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By Walt Disney

By

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SCOTLAND'S STRANGE CASTES

TX7E think with com-

placency of the strange castes of India, of the odd and picturesque types of the Bal- kans or Spain, but now how many of us realise that Scot- Innd in her time has produced unusual coteries every whit an romantic and "by-ordinar"-- na witness the Clan Vie n'oster, "the Men of the Ilide," "the Jockeys," the "Horsemen," and others whom I propose to drag from obscurity.

Intfeed, [ Ani convinced that England, Ireland, and Water com- bined could not revent such n col- Jection of fantastir folk on the Scotland of a couple of centuries ago. and I an omitting such obvious "peculiars" AN Kypsies. tlaklers, "professed piensania,” and their kin.

It is from Martine, in his "De- scription of the Western Jalancs," that we catch our only glimpse of the Clon Vie n'oster, which even in blame, the early eighteenth century, had become almost ex- tinel, only one of its members re- maining alive. They were to be found, he tell us, in the island of Iona, and "are said to have been porters.**

Ho derives their namo from "Osaril," which in Latin means "Doorkeepers" or "Doorwards," so that they may have been a sepl ar family dedicated to the service of the portals of the Abby and He monastery in the sacred isle. adds that a tradition existed that St. Columba, the apostle of the Western Isles, because of some misdemeanour committed by them. Inid a curse upon the "Cinn," dooming them to dwindle to the number of five individuals and to reman for ever at that number.

The legend added that whenever a child was bom to any of the five the whole quintet lay under the fear of speedy extinction. "I found one only of this tribe living in this isle," says Martine, "and both he and the natives of this and of all the Western Isles unanimously de clare that this observation never failed; and all this Itle family is now extinct except this one poor man."

Satan in Sutherland

"The Men of the Hide" were seemingly rare numerous than the Clon Vie n'oster, they appear to have been equally elusive. Their country of origin was Sutherland and they appear to have composed the membership of a society with distinctly occult, not to say Satagic leanings.

We are told that the Satanic majesty in person visited the shire

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for the express purpose of recruit- nourished in the Highlands. The

ing them. As a travelling cloak, he wore the hide of a bull, with horns complete, and upon thin skin, AN 011 parchment, he scribbled the names of TIN

new adherents.

So numerous were these that the entire surface of the hide was filed with names, 50 that the flend was compelled to jot several later entries upon the horns which served him as a head-dress.

During his stay in Sutherland, he was encountered by the Laird of Cobachy, who found him a nico-spoken schilemon."

From this tradition the men of Melness and district came to be known Fir-ne-Sluch, "the Men of the Hide,” a soľ unpeachment they were wont to resent by in- Puis

Those who have some acquaint- ance with Highland folklore will rasily

the recognise

"well- spoken" gentleman of the bulibide no dreadful Satanic Agure, bul Father a late and solitary priest of the ancient Celtle rite of the takchirm, in which the seer ur prophet Inld himself down bealde a waterfall wrapped in a bull's hide to receive enlightenment from the genius or presiding spirit of the solitary place concerning events lo come, a proceeding described by Sir Walter Scott in the notes to his "Lady of the Lake,"

The Beggarly Jockies

And who were the "Jockeys"? Well, they had no connection what- ever with the stable, if they may in some sort be associated with Pegasus, For they were a wonder-

ing

enble of Scottish poris of buddled-makers who appear to have survived untit the end of the sevrateenth century.

In his entertaining book, "The State of the See of St. Andrews," written in 1683. George Martine ays of them: "To our fathers" lime and ours something remained and still does of this ancient order. And they are called by others and by themselves jockles, who go about begging, and use stiil to re- eile the sluggernes of most of the true ancient surnames of Scotland from old experience and observa- tion. Some of them I have dis- coursed, and found to have reason and discretion. One of thein fold me that there were not now twelve of them in the whole isle; but he remembered when they abounded, no is at one time he was one of Ave that usuallle met at St. An- drews."

John Colvil, a Scots minister, who died in 1007, and who is re- membered by his apostasy from Presbyterianism,

In its remarks Latin funeral oration on the death of Queen Elizabeth: "When I was boy I heard the beggarly. Jockies recite certain Homely verses 09- cribed to Thomas the Rhymer, a reputed prophet."

Pipers and Fairies

More Interesting are the several piper castes which

Hollywood Has

EORGE Zucco, the Man-

actor, recently insured himself against losing his English ac- cent.

This was one of the unusua! policies handled by the Landi Kennet Company, Lloyd's repre- sentatives in Hollywood. They have handled many more, some of then so unusual that they had to. cable to London for instructions,

Greta Nissen the Norwegian star, has insured har back against injury matnly from sunburn.

