Don't throw, if you are a true man, until we can take a fair start, and then the one that comes out second best pays the piper.

" "No one is here except myself and daughter," replied the piper.

" "I will listen to no explanation," rejoined the piper, furiously, "she has given me pain enough already.

Leonard only tarried to visit the piper, whom he found slightly delirious, and unable to hold any conversation with him, and promising to return in the evening, he set out after the litter.

" "Indeed!" exclaimed the piper.

"No such thing," cried the piper hastily, "she knows nothing about it.

SEE The children who followed the piper. R61262.

Now come the Merry Maidens, All gowned in white and green, While the bold and ruddy fellows Will be flitting in between O to hear the fairy piper Who will keep them tripping by!

Nizza looked on anxiously, and while they were thus employed, a knock was heard at the door, and Chowles opening it, found the piper and one of the vergers.

"I am glad I have found you," returned the piper, "for I began to fear some misfortune must have befallen you.

"Anybody c'n sell pipers," shouted Red Dan, pounding the information home bloodily.

And then I curtsied and left her; and my lord, when he heard of it, got a new piper.

And ask the Piper if he'll play again The tune that charmed the rats.

And I assure you, my good piper, that I shall be very glad to make your mother younger as soon as I can.

Opening it, they beheld the piper seated beneath a little porch covered with eglantine and roses.

When the regiment comes stumping through London on its way back to Eustonnext year, or whenever it's going to bewith their ragged pipers leading the way, you would like to be at the head of 'A' Company, Bobby, and I would give something to be exercising my old function of whipper-in.

ALCIBI'ADES' TABLES represented a god or goddess outwardly, and a Sile'nus, or deformed piper, within.

" The following is not a bad specimen of sly piper wit: The Rev. Mr. Johnstone of Monquhitter, a very grandiloquent pulpit orator in his day, accosting a travelling piper, well known in the district, with the question, "Well, John, how does the wind pay?" received from John, with a low bow, the answer, "Your Reverence has the advantage of me.

He has first studied at Aberdeen, and afterwards gone to Hertfordshire, to learn agriculture, being much impressed with desire of improvement; he, likewise, has the notions of a chief, and keeps a piper.

"Ay, than he expects," reiterated the piper.