Two women are washing clothes outdoors; one has a small bowl resting on a chair, the other a large tub on a table. They hang the washing on a line behind them.

A chimney sweep arrives and messes up the washing on the line with his dirty hands. A dog tries to bite him and he chases the women around the wash tubs, waving his chimney brush at them.

One of the women eventually catches him, forces him to his knees and scrubs his face with soap. He runs away but returns and tries to chase the other washer woman.