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Show Very Peculiar Pipes. y X (Highland Bagpipe.) N. A Highland laird who could not afford to keep his own piper was accustomed to employ the village piper when he had company. On one occasion, through some oversight. over-sight. Donald had not been given his preliminary glass of whisky before he began his performance. Accordingly, he found his bagpipe in a most refractory temper. The laird asked him what was the matter with them, and Donald replied that the leather was so hard that he could do nothing ith it. "What will soften it?" asked the anxious anx-ious laird. "Och! just whusky." ?-vid Donald. A tumbler of whisky was at once brought, which Donald immediately ; dl"You rascal!" said the. laird, "did you I not say it was for the bagpipes?" "Och. yess, yess." said Donald, "but she will be a "ferry peculiar pipes this. ! She aye likes it blawed in." ! |