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"I tell you what, young ladies," said Devilsdust, looking very solemn, "you're dancing on a volcano." "Oh! my," said Caroline. "I am sure I wish we were; though what you mean exactly I don't quite know." "I mean that we shall all soon be slaves," said Devilsdust. "Not if we get the Ten-Hour Bill," said Harriet. "And no cleaning of machinery in meal time," said Julia; "that is a shame."
The invading section therefore were principally composed of Hell-cats, though singular enough Morley of all men in the world accompanied them, attended by Devilsdust, Dandy Mick, and others of that youthful class of which these last were the idols and heroes.
And Warner the greatest man the Handlooms ever turned out." "Ay, ay," said Devilsdust; "but they have each of them had a year and a half, and that cools blood." "Besides," said Mick, "they are too old; and Stephen Morley has got round them, preaching moral force and all that sort of gammon." "I never heard that moral force won the battle of Waterloo," said Devilsdust.
There was a large crowd assembled in the Market Place, in which were the Liberator's lodgings, many of them armed in their rude fashion, and all anxious to march. Devilsdust was with the great man and Field; Mick below was marshalling the men, and swearing like a trooper at all who disobeyed or who misunderstood. "Come stupid," said he addressing Tummas, "what are you staring about?
The band sounded a triumphant retreat; the leaders had descended from the Druid's Altar; the multitude were melting away, bearing back to the town their high resolves and panting thoughts, and echoing in many quarters the suggestive appeals of those who had addressed them. Dandy Mick and Devilsdust departed together; the business of their night had not yet commenced, and it was an important one.
They pelted the police " "And cheered the red-coats like blazes," said Mick. "The soldiers will fraternise," said Devilsdust. "Do what?" said Mrs Trotman. "Stick their bayonets into the Capitalists who have hired them to cut the throats of the working classes," said Devilsdust. "The Queen is with us," said Mick. "It's well known she sets her face against gals working in mills like blazes."
"'Tis genteel," said Mick, receiving their approbation. "You remember it at the Circus?" "I wonder when we shall have the Circus again?" said Caroline. "Not with the present rate of wages," said Devilsdust. "It's very hard," said Caroline, "that the Middle Class are always dropping our wages. One really has no amusements now. How I do miss the Temple!"
For Devilsdust was a silent admirer of Caroline, and had been known to say to Mick, who told Julia, who told her friend, that if he ever found time to think of such things, that was the sort of girl he should like to make the partner of his life. "But Dusty," said Julia, "now what is it?" "Why, I thought you all knew," said Mick. "Now, now," said Julia, "I hate suspense.
Trust my word, the house won't draw." "Then it is U-P," said Mick. "Hush!" said Devilsdust. "But suppose it spreads?" "It won't spread," said Chaffing Jack. "I've seen a deal of these things. I fancy from what you say it's a cotton squall. It will pass, Sir. Let me see the miners out and then I will talk to you." "Stranger things than that have happened," said Devilsdust.
Mick enjoyed life; his friend only endured it; yet Mick was always complaining of the lowness of his wages and the greatness of his toil; while Devilsdust never murmured, but read and pondered on the rights of labour, and sighed to vindicate his order. "I have some thoughts of joining the Total Abstinence," said Devilsdust; "ever since I read Stephen Morley's address it has been in my mind.
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