| Show Bagpipe Is a Weapon The bagpipe whoie stirring music I fired the blond of the Cordon Highlanders landers as they scaled the heights of Dargal enjoys though It Is not generally gen-erally known ihh unique I distinction ot i having been declared by a court ot law I t s rn t IIKtU rt arly volume of the Scotts Magazine Ie find It reported that on Nov 15 171G a James Held of Angus was tried for taking part In the rebellion 1 was proved for hl < defense that ht > had never carried arms ot any kind I but on the other hand It was shov that h had for Rome time officiated o i a piper In n Highland regiment 1 Is not unlikely that he had been pressed In to the service for we are told he behaved very devoutly prajed fervently and sang palt of a poalm Notwithstanding these most unlrI tlonal piper traits however the ourt found poor Held guilty of high lreon and sentenced him to suffer the pun I suCr Ishment which that crime Involved I I was held that n Hlghla rglmnt never marched without 1 piper and I therefore his bagpipe In Ihe ye ot Ihe I w an ot wr Thre I I Ile wondr In the fr at uch decision that 1nnant hn he camA nrth lolr In the century found the Iaglp becomlnll scarce |
