Author: Barrowsgate
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The Exydus – Pair Twa
Barrowsgate is banished to the roof to sweep the chimney. However, he drops the chimney cleaning weight down the chimney, right into the pot in which Mistress Barrowsgate is making some rice pudding. Note: A popular method of sweeping chimneys in Scotland was the “weight, rope and heather” method. A lead weight attached to a…
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Mistress B Gangs tae Bed
Mistress Barrowsgate is so exhausted from moving to the new croft that she takes to bed while Barrowsgate has to finish the list of tasks she has given him. Unfortunately, she forgot to tell him to put the base onto the bed and she falls onto the floor.
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The Exydus Part Wan
Barrowsgate is exhausted after his move from Buchan to Pitcaple. He had to make his way behind the horse and cart, carrying sacks of household goods on his back.
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Journeys Eyn
Jeck and Peter recue the oil barrel depth charge, which is still at the bottom of Pitbirley Loch. They decide to take back to the blacksmith’s to dry it out in front of his fire. after retiring for a drink, they heard a terrible explosion …
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Peters Peace Offerin
Jeck collects his salmon hook from home and fishes Peter out of the water. He then gives Peter a reviving dram, which kicks him back to life – and Jeck over the side of the boat. What he thought had been whisky was a mixture of turpentine and linseed oil.
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A Gallant Rescue
With Peter still in the loch, Jeck attempts a rescue with an old tyre but that sinks due to lack of air. In desperation Jeck runs off home to fetch his salmon hook. To be continued …
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P Birley Diver
It is time to put the depth charge onto the boat with the wheelbarrow but Peter misses the gang plank and ends up in the water, together with the depth charge.
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Mair Depth Chairges
Jeck and Peter finish making the oil barrel depth charge but matters get out of hand on the way to the loch, where a submarine has apparently been sighted.
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Jek Maks Munitions
Peter Birley calls in on Jeck to see what he is up to. Jeck is constructing a depth charge to be used on Pitbirley Loch, to counter the submarine menace. Peter offers to help with Jeck’s calculations on how much dynamite he needs, but Jeck isn’t very impressed with Peter’s maths when it comes to…
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Serjint Peter Parrysheeter Pairt 2
On his way home from bayonet practice, Peter Birley has a fright and thinks he has come across a German paratrooper. Thrusting his wooden bayonet into him, it turns out not to be a paratrooper after all.