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Clan pipers—Chief’s retinue—At weddings—Pipers prohibited—In sorrow—At funerals—Queen Victoria’s funeral—To lighten labour—The harvest dance—The shepherd’s pipe—In church architecture—In church services— As a call to church—Ministers and the pipes—Falling into disrepute— “As proud as a piper”—Jealousy of the old masters—“As fou as a piper”—An Irish piper.