"That was an interesting case," sak Mr. Kennol. "We had to got 'n physician to describe her back for the purpose of the policy."

Then there was:Patricia Morison, The Paramount studios wanted to advertise" the fact that she was Appearing in “Untamed..

formerly

The

Insurance

applied for what they called "love Insurance,

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This made a newspaper, item. It also made a lot of work for the underwriters, but finally they pro- duced a polley which filled the

This promised to pay whilse Morison £250; a-week, up to £6,500, should she be “prevent ed from pursuing her profession owing to matrimonial entangle- inants! The studio paid the premium for a short time, but if Misu Morison wants the insur ance to comitium it will cost her: Another 2750,

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most famous of them were the gifted Mac Crimmon family, at- tached to the Macleods of Dun- vegan, and the only less celebrated MacArthurs, the hereditary pipers #1 the MacDonalds. The Mac Crimmons had their headquarters musical "college" in tho £1 wnetment Borerals, near Dunya.. gan, which they held rent-free. while the MacArthurs pursued their craft at Peingown.

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The rivalry between these two plbroch societies was intense, und tradition hnd t hat either side was supported and encouraged by Intry, patrona, wh were believed

to supply them with enchanted reeda and even on ocension with bagpipes.

Sometimes the fairies quarrelled Binot themselves about the re spective merits of their proteges, Some of the Macphersons, too, reveived similar glits from the elyra, particularly that performel who was presented with the black Chatten by his fairy sweetheart, in the same way as young John Mac Crimunon re- ceived a silver chanter from a fairy damsel at Dureralg in return for his inspired playing.

chanter of Clan

Weird Horsemen

"The Horsement The Horsemen's Society!" How the far North still rings with the tradition of that name. Even today its mysteries are suid to continue, and by many

farm fresido in the long winter evenings strange tales of this weird brotherhood are recounted.

Well do I remember from boy- bood days how deeply impressed by its glamour were our sonsy maidservants from the North and how "sweer" they were to speak of

There was a "Horseman'a word," the knowledge, of which conferred strange powers, but to reveal it 'would assuredly entall Conɛc- quences the most terrible.

hood of

After much burrowing, I om given to believe that the Horse- ninn's Society was a secret brother- of farm servants of the ploughman class who, after finish- ing their apprenticeship, were duly initiated into it to the accompant- ment of strange rites, including trick-riding on horseback, and a good deal of what might appro- priately be called "horse-play.

About forty years ago a farm servant sued another in the Sherifl Court at Aberdeen for the return of a pound note, which he had paid him to reveni "the horseman's word." The canny Aberdonlan had pocketed the note; hut refused to divulge the mystle term.

I could tell you of queer folk in the remote covers of the Western Isles, of a type utterly foreign to the inhabitants, whose business was to gather whelks, of hereditary guardians of sacred welis 'stones who still held office not many decades ago, of seers and the last sad ministers of decaying trades...

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Strangest

Policies

Nelson Eddy, Metro-Goldwyn's baritone star recently applied for insurance against losing his voice, and olsa against any disfigurement of his face. This application, of serious course, in the more

class.

"It's like an accident.polley, in which a mechanic gets 25,000-32 he loses his hands," Mr. Landi ex- plained. "He makes his living with them, Mr. Eddy makes his with his voles and face.

evod: pay up if his rewor slipped one morning, and made It'impossible for him? ta' work before the caterns. Even if ke gofyn bolli which laid "hlin off we pay

We have not had to pay Y single loss on any of this bliainesh?!" Mr. Landi said. "Most of It would sõêm ""10" "bo'written · chlefty (for- publicity purposes? While we don't seek. thats the bprémiums so far woman inight concely-haye beste net, pipât, and we ons stof liners kmöng

rred to studio officials that

The mata business of the

cast insurance, ducer, insures

ARMY GOES

SALVAGING

SALVAGE at home is a thing of vital import- has at last come into its own. ance and Better late than never--and after all it was late in 1917, or perhaps early in 1918, that the value of salvage on the battlefields at least was suf ficiently realised for the Army Authorities to appoint salvage parties to go round the shell- torn terrain in France and Belgium, and so save thousands of pounds and much vital material.

These salvage parties were mostly composed of C 3 men. fellows who had been wounded or who had become unfit for the continuous strain of the front line. I have vivid memories of one day spent with such a party, having volunteered to take charge during the temporary absence of their own N.C.O.

