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Many's the house she has saved with that same Hielan' pony, for Gilchrist, a game lad among gangers, canna keep anything from Mirren, and here she is among the heather wi' word o' treachery, and d'ye ken who she will be doing it for?" "No," said I, "except this McKinnon ye spoke of."
"Umph," sniffed Ronny, "it's the great company that gathers at Finlays," and indeed Mirren Stuart saved many's the house at that time, for the gangers and excisemen went after her sisters, while old Finlay smiled grimly, and Mirren got hold of the secrets.
However, one day, being three sheets in the wind or thereabouts, he risked a run and was made a prize of, worse luck, by a press-gang that engaged him. Their boat lay at Battle Bridge in the Narrow Passage, and while they were bearing down upon her, with the sailor-chap in tow, what should Jack do but out with his knife and slip it into one of the gangers. Slyford, 24 Nov. 1755.
The doorway was left unfastened through a misunderstanding between two gangers, and through it he made his way... My mind is darkened with questions and riddles. It would seem he walked all the way from the House that night he has frequently walked home during the past Session and so it is I figure his dark form coming along the late and empty streets, wrapped up, intent.
Another stationmaster, in our own territory, acted as spy to the enemy before the war began by employing enemies as gangers and platelayers along the line with a view to the destruction of bridges and culverts as soon as war was declared. There was also found in his office a code by which the different arms of the service were designated in terms of timber for secretly telegraphing information.
Oh! I see. Two men coming up this way. Do you know who they are?" "They may be gangers or they may be strangers, or they may be policemen I dinna ken them mysel'." "Mr. Scott! For God's sake, Mr. Scott! Don't give me up, and I will tell you the whole truth." "I thought so!" said David, sternly. "Well, come up the hills wi' me; yon men will be here in ten minutes, whoever they are."
"Do you mean that there would have been none of this- drinking- but for them? Don't be afraid to tell me all. Was the stuff all got from that Mrs. Schnetter ?" "Mother Butterfly's? Oh yes. She keeps bottles of grog with those labels, and it is such a lark for her to be even with the gangers that our fellows generally get some after cricket, or for a tuck- out." "Not Fergus Merrifield?"
'Troth, he's nae wise man neither, to interfere; no that I blame him for saving the gangers' lives, that was very right; but it wasna like a gentleman to be righting about the poor folk's pocks o' tea and brandy kegs. However, he's a grand man and an officer man, and they do what they like wi' the like o' us.
The doorway was left unfastened through a misunderstanding between two gangers, and through it he made his way . . . . . My mind is darkened with questions and riddles. It would seem he walked all the way from the House that night he has frequently walked home during the past Session and so it is I figure his dark form coming along the late and empty streets, wrapped up, intent.
Now on large works with sub-contractors, gangers, artizans, and labourers, by piece and by day, it is no easy matter to keep matters going smoothly. It is needless to say that skilled artizans, such as engine-men and the like, are not picked up in county Clare; but no especial spite is felt against them.
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