Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-11
TIE WANDERING PIPER

The Nandering Piper, whose movements, dis
PLAYING rs much of benevocnce MS mystery,
haNeescitcd much speculation Throughout the |
mon, H. advertised ms intention Of performing,
on lie lush and Scotch haep,pcs, on Tomorrow
evening from to q O'Clock.
The mystery in which the object Of tie Wan
dcrns Piper has been long lnsol,cd, il i, sail,
will shorl, be explained. In the mean time, il ma,
tc interesting 10 oor readers 10 perusc the follow
M oNlaG, which was published IN Portland
(Mdine) paper, in is33.-of the accuruc, Of lie
details. we have 10 means of Judging. We see
nothing inprol able in il,cn, however:
/ hr Wandering Piper Of whom 81 much
has teen said III the British Journals, lately ar
llNrd al ihts place lrum erecnoeh, Via Halifax.
lie appeared IN uur streets on the 9th If Ma>
last, dressed IN paa,d sui eilla blue cloth cap,
and eicen >peeta,le>, attended h, crowds Of pco-
pie. II may not be unacceptable 10 the public
l." have a more particular account of Inn than
mas Vel aplneal,d N many ii the journals of The
day.
~ = considerable lcreih of time he was an
officer IN the amy served under Sir John Moore
and the Duke oi Wellington during tlc greater
part II the Peninsula war, and sold lis ,ommi>-
SION after the battle Of " alerloo His opponent
Is 'onm Gender, who was educated in Scotland al
ihr same >dso" with the Piper, and between
whom great friendship snhsi>pcd.
lh'N mel III London, IN 1929 when nj "a DIN.
h'' party, dispute arose concerning tie hospital
ny oi different nations, ahicl ended IN both parties
InallN and hfmlv agreeing ior the sum of 10000
10 'ia'e IA disguise, the one as Il piper IN Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland and North America the
other rs u fiddler III France, Belgium, l,al,, Sull-
Nlland, and Tho Meth, lands, Ia suhSis ON what
the public mlght please 10 eve them unsolicited
The one to whom the mosl is Voluntarily riven
Is {" win the PIinc The, both commenced their
ManderngS III tine summer 81 1929 but an uncle
oi tie Ppc,'s, who then held high official station,
having heard 81 then icah, managed to t1ul a stop
t" then proceedings before the expiration Of three
monllls.--ihe uncle, however, died IN 1927 which
'itboth paieS tree from restraint, III consequence
"l Which, they AGAIN started IN August, 1923 the
che from Stoncha>enln Scotland, the other from
Calais in France. The pilgrimage was intended
TO have lasted or five wears, and would have been
nearly finished al TN, time, had not the ppei met
with very severe injury from the upScitiue OF a
stage coach III Ireland which confined him tor ceh-
;'rn months. during which time there was a cos-
sailoa ei operations Oh both sides
:" hc Piper during his Illness lay at the house
OF Slr Thomas Butler, Bart. oi Ballmtemple,
county OF Carlow, where hc met with the creates,
kindness and attention. An English paper in
Wing an account OF his reception III Ireland saws
Indeed, tie lfSh, Inch and low, seem toll,,c en-
tered into the spirlt e the undertaking. He was
never allowed IN any ono instance 10 pay any thing
ut the hotels where he put up. Waiter, chamber
maud bools, and porter, all refused 10 accept ANY
tcmntei alton Tor their services; nav, the very
b"ggar cave linn his blessing and refused TO nc
ccpt an aims from his honor, until such time, rs
Inc should iaaly rcn The French lliei, bad luck 10
HIM
II my be proper 10 add dat the " andeline Pr
per has every where met villa o'i,c and hind
reception.