| Show at second hand A highland laird who could not n ford to keep his own piper was accustomed to carloy the village piper when he bad comi any on one occasion through come over eight donald bad not been given hie glass of whisky before he began his performance he found bis bagpipe in a most refractory temper the laird asked him what was the matter with it and donald replied that tl e leather was so bard that he could do nothing with it hat v soften ltv asked the acx lous laird och jut kyI said donald Y tumbler of whisky was at once brought which donald immediately drank lou rascal slid the laird did lou not say it was for the bagpipes och said donald but she will be a ferry peculiar pipes this he aye likes it bladed in |