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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-10-26

MESrAh CRUELTY TO CIILDRES.-A
patron, writing to the Lancaster Er-
press under recent date, makes series
of structures that may he read with
profit by our school authorities aud
teachers. lie says Your patron de-
siros to point out proposition for
your consideration, which is simply
this Why not let the children Mt
school have the use of q book in soly-
ing mental arithmetic questions =?
This may be looked upon az trining
matter, but it is. in reality. one of the
great questions of the day Mental
Arithmetic, as now taught, is a fearful
strain upon the mind, without any suf-
ficient compensatory result. The mere
proposition of taking children, as they
are, with greater and less powers of
memory, and requiring them to study
one or two pages of mental arithmetic
to the extent Of memorisng the whole
of it, and repeating word for word any
question the teacher may read oil
awakens q degree of sympathy for the
poor children compared with which all
ideas of cruelty to animals sink into
insigniticance. It's simply demand.
ing and commanding what is in the
very nature of things utterly impossi-
BILE for average children to do. And
suppose some may be able to do it.,
does the result or gain compensate for
the time and labor expended therein ?
Using the book in the class would
relieve the child from more than one
half of the mental strain, and procure
the same result. The question is.
Why not let them have the book |?
Your correspondent did not intead to
discuss or argue anything, and was
only led little in that direction by
tn temptations presenting them.
selves.
The same remarks and inquiries
would apply TO geography, perhaps
with not quiet 30 mnch force. But
the practice Of requiring children to
memorize descriptive geography les
son is also species OF ,barbarism Why
not bound state or country, or define
a river or mountain, on the map +?
There is nothing in such stock of
memory that remains ten years after
school Is left, and when tho recollection
is gone all is gone it leaves no princi>
pals behind. One half OF the school
days of our children are devoted to
these two things, for which labor there
IL nothing to compensate them in any
way. I contend that both mental
arithmetic and geography can be taught
with equal success by using the book and
thereby relieving both teacher and
child Of one-half Of their troubles and
disappointlnents. Let the friends of
humanity and education arise,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-10-26

IT fs AUTUMN. You can realize the
fact 10y looking out on the surrounding
hills. where the foliage of the giant
trees and the modest, but beautiful
ferns that grow so luxuriantly ION the
ground beneath them. Is all turning TO
yellow, brown, russet and golden you
know IL is so because the outlook Is 30
hazy In the mornings, aud so suggestive
of the ennm which tired limbs or over
tasked brain at other seasons court
you are sure that such is the case, for
the reason that the twittering song of
the little birds is no longer heard, and
the freshoning atmosphere does not re-
juvenate, utrather dcpresses you. This
is the sentiment of autumn, and the
prose is somewhat different. We are
all painfully aware that Just now we
are standing on the threshold of long
hard. and very bitter winter that the
transition state between sunshine and
shadow is with us. and that nature is in
her final throes. IL is autumn. Typi-
cal, the moralists say, oC the decay
which must como TO thrones, dynasties,
nominations and people an evidence.
the practical assert, that every rose has
its thorn "a this world. and that rs we
enjoyed the pleasure of the beautiful
flowers, tho mclodious singing of the
fcnthered songster, the deep green ol
outrageous foliage that was so pleasant
to the eye, and the bright sunshine that
was so glorious to all the senses. we
must now suffer with the pain that is
ever the attendant of earthly enjoy.
ment.
Itseems but yesterday thnta summer
sea of glory was above us, and happi-
ness reigned supreme, while to-day we
look out upon black clouds, and feel
the depression that the time of year en-.
genders. We look forward TO the NOR.
row, when mantal of the purcst
white will cover the earth from our
view. and the current of the sire ans
will flow beneath a congealcd surface
when the plying eyes of the generous
will be turned to the pitirul eyes of the
poor, and when the death of nature
will be so very apparent. and so very
real, Over the recently joyous form
of summer we draw the pail which
comes in the wake of autumn, and the
glory and gladncss we lay away to an
eternal rest. There is no turning back
ward 10 court the beauty and lowell.
ness of the past, for the rose has with
cred, and the leaf comes dropping ST.
lcntly to the ground. We cannot re
juvennte the season that died and i.
buried. no more than we can avert the
days which seem to mourn over its
departure. This is autumn, and this is
also decay. Everything that we gaze
upon, every sound that we listen to
proclaims nothing but death. death
Everything seems to say yo were and
arc not you have lived in conscious
strength, and you are now dying in
helpless weakness. SO let it be-Er.
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WHY BUSINESS Is Drft.-Thcrc is II
general complaint all over the country
Fessrding dull trade. Many wonder
why this is 80. If they will give the
matter thought they will see that
much of the dulncss of trade is due
the Centennial Exhibition. There is
not village in the country that has
not furnished its quoto of visitors TO
the city. Each OF those visitors must
take from ten to one hundred doIlais
to pay for the expenses ofthe trip, ac.
cording 10 the distance they have to
travel. The amount thus expended is
taken away from the neighborhood in
which they live, and large portion of
it is saved by econonizing in the home
expenses. We know of instances
where every economy has been prac-
ticed the whole year and will continue
to be practiced for months to come in
consequence of the expenses of II trip
TO the Centennial. This, of course les g..
sens the volume Of trade Just that u
mount, and when we consider the
thousands who IRE thus reducing their
daily purchases, is it any wonder that
country merchants complain that
their sales are 50 light The railroads
and the hotel Keepers In the city have
been gamers by the exhibition but to
the country ut large it has been n very
heavy loss and one which will be felt
for long time to come.-Ef.
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Business Locals.

