▁stated ▁that ▁Billy ▁was ▁made ▁very ▁welcome ▁there , ▁and ▁that ▁H air ▁" was ▁much ▁taken ▁with ▁my ▁Union ▁pip es ▁and ▁my ▁manner ▁of ▁playing ▁them ", ▁so ▁it ▁seems ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁respect ed ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁music ian ▁and ▁an ▁ent ert ainer . ▁Pur vis ▁says ▁he ▁spent ▁' many ▁a ▁happy ▁night ' ▁there , ▁so ▁he ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁regular ▁visitor . ▁He ▁was ▁welcome ▁too ; ▁H air ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁best ▁room ▁free , ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁normally ▁let ▁out ▁to ▁anyone . ▁Pur vis ' s ▁act ▁became ▁very ▁popular , ▁so ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁brought ▁a ▁good , ▁and ▁no ▁doubt ▁th irst y , ▁crowd ▁to ▁The ▁Blue ▁Bell . ▁ ▁On ▁another ▁occasion , ▁in ▁Bl anch land , ▁on ▁playing ▁to ▁the ▁cl erg yman , ▁Mr . ▁Ireland , ▁▁ ▁" My ▁union ▁pip es ▁delight ed ▁him ▁very ▁much , ▁as ▁I ▁played ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁favour ite ▁air s ▁with ▁great ▁effect . ▁ ▁To ▁this ▁instrument ▁I ▁am ▁greatly ▁inde bt ed ▁; ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁harm ony ▁it ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁producing ▁mechan ically , ▁ ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁ch ords ▁of ▁friendship ▁which ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁aw ak ening ▁in ▁the ▁human ▁heart , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁sympath ies ▁which ▁its ▁notes ▁have ▁eng ender ed ▁— ▁ ▁sympath ies ▁which ▁I ▁trust ▁may ▁always ▁exist ▁even ▁after ▁ ▁the ▁ch anter ▁of ▁Billy ▁Pur vis