Note 2 — PART I. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY—BIRTH AND PARENTAGE.
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He is said to have played well on the bagpipes, and a set of pipes was until recently preserved at Glenlair, of which the following singular story was told:—Captain James Clerk was wrecked in the Hooghly and swam ashore, using the bag of his pipes for a float; and when he gained the shore he “played an unco’ fit,” whereby he not only cheered the survivors, but frightened the tigers away.