Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-24

nsessGosnt .pssfssusscs Of The csm.
panv. eod aid not appear 70 bs-ths ieest
,;morssssd by the tragic and vocal Pow-
ara ot Ahs talented prina donna in the
,itls.rols. Whea. 10 returned homo no
seized. Ills pipes, and briskly began .
stra,hspcy, ststinssby way oil 'sxPia1a-
ton:
h,,sav "a skreiehin' cot o. her held ~
According to tho song, it appears
that of cid, when enc Highland CHIEF
- swore Q feud" against rival head OF
. clan, x.le " army" at the heed OF
which no set out to endesvor to auniti-
late his adversary consisted OF a.rsgssd
handful OF men, having contingent of
nusicianscutnumberiog the combatsuts
.nearly two to one. Thus:
"FoS r-an'-twenty men,
An 'nve-an'.f forty pipers."
That arrangement might actually haze
been Of service while. eucountering-e
foo unaccus:omed to the unearthiy
soseschipg Of the bsgpipos, but against
oAler Celts, who. presumably, could
sta,d the orScal without flinching, the
use of the disoropor'iops:e number Of
droaes and chanters is not very
obvious.
A "broadsis Of the sTeriod (pub.
lisbsd in London, l746, in British
Musezm) ill.ps.uredly asserted that
Benny Prince Charlie was secretly any
thipg4but ensmosod of the fGyorite in
strumsat of the e,ansmen wkc followed
him. Assuming such we're the case,
what then must haze been the unfortu-
nate Chsvalier's uncomfortable sensa-
tons when he was preceded by no less
than a hundred piPers at the tine be
set forth f.om Edinburgh on his abor-
tive marcel into England?
With al DR.. Jobnson's dislike to
Scotchmen, he appeared to have re-
earded tho national Instrument with
some favor. Boswell relates that the
great photographer loved to place lis
ear close TO the great drone. The
Doctor must Lave been man Of strong
nerve.
AS is we'll known the memory Of the
Duke of Cumberland, Of Culloden no
toIiety, is not regarded with any par
ticular veneration by the Highlanders.
A Gael. while matchmaking the
- Butcher" once exclaimed, {" If she
could hae catched him she wad hae
shut him in a.muckle cage and got him
played at till he was stiff deid, and
longer, moreover, by pipcrs THAI was
learnin'." 1t affords q matter for
speculation which mode Of putting a
man out of existence is attended with
the moro refined torture-Donald's
plan or Sydney Smiths CHASTITY idea Of
being "preached to death by wild
curates." If we were put to the pinch,
and had periorce to decide upon either,
we almost believe we would select the
pipers.
Many years ago an Italian hurdy-
guIdy grinder, accompanied by a mon
key, visited the town Of Inveraray.
Jacko presented most grotesque ap-
pesranoe, being attired in gaudy- |
looking military Highland costume, aud !
had the counterfeit presentiment Of
set of miniature bagpipes firmly at.
tached TO his doublet in orthodox posi- |
iion. The town's-people regarded pug's |
eet-up as TN outrageous insult, and in |
the Italian was one day |
mObbed by an angry crowd. In the
sculIe the monkey seized favorable
opportunity, bOlted, and his disconsO-
late owner sass him no more.
A week later three pipers OF the
Clan Campbell were crossing a moor
about a dozen miles from lnveraray.
TINS heath. covered waste was dotted
with way-posts, considerably placed in
position BY the Ducal proprietor for the
benefit Of travellers, and on which, it
is reputed, the natives were wont TO re-
lieye any itching Of the epidermis in
the spinal region. Presumably intent
gu this purpose, the pipers approached
A post, end TO their amazement per-
,eiyed perched on the top diminutige
in kilt, apparently belong
ng TO a clan foreign to the district.
The Cells stared for some time at the
.ppariiion, and then addressed it in
jaellc and English, but the "stranger,"
or it was no other than the fugitive
monkey, did not condesccud 20 reply.
: Fa dse 20 think she is?" asked one
If The men of his comrades. 8 She's
,wre wee for M'Dougal, and no half
Ugly enough for a M'Nab. She'll just
:peir if she's a M'ravish." Pug, on
being Intercepted to that effect, still
vas dumb, Theh the pipers, after
holding a consultation, i'n:"...4;;eG their
bags and gave vigorous rendering OF
he " slogan " Of the MacCallum More.
The monkey, startled by the din,
precipitately jumped from its perch and
of. There, you see that?"
cried one OF tie pipers in triumph to
his companions. 4" BE she IA M'Ksy,
"a Menzies, or even ia M'Donald, she
Gamma hear ia 'Campballs All C0min',"
but ali she rims, moreover, like a
frichted hound, pursued by ia deer -
A well-known story is current of
piper who was meDsced by a savage
bear. TO prOpitiate Bruin, Donald
threw his provisions to the animal, but
VIII, these had been devOured the bear
showed signs of desire to finish his re-
past with a piece Of the Highlander's
carcass. In despair the piper "played
up" and the startled beast vanished
like lightning. "Gin she thocht she
was sac fond o. ia meesic," remarked
Donald to himself; "she wad jist had
q bit blsw 9 ia pipes before she began
her supper !" |
A party Of tars who had obtained
leave on shore from the guard-ship in
Moray Firth were passing through a
village when they were invited to join
in the festivities OF a wedding that had
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