The Sweep Again. 61

village children before he became a sweep; and
now they do not shun him, because he earns his
living honestly in that way. In the second
picture he looks a comical figure, does he not ?
Standing with bare feet on the snowy roof, and

 

 

 
  

   

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looking down a chimney, while a couple of birds
are staring at him in return without being afraid
of him in the least. The children, the dogs, and
even, you see, the birds of the village appear to
know what a good-natured fellow he is; and
none of them fear him, in spite of his blackness,