4. _The “corpse”_ borne on the “hearse,” carried by two chairmen,
covered with the aforesaid pall.
The procession is closed by the “mourners” following after, two and two;
as many joining as choose, from the station to which the drunkard
belongs.
After exposing him in this manner to the gaze of the admiring crowd that
throng about, they proceed to the public-house he has been in the habit
of using, where his “wake” is celebrated in joviality and mirth, with a
gallon of ale at his expense. It often happens that each will contribute
a trifle towards a further prolongation of the carousal, to entrap
others into the same deadly snare; and the day is spent in baiting for
the chances of the next morning, as none are exempt who are not at their
post before the prescribed hour.