No doubt, Rob had a sort of suspicion that, if ever they should grow rich enough to buy the old set of bagpipes, he would have to play them himself; but even the most ignorant person can perceive that to be one's own piper must at least be better than to have no piper at all.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
It is true the Scotch had bagpipes.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
They were awful for music, and used to be heard very often playing the bagpipes.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz