- Chimney Sweeping Described
A number of flues concentrated, forms a stack of chimneys, as represented in the engraving. Flues, at a distance from the stack, are conveyed to it either in a horizontal or sloping form, as at A and G. The size of flues generally is nine inches by fourteen inches; a space sufficiently large to convey the smoke, but not large enough to be ascended, except by little children, for the purpose of cleansing them. The plan adopted by the climbing-boy to ascend chimneys is, by pressing his feet, back, and knees against the sides of the flue, by which means he propels or hitches himself up by degrees, having one arm above his head, holding a brush, and the other arm by his side, as described in B. At C the boy is represented as putting his brush out of the top of the chimney-pot, but generally he rattles it with his brush, to satisfy the parties below that he has been to the top. This accomplished, he gradually slides down to the stove or grate. It has frequently occurred, that boys have, either through fear or inattention, got into the form of nose and knees together, as described at E; sometimes they remain in this cramped and painful position for hours before they are liberated, being totally unable to extricate themselves. - The Syce on duty
One of the most novel and interesting sights which attracts the traveller's attention when he first arrives in Egypt is the syce running before the horses as they go through the narrow, closely packed streets. How the crowd scatters, and the donkey-boys hustle their meek property out of the way as one of those runners comes bounding along, shouting, in the strange Arabic tongue, "Clear the way!" The sun shines upon his velvet vest, glittering with its spangled trimmings, the breeze fills the large floating sleeves till they wave backward like white wings. - The Push-cart Man
- The Sandwich Man
- Large silver eels
- Tiddy Diddy Doll
- Curds and Whey
- Ripe Cherries
- Buy my sweet Roses
- Ere's yer toys for girls an boys
- Fine Large Cucumbers
- Any Earthen Ware, buy a jug or a tea pot
- Fresh Oysters, penny a lot
- All a blowin
- Chairs to mend
- Sweet Lavender
- Cherries, O ripe cherries, O
- Fine Strawberries
- Buy a Live Goose
- Sand 'O
- Cabbages O Turnips
- Hot Spice Gingerbread
- Knives to Grind
- Old Cloths
- Great News
- Wat d'yer call that
- Ow-oo
- Sw-e-e-p
- Cat's and Dog's Meat
- Dust, O
- O' clo
- Knives and Scissors to Grind
- Letters for post
- Antique Ballads
- New Laid Eggs
- Stinking Fish
- Fresh Cabbidge
- Fresh and sweet
- Buy the fair ballads I have in my pack
- I love a ballad in print
- Buy a doll, Miss
- Past one c'clock, an' a fine morning
- Songs, penny a sheet
- Milk below, Maids
- Sixpence a pound, Fair Cherryes
- Buy a Fork or a Fire Shovel
- Fine Oysters
- Troope every one
- Fine Writeing Ink
- Flowers, penny a bunch
- Three Rows a Penny pins
- "Buy a fine Singing Bird?"
- Six bunches a penny, sweet bloomin Lavender
- Buy my fine Myrtles and Roses
- Pots and Kettles to mend
- Young lambs to sell