The Press-Gang Afloat And Ashore
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Every sailor had not the pluck tofight, and even when he had both the pluck and the good-will, harddrinking, weary days of tramping, or long abstinence from food hadperhaps sapped his strength, leaving him in no fit condition to holdhis own in a scrap with the well-fed gangsman. The latter consequentlyhad it pretty much his own way. A firm hand on the shoulder, or at themost a short, sharp tussle, and the man was his. But there wereexceptions to this easy rule, as we shall see in our next chapt...er.
Hunting the sailor was largely a matter of information, andunfortunately for his chances of escape informers were seldom wanting. Everywhere it was a game at hide-and-seek. Constables had orders toreport him. Chapmen, drovers and soldiers, persons who were much onthe road, kept a bright lookout for him. The crimp, habitually givento underhand practices, turned informer when prices for seamen ruledlow in the service he usually catered for. His mistress loved him aslong as his money lasted; when he had no more to throw away upon hershe perfidiously betrayed him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Every sailor had not the pluck tofight, and even when he had both the pluck and the good-will, harddrinking, weary days of tramping, or long abstinence from food hadperhaps sapped his strength, leaving him in no fit condition to holdhis own in a scrap with the well-fed gangsman. The latter consequentlyhad it pretty much his own way. A firm hand on the shoulder, or at themost a short, sharp tussle, and the man was his. But there wereexceptions to this easy rule, as we shall see in our next chapt...er.
Hunting the sailor was largely a matter of information, andunfortunately for his chances of escape informers were seldom wanting. Everywhere it was a game at hide-and-seek. Constables had orders toreport him. Chapmen, drovers and soldiers, persons who were much onthe road, kept a bright lookout for him. The crimp, habitually givento underhand practices, turned informer when prices for seamen ruledlow in the service he usually catered for. His mistress loved him aslong as his money lasted; when he had no more to throw away upon hershe perfidiously betrayed him.
What to read after The Press-Gang Afloat And Ashore?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hutchinson John Robert to read onlineMoreLess
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