Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-16
FINDS ENGLISH BALLADS
IN VIRGINIA COUNTIES
DIR. G. Alphonso Smith Is Engaged
In Interesting Quest for
= Literature.
UNDER FOLKLORE SOCIETY
Gives List of Work Accomplished by
Society in Past Year, With Credit
to Those Who Have Assisted in
Tracing Old Ballads.

any other of the United States, ac-
cordinr to statistics compiled by DR.
Alphonso Smith. archivist of tho
Virginia Folk Lore Society.
In "a recent report made by Dr Smith
on the work accomplished by the So
ciety in the last year. he gives credit
10 numerous individuals. who have as
sisted in making important finds
that contribute to tho achievements OF
the society In this branch OF litera-
turc. PreludinE his honor roll" DR..
Smith says, explaining the list:
The figures in parenthesis indicate
the number of the ballad as given by
Professor Child Can eminent au-
thority) in his English and Scottish
Popular Ballads" and by Professor
k!ttredge in his one-volume edition OF
Professor Chiid's larger work The
proper names following the title and
number Of each ballad are the names
Of those who sent the ballads in. The
counties are those IN which the ballads
were found.
Following is the list:
Lady Isabel and the E,lt-knight,"
or Bonnie Brown" 60 D-Mrs. DIN
FISK Wiley. Wise County. We are in
debtcd 10 Mrs Wiley also for a large
number OF ballads and other popular
HoHES corrected IN harlan county, ky.
Earl Brand" or III Tell You Of a
soldier" or The Seven Brothers" or
Lord william or "'rhe Seven sleep
ers" tNc. D-Miss Martha NJ Davis
Rockingham County: Miss Juliet Faum-
tleroy, Campbell County. via Orange
and Rockingham Counties. with music;
9 l.. Harwell. Greene County
Tho Two Sisters" or THE Old Man
in the North Countrec" 90. 1o)--Miss
corita q. Seoanc. Fairfax County. from
a negrcss: Miss Juliet FauntIeroy
Albemarlc County.
Lord Randall" or John willow
60. i2)-Miss Corita q Scoane Fair
fax COUNTY, Miss Juliet FauntIeroy.
Campbell Count%. with music.
Edward" or What Is Tina, on the
End of Your Sword?' CSC. l3)-Alusic
sent by Miss Martha NJ Davis. Rock
ingham County.
Sir Lionel" or old Baugum'' go
ls)-Miss Ellen Dana Conway. SpotsyI-
vania County
The cruel Mother" 90 2O-Miss
Juliet Fauntlcroy, Campbell County.
VIA PittSylNan!a County and Tonnes
soc. with r1ts-;c. Two versions
The Three Ravens" or The Three
Crows or The Two crows" no
26)-Miss Jennie Tabb. per Professor
j VI Granger, Amelia County tpriutcd
in the Focus. Of the State Normal
school, Farmvillc. September, 1850;
Miss Martha NJ. Davis. Rockingham
County; Miss T.. ". Holland. Clarke
county. a fragment This ballad had
no, hitherto been reported from Vir-
rinia
The Two Brothers oNo. 4o)--Miss
Juliet Faun;lcroy. Campbell County
"Chcrry-Trce Carol CNo. 5D-Miss
Ellen Dana Conway, Spotsylvania
county First stanza sung by old
negro nurse who originally belong ed
10 Il family in Orange County This
ballad had not hitherto been found in
the United States. 1t raises the num-
Der of American survivals from 10 to
-. "CherryTree Carol" or Joseph
Was an Old Man" is one OF the few
ballads that introduce Bible charac-
tcrs The first stanza runs:
Joseph was an old man
And old man was he.
And he married Mary.
The Queen OF Galiilec"
Fair Margaret and Sweet willian:."
or sweet William" tNo. 74D-Music
sent by Miss Martha NJ Davis. Rock
ingham County: Miss Mary Clay Hiner
Augusta County; C. l.. Harwcii, Greene
County: Miss Matte w. Mills, Han
over County: Miss Nancy Pearson
Mathers County.
Lord Lovcl" no. 75)--Dr. John w
Wayland. shenandoah County; John
stone, King William County: John
stone. Albemarle County
The Lass of Roch Royal (No
76)--Miss Bette Riddick Nansemond
County. a fragment: Mrs. w. H. Italia
ferro. Mecklenburg County, a fragment
We have no complete version of this
ballad, but all the fragments received
preserve the questions:
oh! who will shoe my pretty little
foot?
And who will glove my pretty little
hand?"
If every person familiar with these
lines will write me all that he knows
about this old song, the complete bal
lad may soon be built up. Send music
as we'll words. if possible.
The Wife of Usher's Well" or
THE Lady Gay" or THE Three Little
Babes (No. 7?-J. c. Mays. Amherst
County: Miss Juliet Fauntleroy. Camp
bell County, four versions. with music. |
This ballad had not hitherto been re-
ported from Virginia.
Barbara Allen" (No. sD-Music sent
by Miss Martha NJ. Davis Rockingham |
County, and Mrs. Theodore Hough, |
Campbell County; Mrs. w. II. Italia
ferro. Mecklenburg County; Miss Alma |
Wilkinson. Carroll County: Miss Juliet |
l'auntleroy, Campbell County: Miss |
Elizabeth Painter. Pulaski County |
(printed in The Focus. of the State |
Normal School, Farmville. September, |
1879: John Stone. Nelson County, with |
music. Mr.. Stone sends also two other |
melodies. one being remembered from
a book. and, therefore, not counted
Lady Alice" or Giles Collins" or |
George Collins" (No. S5)---Miss Alma |
Wilkinson, Carroll County, two YER
sions.
The Maid Freed From the Gallows."
Or The Maid Saved" or The Gallows
Tree" or "The Hansman's Tree" (No.
95)-Miss Eva r. Tatum. Allegheny
County; Miss Juliet Fauntleroy, Camp-
bell County lin the last version the
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