fools

fools n Who is there who does not conjure up visions of the days when he went "mummering" in Newfoundland, accompanied by a crowd of grotesquely-attired male and female friends, with the popular fiddle bringing up the rear, and announcing the approach of the "fools," with some ga...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1964
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24042
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Summary:fools n Who is there who does not conjure up visions of the days when he went "mummering" in Newfoundland, accompanied by a crowd of grotesquely-attired male and female friends, with the popular fiddle bringing up the rear, and announcing the approach of the "fools," with some gay and inspiriting air; and the dance in every house in the place, from the floors of which the sand had long ago been swept, in anticipation of the arrival of the mummers. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. J. KIRWIN NOV 5 1964 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used