Bag-pipes are not unknown in the Musalman quarters of Bombay; and not infrequently you may watch a crescent of ten or twelve wild Arab sailors in flowing brown gowns and parti-coloured head-scarves treading a measure to the rhythm of the bagpipes blown by a younger member of their crew.

The white flag, typical of the sanctity of religion, floated over others of scarlet and green; the music was of squeaking bagpipes, and rude tumtums, struck like minute drums.

The shriek of it was now like the skirling of a thousand bagpipes, again like the wailing of numberless lost souls.

Sir Walter adds that 'it was said of M'Neil of Barra, that when he dined, his bagpipes blew a particular strain, intimating that all the world might go to dinner.'

"Flutes and bagpipes!"

If any of the pifferari went by, she would imitate the drone of their bagpipes in a manner irresistibly comic.

[Fr.], corno Inglese^, bassoon, double bassoon, contrafagotto^, serpent, bass clarinet; bagpipes, union pipes; musette, ocarina, Pandean pipes; reed instrument; sirene^, pipe, pitch-pipe; sourdet^; whistle, catcall; doodlesack^, harmoniphone^. horn, bugle, cornet, cornet-a-pistons, cornopean^, clarion, trumpet, trombone, ophicleide^; French horn, saxophone, sax

If they see a stage-play, they run upon that a week after; if they hear music, or see dancing, they have nought but bagpipes in their brain: if they see a combat, they are all for arms.

Let them freely feast, sing and dance, have their puppet-plays, hobby-horses, tabors, crowds, bagpipes, &c., play at ball, and barley-breaks, and what sports and recreations they like best.

BAGPIPES APPRECIATED.

Some of the party accompanied Tioony to his house, which was delightfully situated, and were entertained with refreshments, in the shape of coconuts, bananas, and a few shaddocks, called by Forster pumplemoses, and music; and in return the ship's bagpipes played, to the great enjoyment of the natives.

They are fond of playing on the bagpipes.

So, also, in the college library of Aberdeen, to a very neat Dutch missal, are appended elegant paintings on the margin, of the angels appearing to the shepherds, with one of the men playing on the bagpipes.

The new Black Watch, stalwart Scotchmen, bagpipes playing, charged over everything.

Like the Scotch girl in the besieged fortress of India, I felt like laying my ear to the ground, to harken for the sound of the bagpipes, the tramp of the Campbells coming.

This speaks well for the bagpipes as a defensive weapon.

" During the ninth century we meet with twelve different forms of instruments in use by the Irish, namely:the Cruit and Clairseach (small and large harp); Timpan (Rotta or bowed cruit); Buinne (oboe or bassoon); Bennbuabhal and Corn (horn); Cuisleanna and Piob (bagpipes); Feadan (flute or fife); Guthbuinne (bass horn);

40 And then the bagpipes he could blow And thus from house to house would go; And all were pleased to hear and see, For none made sweeter melody Than did the poor blind

Christmas passed by,thank heaven the municipality has driven away those most detestable pifferari who played on their discordant bagpipes at every corner for a fortnight, and nearly drove me crazy,and the Befana, as we call the Epiphany in Rome, was gone, with its gay racket, and the night fair in the Piazza Navona, and the days for Nino's first appearance drew near.

The Campbells are coming!'"and at length, when the hope she lighted has gone out in sullen darkness, and they bitterly resent the joy she gave them,lo, the bagpipes, banners, regiment!

"The hour was late; the fire burned low, The Landlord's eyes were closed in sleep, And near the story's end a deep Sonorous sound at times was heard, As when the distant bagpipes blow, At this all laughed; the Landlord stirred, As one awaking from a swound, And, gazing anxiously around, Protested that he had not slept, But only shut his eyes, and kept His ears attentive to each word.

Presently we heard wandering sounds of music among the trees at the foot of the hillsounds as of a violin and bagpipes; now coming with the wind from the west, now dying away to the north, now bursting out afresh more merrily than ever, and leading off towards the village.

what connection subsists, pray, between the bonds of matrimony, and a tune on the bagpipes?" "I don't know what you mean by bagpipesI only know that when people get married in the country, they go about with the musicians playing before them.

" "Then it's the same thing, ma chère," said I. "A bagpipes and a cornemusea cornemuse and bagpipes.

" "Then it's the same thing, ma chère," said I. "A bagpipes and a cornemusea cornemuse and bagpipes.