Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1909 — THE IMAGINATIVE PIPER. [ARTICLE]

THE IMAGINATIVE PIPER.

By His Secretivenese Placed His Ma*ter in an Awkward Position. A certain duke was dining in full kilt dress at a highland anniversary dinner, his piper standing behind his chair. At dessert a very handsome and valuably snuff-box belonging tc one of the guests was handed round. When the time came to return it to Its owner the snuff-box could not be fo.und anywhere. A search was made but with no results, the duke being especially anxious about it. On the next anniversary he again donned the' kilt —which he had not worn in the interval—for the annual dinner. As he was dressing he happened to put his hand in his sporran, and there, to his astonishment, found the box which had been lost at the /last year’s dinner. He sent for his piper, and said; “Why, this is the snuff-box we were looking for. Did you not see me put it away in my sporran’’ “Yes, your grace.” » “Then why did you not tell me?” demanded the duke. “Because I thought your grace required the little matter kept quiet,” responded the piper, with a knowing wink.—lllustrated Bits.