CHAPTER IV.—THE MAKE OF THE PIPES, 59 The “Encyclopædia” definition—The simple reed—Early forms—Simple bagpipes—The chorus—The _volynka_—Continental pipes—British pipes—The Northumbrian—The Irish—The Highland—Tuning—Modern pipes—Prize pipes. CHAPTER V.—WITH AN EAR TO THE DRONE, 73 Dr. Johnson—Inspiration of Scottish music—Professor Blackie—Highland music simple—Scottish airs once Highland—Age of Highland music— Capability of the bagpipe—How it has suffered—Peculiarities of the pibroch—Pipe music not fitted for inside—How it troubled the pressman—Chevalier Neukomm—Professor Blackie again—A Chicago jury’s opinion—An ode to the pipes. CHAPTER VI.—THE “LANGUAGE” OF THE PIPES, 87 Have the pipes a language?—A wild, fanciful notion—How it got a hold— How much of it is true?—The reed actually speaking—A powerful influence—The power of association—Neil Munro—Descriptive Highland airs—_A Cholla mo run_—Military stories—In South Africa—An enthusiastic war correspondent. CHAPTER VII.—THE LITERATURE OF THE PIPES, 98 Ancient music lost—Transmission by tradition—Druidical remains—Systems of teaching—No books—“Unintelligible jargon”—_Canntaireachd_—The Mac Crimmon System—The Gesto Book—A scientific system—A tune in _Canntaireachd_—Pipers unable to explain—Earliest printed pipe music— Mac Donald’s Books—More recent books—Something to be done. CHAPTER VIII.—THE PIPES IN BATTLE, 113 A Culloden incident—Ancient Celts in battle—The harper and bard superseded—First mention of pipes in battle—First regimental pipers— In the navy—Prince Charlie’s pipers—An “instrument of war”—A Mac Crimmon incident—Power of pipes in battle—A Magersfontein incident— Byron’s tribute—Position in actual battle. CHAPTER IX.—THE PIPER AS A HERO, 126 One cowardly piper—At Philiphaugh—At Bothwell Bridge—At Cromdale—The Peninsular War—At Waterloo—At Dargai—Reay Country pipers—At Candahar— At Lucknow—In America—In Ashanti—In the Soudan—In South Africa. CHAPTER X.—THE REGIMENTAL PIPER, 136 Preserving the pipes—Regimental bands—Pay of army pipers—The seven pipers of Falkirk—Duties of regimental pipers—The meaning of “Retreat”—A story of Napoleon—In a social capacity—An army wedding—A military funeral—At the officers’ mess—Awkward incidents— “Boberechims.” CHAPTER XI.—THE PIPER AS A MAN OF PEACE, 146