sSy yHolloway's Pills.-The Blood is the
very essense Of health and life. 1t furn-
ishes the components Of flesh. bone. mus
Gle. nerve and integument. The stomach
is the aparatus--thc arteries the dis'rihu.
tors and the intestipes the channels by
which the waste matter is ca rricl of.
Upon the stomach and bowels. these med.
icines work simultaneously. 25 cents per
box or poi. Oct. 20, 10, ,iw
CAUTl0N.-Notice is hereby given
by the undersigned that he has left the
following articles ut his farm in Frank.
lin township Truck Wagon, Lot of
Hay and Potatoes. All persons are cau-
toned not to interfere or NEEDLE with
the same. JSo. W. SrEEvER.
Oct. -. 1876.
rss-Weis & Oppenhemer, Selins.
grove, have just opened their stock of
Fall and Winter Clothing. II compris-
es all the latest styles for Men e Boys,
and will be sold ut astonishingly low
figures. Give them call.
BE-. Good Oyercoats as low rs 81 80
at Ueis & Oppenheimors' Selinsgrove.
Eis- Bountiful nature affords no finer
Spec fc for skin diseases than sulphur, n
fact that is clearly proven by the action
upon the outicle afflicted With eruptions or
ulcerous sores, of that supreme purifier,
Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Depot Critteu,on's S
No. Sixth Ave, N. Y. HIPS Hair
s. whisker Dye, black orbrown, 90 cts
Oct. 18th. 4w.
Just received q fresh and full
line of Mems and BOYS hats of the Ia
test, styles at Weis 4 Oppenheimers,
Selinsgrove.
-Underclothing 10 abundance at
Weis & Oppenhcimers, sclinsgrove.
nsa.JoHY d. RAUDENBAUGH, Tailor,
respectfully informs the people of MIDI
dleburg and vicinity that he is prepared
to do all kinds of work in his line neat
ly, cheaply, according TO the latest
style and warranted to fit. Cutting
done at short notice. Business place,
corner opposite the U. B. Church,
Main Street. Sept. 2S,7Gtf.
by" C. n. SMrrH, from Newport,
Perry county, Pa. will furnish Snyder
county merchants, with the best COM
mon candy, French Bunting, &c. lie
will be on hand at and during the holi-
days, with all kinds of Candies, Toys,
etc. Sept Il 76,tf.
WospHpTut sGccEss.-ft is reported
that BoscHER's GERMAN SYRuP has, since
it's introduction in the United States,
reached the immense sale Of 40, 600 dozen
per year. Over 5000 Druggists have or
dered this medicine direct from the Fac
tory, at Woodbury., N. j., and not one has
reported q single failure, but every letter
speaks Of its astonishing success in curing
severe Coughs, Colds settled on the Breast
Consumption, or any diseases Of the throat
aud Lungs. We advise any person that
has any predispositiou to weak Lungs, TO
go to their Druggist John A. Mostz, and
get this Medicine. or inquire about It,.
Regular nize, 75 cents /; Sample bottle. 10
cents. Two doses will relieve amp case.
Don't neglect your cough.
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To Preserce Ciier. er.-Sulphato of lime
is now generally used to prevent con-
tinued fermentation in cider. The di-
rcctions are as follows
"When the cidar has fermented to
suit the taste, add one-quarter ounce
of Sulphate Of Lime to each gallon, or
ten ounces to each barrel-first mixing
it with cider or water TO the consis-
tency Of cream. Shake the barrel well
and allow it to settle four or five days,
draw Off the clear cider carefully into
another barrel, and bung it tightly.
"The quality of the cider is further
Improved by n second drawing oil. at
the end of ten days or two weeks.
THE strength or body of the cider
may bc increased 10y adding ten or
fifteen pounds of sugar, dissolved in II
portion of the cider, to each barrel, ~
ii is run from the press"
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On Monday last about 80 Centennial
excursionists left this ancient village IN
the morning train which was run ut
the instance and request Of the excur.
sionists who no doubt had refreshing
journey TO the Junction. Our defini-
ton of excursion is, Excursion with
all that thdi implies.
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This is the month when celery beds
a 20 aXnacinl 10 riall iLn;r lalicialtu


