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"Williamsport as a stop for slaves was one eagerly awaited. Dan Hughes, along, with his son Robert, had built quite a unique "station." In the hollow directly behind the Hughes’ long cabin, they dug a cave in the side of the hill in which they placed beds, tables, and chairs to accommodate the runaways. Th entrance was constructed so that it could be camouflaged easily and quickly from the men who might be chasing. After the Negroes had had a few days’ rest from their hazardous journey from Muncy, the men were loaded into wagons at night and were taken to Trout Run, Pennsylvania. If they succeeded in getting safely there, the wives and children were allowed to follow." (from "Neighbors: A Route of the Undergorund Railroad, Pennsylvania and New York" by William McKinnon)
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The New York Folklore Quarterly was published 1946-1974. Back issues are still available.

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NEW YORK FOLKLORE QUARTERLY
Vol. VIII, No. 3, Autumn, 1952
CONTENTS

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Editor’s Page 162 President’s Page 163

ARTICLES		    

Back to the Blanket: Lore of Steuben County
Doret Meeker		 165

Street-Cries of American Chimney Sweepers
George L. Phillips		 191

On Rumpus Hill
Martha Anne Parker		 199

GLORY HOLE		    

"Steal Not This Book"
James Taylor Dunn		 206

Some "Characters" of the Mohawk Valley
Dorothy DeAngelis		 209

Fiddle-Tunes from Orange County, New York
Lettie Osborn		 211

David Hannum of Homer
Shirley T. Williams		 215

"Embalmed Alive": A Developing Urban Ghost Tale
J. Russell Reaver		 217

DEPARTMENTS		    

Proverbs: Proverb Lore in American Life and Speech
Margaret M. Bryant		 221

Neighbors: Kentucky: A Route of the Underground Railroad, Pennsylvania and New York
William McKinnon		 227

Folklore in the Schools: Theses on Folklore, Albany State College and Cornell University
Compiled by the Editor		 230

Upstate, Downstate
B. A. Botkin and
W. G. Tyrrell		 233

Contributors		  
Inside Back Cover


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