when they want the daughter. oouriel
the mother. and by the time the snb>crip-
ton PAPER Vas taken about ] was inii'
/ mate enough 10 h. AZ the cottage AZ tea
time. and % know tina, Mrs Lutwoyche
va to have the honor - b-ing one II
the lAdle- who was Ga 10 a. Mrs. Nash :
dairy to make the curd Their ouly
trouble Wa how to ~, the milk and
themselves over at O'Clock In the morn
ing without troubling the nsishbors. for
everything that could D. hired was hircl
already. There vas Ia L. Publication ou
the Nash place all day long. and butter
print. with the queens portrait on had
ben made. and Jelly molds like crowns,
aud wreaihs - nowrrs were To L. huns
eyerywherc. Tor IL was June AMI flower.
were plenty. II wa. io H. great merry
making lnds.d Well. had a chance q
do the widow a real favor at lat, and
pfomi.s,i her tina, would bring vehicle
In which she could at neatly dressed
with Charlotte t---ide her. and In which
the can could 80. and that ! myself would
drive. and could stay through the day
AMI take them home again-that Is. "
they'd DO mc the honor to permit Inc.
'She was well PLEASED. and got nv
Dirt bat ~ real favor from her that day
when I drove over 10 the hou.- In the
/ daWning
The widow was ready. all IN black.
and ChArlotie all In white. and there
stood the can Furnished like silver. and
/ hclpcd the ladies into the seats In front
/ % the little carriage and vent round be-
hind % put the can In. and lifted !,
toward the place IL was 20 stand in-s
place made Coz the baggage. u you had
any-when. as N the old boy was In them
both. the handles gave way az tie same
minute. aud down vent the can 10 the
grass. jumped 10 pick u up, took the
top for the bottom. and made matters
worse Tho tsilk poured out OF the can
/ In a stream, and by the time I'd ughied
IL. |, was empty.
The ladies did not Sc what had hap
pened. and how To tell them did no,
know put the cover on. set the can in
it, place. and went forward and took the
reins. trying my bsst TO think how TO get
the can filed on the sly. but no way &C.
CURED To me. and saw the chimneys Of
the Mash house rising against the sky
without having found an idea Then IL
flashed on the. There were twenty grea,
hogsheads ready for the milk. and men
servants were emptying the cans into
them One walked up 10 our vehicle,
ready TO take the can. but. 'Noi cried i.
Il want to have the honor % adding Mrs.
Lutwoyche's contribution 90 the queens
cheese myself. No one shall touch It.
God save her majestyr
THAT'S hne.' said Mp- Lut~oyche,
when young man feels like that, AID
you should have seen me Juggling the
empty can as II IL was as heavy as lead.
and lifting IL carefully. and pouring
nothing into the hogshead. with my
back between the can and the ladies'