This is the month when celery beds
ore expected to yield their delicious
stalks.
An inqusitive chap inquiries what
the township road supervisors do be-
sides drawing their salaries.
The farmers are storing away in their
cellars vast quantities of apples both
in liquid and solid forms for the long
winter evenings enjoyment.
Almanncs for 1877 have put in nm
appearance. which serves to remind us
that the Centennial Year is rapidly
passing away.
The potato crop in this county is
said to be nearly failure. Reports
from some of the adjoining counties
are of like purport.
The Fairs Mt Selinsgrove and Middle.
burg so far as the exhibitions were con /.
ccrncd were successes. but the attend-
ance was failure which must be at.
tributed to a variety of causes. but by
no means from want of efforts upon
the part of the managers. Hard times
and the centennial, bad weather, and
no.money-in-bank Candidates consti-
tuted the primary cause of the slim
attendance.
1t Is stated that singular disease
prevails among the cattle in Lebanon
county. Within n few weeks NUNS
Der have gone blind, some of them in
one eye. but most of them in both
eyes. One farmer has twelve head
some entirely blind, and others par
TALLY so. One calf, at three days old,
never out of the stable, lost its sight.
On some farms two, three and four are
victims to the disease. The nerve OF
the eyes seem to dye from within, and
the eye becomes white.
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DIED,

On the 9TH inst, in Adams township,
Ipm. II. Boney, of consumption, aged
"a years, months and 10 days.
On the 9Th inst, in Adams township.
Josiah Kline, aged SS years, 10 months
and 20 days. ..t.'. is
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In Press-outits Ready-Tho
Centennial Exposition

DEStRTBEUN ILLUSIRAT TED.
A grphic pon-picture of its history,
grand buildings, wonderful exhibits,
curiositios, great days, etc. Profusely
illustrated, thoroughly popular and
very cheap. Must eel immon sely.
5000 Agents Wanted. Send for full par
ticulars. This will be the chance of loo
years TO coin money fast Get the only
reliable history. HuBpARD IlRos, Pum.
733 Sansom ST., Philad.
CAuTlON.---Be not decrived by pro-
mature books. sssuming 8 be "oficisl"
and telling what wlisshuppeu in Aug.
and Sept. ~ -. ~
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EstraY Sheep.