A "Miracle"

It WDB in Northern France, about the St. Leger district, and my party rattled up in an Army if it best lorry that sounded as days were gone and forgotten. So much so that, as they jumped down, Downy Pedlar, the White- chapel humorist, said to the driver:-

the ole bus

מס

o'

"W'en we gits back to-night, ele cock, remini me, will yer, to put

Lop

the salvage. I someone don't, she wili jest gradually dide away-like a blinkin' ghoust. Sye cully," as another Idea got hold of him "she Ain't ruddy ghoust nuow, is she?

MacPherson removed a disreput able clay pipè ̈"from"his mouth."-- "Dinna be daft, Downy," he said. "She's nae ghost toe bring us ten mile. She's a bloomin' miracle."

The driver got down, spluttering with wrath. "Now look ?ere," he cried, "Tm jest about fed up with yer remawks, ace? May a blinkin' bomb go off at the first ammuni- tion dump you find. Slong."

"S'long, BI," they called after him cheerfully, "an' may a 'wheel come off an' ditch.yer five miles, from 'ome."

All fashionable compliments be ing thus disposed of, they imme diately got busy at their job of work, spreading out so as to cover as much ground as possible,

The Burial Party

And what a day it was.' Jerry's long-range guns were for ever, at most unexpected moments, search- ing the ground won from them two days back, and twenty times in shell we had to take shelter holes.

men

the One incident that. thought an excellent joke was when's burial party, searching the ground for the bodies of our own men first of all, and sheltering. In a large shell-hole, were themselves burled by the explosion of a big shell.

Our salvage party rushed into the open and began digging frenziedly, well knowing think, if any were left alive, every split second counted: To our joy we were able to rescue the whole

bunch of five men,

Then the ragging began with Downy asking. Wat's the best thing to do wiv a burial pawty, boya?" and the immediate answer, "Bury the blighters-

The resurrected: burial party goes off,muttering to itself, and our party resumes its scavenging And what a rich field to work int Lack of material, there is none, rather are we embarrassed with the wealth strewn broadcast: The trail of war, is blazed inɛ patentla wealth of all kinds Shrapnel helmets

preserved, as are coils of wire, waterproof sheets and many other valmble articles. All are duly collected and carried to a generál

dump bestde the "dry-weather track." as the near-by notice ad- vises.

Fokker "Eggs"

"Blind Bart," who wears large round spectacles, because, as Dusty Miller Boys, "He can't believe his own eyes, and who is making a painful way towards the dump. carrying a dozen blankets which obscure his poor sight further, and attempt to trip him at every alternate step, suddenly disappears into a shell-hole filled with a filthy green water. When he emerges, to the accompaniment of loud de- mands for an encore from his un- feeling mates, he is dyed a rich

green for 'is bleedin' country!"

exclaims Downy Pedlar, pretend- ing to weep?

A couple of Fokkers fly overhead ond throw down at us about a dozen

smali "egg-bomba"ittle things of the shope and size of duck eggs.

Vicious little brutes they are, too, and intended to catch the fellows who throw themselves on the ground, for they burst straight along that level.

Dusty Miller catches splinter along the cheek, and his remarks are something to endeavour to for- get. MacPherson adds to his fury by suggesting that the scar is really an improvement,

A Great Job

We scrounge, tea from an A.S.C. dump, and sit down to a lunch of bully-beef sandwiches and scalding tea, have a smoke, and are buck at the job in an hour.

Larking and chaffing like A party of schoolboys, ducking perlodically from shell and bomb, but steadily increasing the dump by the roadside. •

Then the same old

bus comes rattling along, the driver grinning

to

a friendly welcome, which changes # acovi as the salvage party begin chanting:

"It's the ghost of John James

Christopher Benjamin Binns, Comes hore ballering, clattering, Just like some rusty ole tins, An' the thing, we want to know, is, will it last for an hour or so. We think to salvage it should

Poor old Benjamin Binns." They are

waving and shouting "So-long":

sarge, and go clattering down

the "dry-wen- ther track towards camp and dinner. A great crowdi A

great Job, salvagel

J. C. Graham.

Vichy Breaks With Holland

German Pressure

The Press service of the Dutch Government in London "hanounges that their diplomatic, relations with the Petain Government will be sua- pended. The Petain Government in- formed the Dutch Minister, at Vichy that they felt themselves compelled to take steps, to this effectBulliga In authoritative Dutch circles the French decision has been received with regret? Relations with “France had remained courteous and friendly after the armistice of June, 16, and it is felt that the Petain Government is

eting, only, underg

der 'strong ERESA

presaure from Germany, which cannot tolerato this presence of

"Logation at Dutch Vichy enjoying the usual diplomatic rivlerës “including the ifreedom of irming theke: Government by con- ential means of the situation In

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