▁has ▁ceased ▁to ▁sound ." ▁ ▁The ▁pip es ▁were ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁act : ▁▁ ▁" When ▁we ▁arrived ▁at ▁any ▁place , ▁and ▁could ▁proc ure ▁a ▁large ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁local ity ▁su ited ▁to ▁our ▁purposes , ▁we ▁played ▁what ▁we ▁term ed ▁' inside ▁business ', ▁which ▁compr ised ▁my ▁wonderful ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁conj ur ations , ▁com ic ▁singing ▁and ▁rec itations , ▁horn pipe ▁dan cing ▁; ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁great ▁att raction ▁of ▁my ▁union ▁pip es ." ▁ ▁His ▁pip ing ▁was ▁also ▁appreciated ▁in ▁Scotland ▁- ▁on ▁one ▁occasion ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Mr . ▁Forest , ▁a ▁music ian ▁and ▁gun sm ith ▁in ▁Jed burgh , ▁who ▁on ▁seeing ▁that ▁he ▁played ▁this ▁instrument , ▁" his ▁count en ance ▁bright ened , ▁and ▁harm on ious ▁feelings ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁dan cing ▁about ▁the ▁corners ▁of ▁his ▁lips , ▁and ▁spark ling ▁in ▁the ▁dil ating ▁pup ils ▁of ▁his ▁eyes . ▁He ▁informed ▁me , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁the ▁instrument .... ▁My ▁pip es ▁were ▁in ▁beautiful ▁t une , ▁and ▁I ▁succeeded ▁in ▁making ▁a ▁fav ou rable ▁impression ▁on ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁my ▁delight ed ▁and ▁compl iment ary ▁company . ▁ ▁I ▁have ▁often ▁been ▁aston ished ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁the ▁Union ▁P ipes ▁were ▁such ▁str angers ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁instrument ▁well ▁su ited ▁for ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Mel od ies , ▁especially