.ChME to the premises Of the I'M
\/dsrsignod In Franklin township, on Sa,ur-
day. OF. ], l~7h. 4 Large White Back, with
requested to come forward, prove property, pay
charges and take him away or he will be dispus'
Of according To law. shMUEL sTETLER.
Oct, Il, 1879. II.
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Srrpre Couwry CouRrs.-The Courts Of
SNYDER County are held on the fourth Mondays
Of February, May, and September, and second
Monday OF December.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-10-26
ORPHANS COURT SALE.

viii he sold by virtue Of m alias order
OF sale Issued oui the of Orphans Court OF
Snyder coun'y, Pa on SATURDAY. NOV.
EMBER II. 1876. at the premises OF the
late Elias keck. deed In Midd dlscreck tp.,
said county, the following described Real
Estate, 20 wit
Tract No. 1.-THE undiviici oue.half
part Of n Certain TRACT OF LAND. situ
ate ia Mildlecrcek twp, Snyder Co.. IA.
Bounded North by lands ot jacob
Smith. South by lands Of Juo. Diemcr. Il
others. East by lands of Jacob A. Smith
west by lands of Henry VI. S,iaub and
David Mciscr, containing lGi ACRES.
more or lcss. thereon are erected Two
Story log Wcatbcrboardci House. New
BANK EARN aud other outbuiliings, .
good well and spring Of excellent wa
ter, two orchards of choice fruit trccs.
The land il in good state nf cultivation.
TRACT No. a-rhc undivided half ct n Ger
tain fract or Piece ot Land situuc ~ aforesaid
aud bounded North by land of Henry Wctyol
south by lands " lnc,b Smith, East by lands
Of heirs oi Calvin fishcr decd. West Us lands
OF licnry Wctzci containing~ ACRES, moro
or loss,
TRACT No. 3-Ali that certain 10, Of ur ound
situate In Middlecroek rwp htlrosiid Ronnd.
ed by lands ot John btuhcrm1n Erymau's Es-
tate AMI others containing one Fourth Of an
Acre, moro or less, thereon Fine Limestone
CURRY.
~ale to commence at 10 O'Clock A. ". OF sail
day, whom due atTepdancc will DO given Az 4
rerms Of sale made known by
ELL KEFLCR
AdminsrriTor Of Eil,s Keck. deed
THE uuicrslgnci hoing rho owner Of rho
oThcr undivided half ptrr Of The ursr above
described Two rricr- vt Iaud. will oHcr rho
same ar Puhllc sale, an rho same Tlme AMI
place aboyr mcurlOncd.
Ger. n 1870. CHARLES kErK
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DIR. SIIERlflNIS

Treatment i PrdciicW, Rational
and Economical Its object is Immediate re.
lief Rnd eventual cure, II Is based upon scien-
tlhc principles and easily demonstrated to
the cOmprelenslons Ofoyery Intelligent person
Though he does not use - truss he uses a sup
port Infinitely superior which keeps everything
Ia proper position whio tho Curative Com
pound applied daily by the patient, eNcltes
healthy action, adhesion and cure, Bcsides
this treatment docs not Interfere with labor
or exercise on horseback or otherwise, and T.
fords security against In famed and stranguiA
ted rupture.
The afflicted are coming from all parts Of tho
country. Terms moderate. depending upon the
case, Persons from the country can receive
treatment and leave for home on tho same day,
send 10 cents for Dr. SLormnn's Book likeness
OF bad cases before aud after cure. References
given to gentlemen who have boeu cut ed, ON
GO No. Ann street New York. Beware of the
fellow calling himself Dr. W. a. Crempi0n and
using Dr. Sherman's nsne In his advertise
mont 10 docoy The adhered. save This sd.
verTis semenT,
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"uuHS HAIR AND WHISKRR DIE"
Black or nrswu, 80 Cents.
IL. CRlTTRST0I, Prop'r, 7Shth ly.,K.E.

