Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Occupations Performed by Watermen

“Why, Jack, how many thousands get their living on this river! There are the Light Horsemen, those who make their living by plunder. Heavy Horsemen are those who do their work in the day time, when they go on board as lumpers (stevedores) to clear the ships. Then you have the Coopers and Bumboat men, the Rat catchers and the Scuffle Hunters, and the River Pirates and last of all the Mudlarkers.”, replied Old Grumble.


Poor Jack, Fredrick Marryat

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