tha'rt better baght, an tha knows tha spends sadly to mich," an away
shoo went.

Sammywell set varry quiet for a minnit or two, studyin things, an then
he sed, "Ho! Soa that's it! Well, we shall see! Shoo's left a shillin
for th' sweep but nowt for me. Varry gooid.--Then it just comes to
this;--If aw fotch a sweep, he gets th' shillin an aw sit drymaath, but
if aw sweep it misen aw'st have a shillin to spend, soa here gooas!" an
he seized th' pooaker an varry sooin had th' foir scaled aght.

"Aw dooant think it'll tak me aboon five minnits when aw start, an if aw
dooant mak sich a gooid job on it shoo'll nivver know unless shoo gooas
up to see, an' if shoo tries that trick it's sewer to be weel swept
bith' time shoo comes daan agean," an he put on his hat an went aght,
lockin' th' door after him.

Wol he wor suppin his second two penoth, who should come in but his old
chum Parker.

"Halloa, Sammy!" he sed, "What's up? Aw've just met th' mistress and
shoo sed shoo'd left thee at hooam, varry thrang."

"Did shoo? Well, tha sees aw havn't started yet, but aw'st ha to mak a
beginnin varry sooin, tho aw must say its a job at's a bit aght o' my
line."

"Why, whativver is it?"

"Its nobbut th' chimley wants sweepin, an aw doant fairly know ha to set
abaat it."