knrMIlVI Our large lifs-liko srEsL ESoRAv-
hUhN IN mos OF the PHEsiDryriAb CArDl-
MANS DATss sell rapidly. Send for oircu-
tie day. lar. n. 4. EngrayiAg Co., IS Wall
street, Boz S,55 n. Y.
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IL EoE0 X'UEeE

Patients cured ~ years ago remain sound.
DR. u A. SUHrMAS's Successful treatnon, NJ
Rupture has iLduccl uupriuciplel persons to al.
Vcrtiso tho elastic trusScs az n certain cura,
X kNowINo them 10 bo but an imperfect support.
Thousands Of victims nro to day suffering
trH"r gh the Elaetic Truss dnusiOn.
Its wnra tight around tho body II wastes away
the mt,clcs, Interrupts the circulation nnd pro
dispuscs to paralysis' besides, the strap bciween
the logs drags tho great ball of wood upon thu
ligcmcutS, spormatis cords and P-lvis Bone In u
msnn"r 10 produce impptency with al its Horrors
Iudrtd the legion ~ trlsses with their gripping
pressure On the spine, abdomen aud delicate
parts adjacent tp Rupture, sooner or latter cause
kidney aud bladder affections; destroy mHnhoo',
making the young old aud the OiI useless, until
llfr srttlns iutp fri{htful apathy, The an ct"c
should think scriOuslv ~ this subject aud Act In
hecOrlahca WITH the dlttatea " rrnann,
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Hi1 day At home Agents wanted. Ostnt N I
Vlk tssms tee, 1RvEk Co., kuSu.ts, NJ u
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All communications business let.
tiers &C., for this office, to secure
prompt attention should he addressed
as follows: The PosT. Middleburg,
Snyder County, Pa. Advertisements,
communications &c. must he handed
ia by Monday noou, to secure insor-
ton in next issue
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PRIVATE SAT
Is XALyJAI
PROPE,.

TINHE undersigned will SCI
j. dcnce situate on Main
ough OF Middlchurg. Snyder ooauiy. "a.
This Is n desirable property and was for.
merly kHown as tho BhGLB HOTEL The
improvements comprise n LARGE DOU.
Bile FRAME HOUSE. SUMMEl, HOUSE.
LARGE SHED, ICE HOUSE. and other
outbuildines. An excellent well Of water
at the door. II is suitable for private
dwelling or Hotel, and located near the
centre Of businss.
Terms easy and reasonable. For furth-
or particulars call on or address
J. W. O2wiG.
watsontown, N0rthd Co., Pa.
Aug. 81, 1876.
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GOVERNMENT STOCKS. &C.-CIos.
~ ing Prices Of DE HAVEN h TowNssND, 40
South Th.rd Street Philadelphia. Stochs, bought
and sold either for cash or margin. Oot
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-01-06
DEATH OF FATHER BOEHM, THE
METHODIST CENTENARIAN.

The Rev. Henry Boehm, better
known as Father Boehm, the oldest
preacher of the Methodist Church in
this country, and probably the Oldest
clergyman in the world, died at the
house of his granddaughter, near Rich.
mond, Staten Island, Wednesday.
Father Boehm was born at Ian
caster, Pa, June 8, 1775, or nine
days previous to the battle of Bunker
Hill. He remained q little over
twelve months . nominal subject Of
George ILL.,, and cast his first vote
for John Adams, as President Of the
United States in 1869.
He lived in stirring times, remem-
bering the events Of the Revolution
ary War. of the French Revolution,
the Napoleonic and other Wars-in
short the most striking events of two
centuries occurred in his youth. To
the last this ancient minister preserv-
ed his zeal for the work Of his choice,
and he has left behind him q reputa-
ton for selfsacrifce and earnestness Of
purpose unexceiled by any preacher
OF the Gospel. e.,.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-01-06
seTHE PLURAL OF REVERENCE"
BY COL, T. W. HIGGINSON.

