Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-03
z Entertainment sL Falls Church.

John Mccormick and Rev. l.. Z. Platt. wo had
in the new and beautiful Congregational Church
on New Years night what every body said was
the finest entertainment ever sceD 10 Falls
Church. It was Scotcn all over-Scotland and
Wallace. and Bruce, and Burns, aod Sir WAL
ter Scott being the !hemes. We had some
lDoss smuSilg recitatious 10 Scottish dialect
Ion Mr.. Henderson, who also exhibited max
pi6cent views OF scores of places Of irteuse his
toric interest. lie illustrated sso tho life of
Burns from his birthplace to his tomb. He
showed us all those beautiful sools made
classic ground by the wizard uen of Sir WI.
Ter, and viaws Of Balmoral and lis SURROUNDINGS.
One Of the PRINCIPAL features OF the cvcrIng
WAS tho Piper" genuine hishaad piper 10
full costume, vino served 10 Sir Colin Camp
bells fayorite regiment aud who wears dro.-
ration presented by hun. La Introducing him
Mr w. A. Dunoaoiinld:
ut hes ceeD thought desirable that ~ 1910
ductioD should be slVco, not onIy to M1, Ire.
and, who so kindly contributes to our en
! yntut this evening, but also 10 that scit Ie!
hturus Instrument with which he proposes 20
entertain us-lhe bag pipe. 1t Was iear; d ths:
without cue notice, lts soothing lullaby might
charm sou info uoprcmc2a,d sunbcg, add
rhuslts melody would be lest 90 uncg1.eions
ears. There is not the siighestGaDgcr OF arythiag
OF the sort. nave heard it aud know whereof
l. specs. Neither is it necessary fpr me &c d.
scribe this Instrument, which you vii! SO soon
see aud hear tor yourselves. Many OF you Der.
haps have never hear it, 5u, yor have all tesrd
the light sweet notes of 'tc cu'tar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
some young lovers voice or pleasant sun r
lights, while 30 makes bis offering a. Gupid's
shrluo, 81 XII us!y watch'aG tho Thila Tor :ha
teDdtr gIaucc or the a?pr' cis'i7c borqqes, but
sometimes receiving d # .ront In!se,va from
the aroused and irsio papa. Well, to- bsg-
pipe is MT oue bltilke tie gultsr-iDdcci il is
not much used tor seTs .diug ;hs5 cvcy heard
Of 1t is no" aad nas teee for century q
TWO so ldenth d WHh be- Scu:ch Hghlanders,
that We are SIT tc look rpor it e5 exclusively
their WI; oHlug s'gat OF the fec that it il ao
lustrum nj Of great aptquuy, k20Tn IN BE
verJ d<wn Of musl,al taste. We read Of it IL
the earliest traces Of Or cisu history, when il ie
salG to have been played hy one OF The paeiors
dSi1es. while s''nc5t tho snlac kind + !ns,ru,
meut that H. vii see sad hesr 10 aixh., was il
oou q " use among the auc!art R1G&, :; i. Is
y Jk' u VI hy more ihsn ouc OF thc classic noes
La The Southern cOuoirics tf Europe it's q, the
prescn, lime rs t,r dapcu mus c. Among ,lc
rude and prmtiVrHl hlapd.rs however this IL
Sirunont found it, cougeaisi h5nle. lis etfcc>
90 them is almcs. magical. Whether to exotic
the hc!cast emotions or to sootho aud suage
paaslc0; whether with IT, weird, melancholy
hrea hlpgs it interprets ianentation aad we.
or With is stirring strains it rcuses all Inc fer7or
Of courage, glory or r. geoge. is equally power
al. Il is to the Highlander what Hail
Cn,uu bla," Tho S'aE Spsrgiyd Bance:," AID
Yankee Doodic," ali combined, are to the
Nor;h"ru, spG Down &c he Happy Land oil
Di2e,' is TO the Southern soldier, nod i: is Is
martial music tfa' the pipes arc at their best.
| have secn the 92d end other Highl,u :cgi-
meD's OF tie British army IN parate with ,
corps OF p'pers 10 irNut, all gorgcousy deck i
odt 10 bear tklo bonnets, 40 eagle feather %
each, 7oIunluous supply Of kilt and plaid,
nut very scant supply Of trousers Each
regiment had superb brass I'd, yet, when it
ceased playing aud the pipes Iuck up, | al says
Dotlccd marked change in tie aspect Of the
mce; Gre seemed to be infused into them, they
seemed to step with more to aud vigo.. II?
invariably rcmioded mo, on such OCCASIONS Of
those lines OF Buro's, scipuve ct Scotch
msu I'd 90 one OF his native dishes. Ho says:
BE. mark the rustic bapsis fed,
Iho trembling earth resouuds bis tread,
Clapln bis vale neVe blade,
He'll make i. whistle.
And legs and arms and heads bell snej,
Like taps o thistle"
Some OF You may remember 90 incident At
the siege of lucknow duriug the Sapoy mu
tiny OF 1857. The dcvoted garrison, cor
ss'lng Of bu. handful, mparativeiy speak
ing OF Europeans, With many women
ard children, seemed doomed to dc
s'rucIlon, 10 which the saaIpirg krif. Ct!
the red Indian would have been mercy i.aeIf,
Surrounded 6y bowling, savage crew of thous.
amos OF iniurlAted demons s. ccur had boen
promised them they were looking FIR il with
teVsr,sh sn7iety A day. delay might seal their
awful doom. While in this condition it was
customary iof the women and children to assem-.
pie on tho rsmpar.s to look and listen and prsv
tor the expected aid. 1t W. I on one ofthose oc.
caSions when all were gloomy and parlsck FROM
nope deferred that tboy were startled by 81 ex.
clamstlon from Scotch woman present, Throw.
lag up her arms she cried
"Dinna ye hesr he slcgasn;
Dlnna ye hear the ,b'ockn
a II intesty liatened To hcir uosccus.orond
esra no sound Yves audible. bu: .ya,sd hv Ina
6reSth OF tho next soushe.ly b-eez they Lusrd
Gu. strains of The Campo Ills are Coming ~
and soon the Highlsnders, lti by Sir Colin Of
tnst name, turned their mourning into low
gpat here The piper entered, playing tina! tune.
ne WIS received with voeiferoIs spnause |
s sVa ever no met ne s6 Sht1f b6 durg
OF rect piiop; marching back and forth in tho
'front.' part OF the hall; up one aisle and down thu
other., Every one of the largo sudienco (soma
tnrse nunGfed we're presently wss literally "car- |
red 8 >" by the skill and military boaripv Of |
inc piper and the splendid music discourged bv |
the pip " ~
hr. Duncan resd some Of Burns humorous
pieces 'psrt'y in dinlect) which were vory
nearby received. Finally, all Joined in sir ine
, AUG Lang syne,, and sopsra!ed more than !
delighted with the frat night Of 1850
The Maine Troubles.
BOSTON. Jsn. 3-Speciai dispatchss from,
Augusta says that luuors prevail in come Of
The counties that c'rt 6,ates Of election cave
been issued in blank, bearing the seal cf the
Secretary OF s ate and giveo to the republican
ID, mo'rs Rhn have been counted III Appa1oG
to the certificates aro the words 'Yon will &c
FARM NOTION, Me- jan LOWS Voter, 2
democrat, who was cJunted ID by tbs fusicnists
as Representative, has returned his rar,,ic,.o