The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-18

e through wind and
Came twenty Pipcrs together!
Earach and Dougal Dhu,
sandy of lsla, too,
Tartan and blackjack feather;
And every Piper was fu,
Twenty PlpeTs together!
The knot was tied, the words were said.
Shon was married, the feast was spread;
AT the head OF the table sat, huge and boar.
strong sandy of Isla, age fOurscOre,
Whiskered, gray as Hsskeir seal,
And clad In crimson from head to heel.
Beneath and round him in their degree
Gathered the men of miDStrelSie,
With keepers, gfllies, and lads and iasseS,
Mixing voices, and jingling glasses,
Al soup and haggis, at roast and boiled,
Awhile the happy gathering toiled,-
While ShOn and Jean at the table ends
Shook hands with hundred OF their friends.
Then came hush Through the open door
\ wee bright form flashed on the floor
With slim, soft knees, like the knees of maid,
And be took glass, and he ched out plain
al drink 10 he health OF Shon Maclean!
To ShOn the Piper aud Jean his wife.
\ clean 1ireside and merry nfei"
Then out ne slipt- and each man sprang
TO his feet, anu with "hoOch" the chamber Tangi
"Clear the tables!" shrieked out one
leap, a scramble, the thing was donei
And then the pipeis all In "A row
Tuned their pipes and began to blow,
While ali to dance stood fain,
sandy OF Isla and Earacn Mors,
Dougal Dhu from Kilfannau shore.
Played up the com pany on the floor
1t the wedding OF ShOn Maclean.
At the wedding Of ShOn Maelean,
Twenty pipers together
stood up, while ali their train
Ceased their CHATTER and blether.
Full OF the mountain dew,
First on their pipes they blew,
Mighty of bone and thew,
Red checked, with lungs of leather:
And every piper was fn,'
Twenty pipers together.
Who led the dance: In pomp and pride
The duke himself led out the bride.
Great was the joy of each behOlder,
For the wee duke only reached her shoulder;
And they danced, and turned, when the reel be-
gan,
Like giantess and a fairie mani
But llke an earlhqua was the din
And she took her place before him there,
Like white mouse dancing with a bear.
How the little duchess, 50 slm and sweet,
Her blue eyes watching ShOn's great feet,
With smile that could not be resisted
legged and jumped, and t1virled, aud twistedt
sandy of Isia led OFT The real,
The duke began with toe and hsel,
Then all Joined III full lain;
Twenty Pipers ranged in a row,
From squirting ShamuS 10 lame KilcrOe
Their cheeks Ike crimson, began to blow,
AT the wedding of Shon Maclean.
AT the wedding of Shon Maclean
They blew with lungs of leather,
And blitheSome was the strain
These Pipers played togetheri
Moist with the mountain dew,
Mighty of bone and thew,
Each with the bonnet o. blue,
Tartan, and blackjack feather:
And every Piper was fu',
ANeutJ IlPSIS losCb4ltI.
Oh for a magic tongue to tell
OF all the wonders that befell!
OfhOw the Duke when the first staye died,
Reached up on tiptoe to kiss the Bride
While sandy's pipes as their mouths were meet
Skirled, and set every heart abeating.
Then ShOn took the pipes! and all was still,
And silently he the bags did I'LL,
With flaming cheeks and round bright eyes,
Till the frst faint music began TO rise.
Like a thousand laveroekS singing in tune,
Like countless corn-craiks under the moon
Like the smack Of kisses, like sweet bells ring
ing,
Like mermaid's harp or a kelpie singing
Blew the pipes of Shon; and the witching strain
Was the gathering song OF the Clan Maeleani
Then, slowly. gently, at his side,
All the PipeTs around replied,
And swelled the glorious strain;
The hearts OF all were proud ana light,
To hear the music, TO see the sight.
And the D0ke's own eyes were dim that night,
AT the wedding of Shon Aiaclean.
SO to honor the Clan Maelean
Straight they began 10 gather,
Blowing the wild refrain,
blue bOnnets across the heatherw
They stamped, they strutted, they blew;
They shr isS s Ike cocks they crew;
With wonderfuilungs ofleather;
And every Piper was fu',
Twenty Pipers toZetheri
When the Duke and Duchess went away
The dance grew mad and the fun grew gay;
Man aa and 59s6ds9 iSse to iaSs; apace,
Round and round the dancers whirleG,
Shriller, louder, the Pipers skirled,
Till the soul seemed swooning into sound,
And all creation was whiriinz round.
Then, In "A pause OF the dance and glee,
The Pipers, ceasing their minstrelSie,
Draining the glass in groups did stand,
And pass the snuff box from hand to hand.
Sandy OF Isls, with locks of snow,
Squirting Shainus, blind KilmahOe,
FInlay beg, and Earach More,
Dougal Dhu Of IlfiannaR shore
All the F1pers, black, yellow and green,
All the co0rs that ever were seen,
All the Pipers of all the Macs,
Gathered together and took their cracks.
Then mo man knows how the thing befeil,
For none was sober enough to tell
These heavenly P1pers from twenty places
Began dispuOng with crimson faces;
Each asserting, like one demented,
The claims OF the clan he represented.
In vain gray sandy of Isla strove
To sOOthe their struggle with words of love,
Asserting there, like a gentleman,
The superior claims of his own great clan
Then, finding to reason Is despair,
He seizes his pipes and he plays an air
The gathering tune OF mis- clan-and tries
To drown in music the shrteks and cries
Heavensl Every piper grown mad with ire,
Setzes his pipe with fierce desire,
And And, blowing msdiy, win flourish and squeak
Up and down the gamut they go,
Twenty pipers, sll In a row,
Each with different strain.
Each tries hard to drown the first,
Each blows louder till like 10 burst.
Thus were the tunes of the clans rehearSt
At the wedding Of Shon Macleanl
At the wedding OF shon Maclean,
Twenty PipcIs together,
Blowing with might ana main
Through wonderful lungs of leather.
wild was the huilaDaiOO!
they strutted, they screamed, they crew.
Twenty wild strains they blew,
Holding the heart in tether;
And every Piper was fu',
Twenty Pipsrs together!
A storm OF rnusicl Like wild th-hounds
COntending together were the sounds.
At last oevy Of Ewes bright daughters
Pouredctl-thats whisky-upon the Watersi