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beyond. This was a short-cut to the village, nearly a mile away. In going to the village on errands it was the wont of our girl and boy cousins to take this path. These journeys were sometimes taken in the early summer evenings. There being a small company of children they would start away bravely enough, the older ones leading and the younger ones in the rear. As they walked down the path among the graves in single file the springy nature of the ground caused the nearby crosses and boards to move to and fro, or up and down. Then someone became frightened and the entire little party began to hurry, and to run. Now, as they ran faster and faster, all of the grave markers appeared to be moving. It was as if their dead were trying to arisf; from their graves and pursue the intruders. Of course the children never halted until in their mad flight they had scaled the fence at the other side of the cemetery. In the field beyond they stopped out of breath and tired. On their way back from the village they always came by the country road, mak¬ ing a wide detour to avoid the Potter's Field. Nevertheless the old bury¬ ing ground was such an attraction to these children that only a few evenings later they were again ready to adventure across the field of the dead. The old Potter's Field disappeared many years ago. Whatever may have been its ghostly secrets they are now entirely lost. OLD COUNTRY TOMBSTONES As children we found our occasional visits to the country cemetery always very interesting. There one must be on ones best behavior. In wandering about among the graves one must be very careful not to tread on any of them. Dire things had been known to happen to persons who did this. To pick any of the flowers which grew on graves or in flower beds was a grave misdemeanor also. The dead resented the plucking of any of their posies. Their spirits were known to wreak vengeance on those who did this. Our interest was particularly attracted by the monuments, of which there were many different forms,—slabs, cubes, rectangles, spheres, broken columns, obelisks, cubes surmounted by urns, and others. Most interesting of these were the quite numerous old white marble tombstones of the pioneers and of other old settlers of the country. Most of these had carved near their tops such old Yankee devices as 'reclining lambs, weeping willows, rose sprays, gates ajar, cross and crown, square and compass, three links, and many others. Some grave stones were badly weathered, others had broken off at their bases and fallen into the grass. The epitaphs carved on these stones we read and re-read. Not a few were 18
Object Description
Page Title | Folklore Pamphlets, 1921-1945 |
Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Creation Date | 1921-1945 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP423000 |
Description |
Charles E. Brown (1872-1946) was curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and secretary of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society. He also collected a substantial body of folklore on Wisconsin Indians, lumbering, steamboating, local history, and related topics which he published in pamphlet form. Brown created these pamphlets for the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, the Wisconsin Folklore Society, courses he taught during University of Wisconsin summer sessions, and simply as privately published booklets for the amusement of his friends and colleagues. Most are only 4-8 pages long. In the printed booklets, Brown did not usually cite sources for the tales, but his correspondence and research notes are available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives in boxes 2-10 of Wis Mss HB.
The links below will open a collection of 47 pamphlets totaling 444 pages that were issued between 1921 and 1945 (all that are known to exist). They have been grouped loosely according to subject and appear in the following order: Native American Folklore: Indian Folk Lore (1921), Moccasin Tales (1935), Birchbark Tales (1941), Lake Mendota Indian Legends (1927), Indian Flower Toys and Games (1931), Lake Mendota: Prehistory, History and Legends (1933), Winabozho, Hero-God of the Indians of the Old Northwest (1944), Indian Star Lore (1930), Wigwam Tales (1930) Lumbering and Logging: Paul Bunyan Tales (1922; revised editions, 1927 and 1929), Paul Bunyan and Tony Beaver Tales (1930), Paul Bunyan, American Hercules (1937), Paul Bunyan Classics (1945), Paul Bunyan Natural History (1935), Flapjacks from Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty (1941), Brimstone Bill (1942), Johnny Inkslinger (1944), Bunyan Bunkhouse Yarns (1945), Shanty Boy (1945), Ole Olson (1945), Sourdough Sam (1945) Other Wisconsin & American Folklore: Ghost Tales (1931), The Ridgeway Ghost (1943), "Cousin Jack" Stories (1940; Cornish folklore), Prairie Stories (1934), Whiskey Jack Yarns (1940; river rafting folklore), Old Man River (1940), Sea Serpents (1942), Bluenose Brainerd Stories (1943), Bear Tales (1944), Ben Hooper Tales (1944), Hermits (1945), Lost Treasure Tales (1945), Flower Toys and Games (1923), Insect Lore (1929), Cowboy Tales (1929), Little Stories about George Washington (1932), Gems: Magic, Mystery and Myths of Precious Stones (1932), Old Stormalong Yarns (1933), Cloud Lore (1935), Gypsy Lore (1935), Flower Lore (1938), The Trees of the Campus (1925), Wisconsin Indians (1933), French Pathfinders of Wisconsin (1934) |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Use the bibliographic data on the cover or title page of each individual pamphlet, concluding with the phrase Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
Document Number | TP423 |
Size | 46 items ; 19-28 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection; Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
Genre | pamphlet; |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration; Development of the Railroads; Early U.S. Settlement; Farming and Rural Life; The French Fur Trade; Great Lakes Steamships and Canals; Lead Mining in SOuthwestern Wisconsin; Lumbering and Forest Products; |
Art | Folklore |
Education | University of Wisconsin |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | Page 18 |
Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946; |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | C.E. Brown |
Source Creation Date | 1931 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP423212 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 22 p. ; 20 cm |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection |
Owner Object ID | 90- 3722 |
Genre | pamphlet; |
Full Text | beyond. This was a short-cut to the village, nearly a mile away. In going to the village on errands it was the wont of our girl and boy cousins to take this path. These journeys were sometimes taken in the early summer evenings. There being a small company of children they would start away bravely enough, the older ones leading and the younger ones in the rear. As they walked down the path among the graves in single file the springy nature of the ground caused the nearby crosses and boards to move to and fro, or up and down. Then someone became frightened and the entire little party began to hurry, and to run. Now, as they ran faster and faster, all of the grave markers appeared to be moving. It was as if their dead were trying to arisf; from their graves and pursue the intruders. Of course the children never halted until in their mad flight they had scaled the fence at the other side of the cemetery. In the field beyond they stopped out of breath and tired. On their way back from the village they always came by the country road, mak¬ ing a wide detour to avoid the Potter's Field. Nevertheless the old bury¬ ing ground was such an attraction to these children that only a few evenings later they were again ready to adventure across the field of the dead. The old Potter's Field disappeared many years ago. Whatever may have been its ghostly secrets they are now entirely lost. OLD COUNTRY TOMBSTONES As children we found our occasional visits to the country cemetery always very interesting. There one must be on ones best behavior. In wandering about among the graves one must be very careful not to tread on any of them. Dire things had been known to happen to persons who did this. To pick any of the flowers which grew on graves or in flower beds was a grave misdemeanor also. The dead resented the plucking of any of their posies. Their spirits were known to wreak vengeance on those who did this. Our interest was particularly attracted by the monuments, of which there were many different forms,—slabs, cubes, rectangles, spheres, broken columns, obelisks, cubes surmounted by urns, and others. Most interesting of these were the quite numerous old white marble tombstones of the pioneers and of other old settlers of the country. Most of these had carved near their tops such old Yankee devices as 'reclining lambs, weeping willows, rose sprays, gates ajar, cross and crown, square and compass, three links, and many others. Some grave stones were badly weathered, others had broken off at their bases and fallen into the grass. The epitaphs carved on these stones we read and re-read. Not a few were 18 |
Type | Text |