Parents, as must be owned, 3tte. 3ctten
regard the imagination as a faculty
to be dreaded for their children.
People are like Mr.. Peter Magnus in
Pickwick, who disliked anything or
iginal, and did not see the necessity
for it. They assume that this faculty
is a misleading gift, tending to un-
truth-mak'ng a boy assert that a
hundred cats are fighting in the gar
den, when there are only his own and
another. Yet even this extreme
statement is not to be ranked among
deliberate falsehoods-it is only an
intense expression, what the Greeks
called q plural Of reverence. For the
boy two cats are as good or as bad as
hundred, if they only scratch and
sputter enough, which, indeed, they
are apt to do. He cannot report the
battle as greater than his imagination
sees it. effectively there may be but
two cats, subjectively there are a
thousand. Indeed, each single ami
NAL expands before his eyes like that
dog in Leeche's Brown, Jones, and
Robinson" which is first depicted as
it seemed to those travelers-vast,
warlike, terrific and afterward, as
it would have seemed to the unimag-
NATIVE observer, only a poor little
barking cur. To give the full value
of the incident both pictures are need
| full, and it is only when the power of
expression natures that we learn to
put both into one, securing vividness
without sacrificing truth. Professor
Jared Sparks, the most painstaking
of historians, used to tell us in COL
lege that no man could write history
we'll without enough of imagina-
tive power to make it graphic
"Ch;ldhood's Fancies ;" Scribner for
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-01-06
~Pn break your nneck:' e 'as:'
.Wou1 Highaess j. too good. :,

Pn break your neck ss '15>ss*.,- ~
:yXour Highne~ i. too good. But
i your Highness would use yvur' IL
t1rsst With tie king to procure me- 4 tie
,eheanbsrlains;key-' a..,> ..-.,
! Iwiah / could procure you"
. 20, don't .aattsr, me, your High
,neas., Had I only known you thought
50 much, OF her. beauty, she would
b ha1s been yours long ago."
j, 'ssNotsa,vord more,"' cried the en-
raged Philip in = smothered voice;
.f9r he dared not speak aloud, be was
. surrounded by maskers, who were
listening. dancing, talking, q they
passed him, and he might have b.
trayed himself: "not Z word more''
|: sNo, there Wilnf II be more than words.
Deeds shall show my sincerity. You
nay advance. You are wont to con-
quer. The outposts will be easily ta-
Ken: The gardener I will manage,
and the mother will range herself
under your gilded banners. Then the
fortress will be wonlY,>;,.
| "sir, if you venture said Philip,
who now could hardly contain him
.e1f: ~ II w.ls la', with ii great difficulty bt
l,rehd'aiiniee from open violence, and h
Idutcahissd tie arm Of tie Dutchma1
With thi thei Il force Of !. vice vice, y
/ "Yo6r Highness, for Heavens sake
moderate your Joy. I shall scream
-y6u die mashing my arm!''
"1f you Ioui' venture to % near that in
nocent girl, I will demolish ever,
bone il + your body" '':'
| GOOD, good" screamed the Dutch
naint, in intense pain ''only let go m.
E. r1n: d ''':''- :'
J. If I find you anywhere nea
Milk Street, III dash your miserabl
brains j i, 9! out: So look to it."
The Dutchman seemed almost stu
peded /: trembling he said,-
MAY it please your Hiehness,
could not imagine you really love-
! the girl as it seems you do"
| Il love her! I will own it befor
the whole world!"
mAnd are loved in return ,"
! "That's none of your business
| Never mention her name to me agai1
lDo not even think of her, it woul
be a'stain upon her purity. No'
you know what I think. Be off,"
Philip .twirled the unfortunat
Dutchman round as he let 60 his arm
and that worthy gentleman skunk on
of the hall.