Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-18

.THl HleHLAsp GrAap-Edits, s.a,: I am
pleased to Zee BY the Star, that the 81. Andrews
Society Of washington is to give an entertainment
70 the officers Of the Seventy. ninth (Highand
Guard) this evenings and am sure that the gath
efing Will be happy one under Mr.. Cameron,
the President Of that Society, who knows how
was also pleased to see the rarsde OF the Sew
enty-nnth, last week, and have no doubt that
when they take to the field with "eK1Iibh 2:
gsalioh" shoulder to shoulder, they win " Eivs
an account Of Themselves" cd their fathefs In tie
sit have done on former OCCASIONS, In other
cIlmes l was disappointed. however, bv not
seeing all the men in the philobsg, and not bear
ing the Pibroeh, but trust that such necessary ad
yuncts as the kilt and bagppss 10 make the regi-
inent Highland, are merely temporary. and that
they were left behind through some necessity, in
otder that the lads might rally in time to support
'pe constitution Of their adopted country.
ne PAL absg, or kilt, Is an essential part Of the
highlsnd dress, and think that those Of the men
VINO wear 1t will feel the benefit of IL in the
SCUM, Notwithstanding the mosquitoes, &c.
nave heard old Highlanders who had been In the
Napoieon wars, express themselves warmly for
the advantages Of the kilt in a campaign, and
one OF them declared that the soundest sleep
"garb of old Gaul,n with the snow for a mattress
The Highlanders gloried in their garb, and It was
worn universally among them, till two years afef
1.-THE rebellion" Of 1745 when the British Parla-
inent, In order to crush the spirit Of the High
landets oy an act, prohibited the wearing of the
garb As curiosity, will send you a copy Of
tue provision In that act prohibiting the d fess
thongh that such an act should have been passed
may seem lncredulous to your readers The con-
tenptible act was repealed In 1882 but too late to
restore the wearing Of the garb
Inc bagpiPe Is always an accompaniment Of the
scoulsh Hlghlanders, in war, but probably many
Oh 'ne men or the Seventy-ninth have not been
accustomed to pipe music, and the want of II may
De dispensed with, as the regiment has othef
iinstrumentei music, though the bagpipe has an
influence to raise the blood of the Gael to such
osgree as no other musical instrument can do
among the Highland clans the csrnerons wore
round and doubt not but their spIr.; has de-
co 1nueu WIN the gallant Col. Cameron, who
commands the seventy-nlnth and that " The
hafcn OF theoCemescn Men, will not soon be
totgouen> hftet they 90 forward MANY incidents
irnight be stated to illustrate the influence which
one spipe music has on the Highlander will
quote one which isnarrated by James Grant In his
romance OF War. or the Highlanders in France
and Belgium " Col. Cameron, of Fassfern In
svc,nessshlre, Il thiuk,) Scotland who fell NOR
OF his men and the surgeon 10 house in The vii
rage OF Waterloo. The Colonel addresses the nj.
per Tome near me, Macyurchi would hear
. .ne olast OF the pipe once more ere die Play
tne ancient Dcath-song Of the Skye.men NV
fo,efathers have often heard It without sbrink
my OTnu an Aoig" IThe Song of Death !
sara the lper, raising his drones The Colonel
,ho n,s mead and Macvurch began to screw
w. PPs dnu sou .iu prelude on the reeds, whose
noles, even IN this harsh and discordant way,
0a""Sc TIE eyes Of the Hi2 hlander TO fash and
glare, as 1t reused the fierce Northern spirit with
la bis bosom. { He ordered that strange old tune
to be PLAYED from the hrst moment cleared his
wound to be mortal said the surgeon, in a lo&
voice. 1t is one OF the saddest and widest
ever beard"
Thi. incident will enable your readers to reckon
the influence which the music Of tue bagpipe has
over the Hiy hlander. and how its sound must
have pulsated the brave heart and stilworth arm
OF the gallant Cameron ere he fell, when the sound
OF the pi pc had sue feet viii LIST he dying
Let US see all 1.-the Lads in the Kilt" and II
possible, let the reg iment, In addition to the band
have the monarch Of music,'' as Highlander
said the ba gpipe is FnIR GAEL