darbies

darby n You and your brothers and father now begin to make your rounds. You go from house to house, singing, dancing, dressing up as the darbies, frightening children and little old ladies with your masks and the hobby-horse, and you have a wonderful time chasing, finding and blackening your friends...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21751
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Summary:darby n You and your brothers and father now begin to make your rounds. You go from house to house, singing, dancing, dressing up as the darbies, frightening children and little old ladies with your masks and the hobby-horse, and you have a wonderful time chasing, finding and blackening your friends, particularly the ones who showed any sign of fear of the darbies. W.K. 4/79 JH 4/79 PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I mummers, darbies Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 17 Dec 2014