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The Peter Funks and their functions -- The rural divine and the watch -- Rise and progress of mock auctions -- Their decline and fall.
Not many years ago, a dignified and reverend man, whose name is well known to me, was walking sedately down Broadway. He was dressed in clerical garb of black garments and white neckcloth. He was a man of great learning, profound thought, long experience, unaffected piety, and pure and high reputation.