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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/69977 2023-12-31T10:19:35+01:00 _rigs_ image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69977 eng eng R Capt. George Thomas Newport (Garnish) T F14-65 = F 125 = C155,65-16 Children Scared by the _Mummers._ (Garnish) TF 14-65=F125 = C155, 65-16 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13769 R_13769_rig n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69977 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z rig n HH. Were children ever scared by the Mummers? N. Oh yes! Some would be; some children (would) be frightened (SQUARE ??) [of] Mummers [PT] , you know. Some people couldn't let them in because the children were so much afraid o' them. YEAH, them times,you know, (YES ??). They'd have on queer _rigs,_too, queer faces. HH. What were some. . .can you. . .do you remember any of the queer rigs,or the. . .? N. Oh there're all kinds. . .some of them (would) be so big as a barrell. WHERE THEY HAD cushions and stuff put around 'em,you know,an' rounded out,an' (BUILT??) .Yes. Yeah. Aha! They used to have good times! ((HH.Did they ever threaten children with _the Mummers?_ ??)) Do the. . .do they still say that? N. Not now. HH. Ah well,did they? What was it they would say? N. They used to say well,"The Mummers is goin' to come in,you know,if you don't be good!" [PT] ,see. But they don't say that now because there're not Mummers [PT] enough comin' now to say it, say it.No. HH. The. . .the Mummer. . .any other way they say that? N. No.No,no. No. HH. And this would be if the children were bad? N. Yes,oh yes. They tried to scare them,you see an'. . .keep 'em quiet. HH. Would you say it the way they. . . .how would they say it?I mean make it sound the way they would say it to. . . [PT] N. Oh they'd say,"Now you. . .if you don't be good, the Mummers 'll be comin' in,you know!" "We'll get the Mummers in if you don't be good!" Thatsall, an' that was that! [inc] [reverse] [PT] Yes J.WIDDOSON Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used This is the reverse of R_13768. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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rig n HH. Were children ever scared by the Mummers? N. Oh yes! Some would be; some children (would) be frightened (SQUARE ??) [of] Mummers [PT] , you know. Some people couldn't let them in because the children were so much afraid o' them. YEAH, them times,you know, (YES ??). They'd have on queer _rigs,_too, queer faces. HH. What were some. . .can you. . .do you remember any of the queer rigs,or the. . .? N. Oh there're all kinds. . .some of them (would) be so big as a barrell. WHERE THEY HAD cushions and stuff put around 'em,you know,an' rounded out,an' (BUILT??) .Yes. Yeah. Aha! They used to have good times! ((HH.Did they ever threaten children with _the Mummers?_ ??)) Do the. . .do they still say that? N. Not now. HH. Ah well,did they? What was it they would say? N. They used to say well,"The Mummers is goin' to come in,you know,if you don't be good!" [PT] ,see. But they don't say that now because there're not Mummers [PT] enough comin' now to say it, say it.No. HH. The. . .the Mummer. . .any other way they say that? N. No.No,no. No. HH. And this would be if the children were bad? N. Yes,oh yes. They tried to scare them,you see an'. . .keep 'em quiet. HH. Would you say it the way they. . . .how would they say it?I mean make it sound the way they would say it to. . . [PT] N. Oh they'd say,"Now you. . .if you don't be good, the Mummers 'll be comin' in,you know!" "We'll get the Mummers in if you don't be good!" Thatsall, an' that was that! [inc] [reverse] [PT] Yes J.WIDDOSON Used I and Sup Used I 2 Not used This is the reverse of R_13768. |
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R Capt. George Thomas Newport (Garnish) T F14-65 = F 125 = C155,65-16 Children Scared by the _Mummers._ (Garnish) TF 14-65=F125 = C155, 65-16 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13769 R_13769_rig n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/69977 |
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