pole about ten feet in length, and a string is affixed to the lower jaw: a horse-cloth is also attached to the whole under which a member of the part gets, and by frequently pulling the string, keeps up a loud snapping noise and is accompanied by the rest of the party, grotesquely habited, with hand bells, they thus process from house to house, ringing their bells and singing carols and songs; they are commonly gratified with beer and cake, or perhaps money.4
