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small boys, who were dressed in calico knicker- 

 bockers down to their knees (no shoes or stockings 

 as a rule), and a calico blouse and cap that could 

 be drawn over the face like a culprit's, went up the 

 chimneys, the little imps, with hand-brush in hand, 

 climbing, brushing, and scraping as they went up, 

 until they came out at the top and shouted, ' Sweep, 

 all alive, oh ! ' Old Tom was very kind to these 

 boys, providing them with comfortable living and 

 sleeping apartments. He never did any work him- 

 self, young Tom superintending the business. Old 

 Tom, with his round, red (not black), ruddy face, 

 drove about, dressed in breeches and top-boots, 

 with a heavy chain and seals hanging from his 

 fob pocket, bright-coloured waistcoat, bottle-green 

 swallow-tailed coat with gilt buttons, tall beaver hat 

 made of rabbit skins ; high white shirt collar, with 

 neckhandkerchief twice round neck, and tied in two 

 bows in front. You will pardon this departure ; it 

 will help to let you see how the Squire got together 

 the great quantity of game he required from time 

 to time for his trials. Old Tom was the Squire's 

 factotum^ and foremost with him in all his favourite 

 sports. He did most of the business at gentlemen's 

 residences for miles round, so that this brought him 

 in contact with keepers, trappers of all kinds of 

 vermin, farmers, and others, from whom he got his 



