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Literary
September 3, 1909
The Log Cabin Democrat
Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
A folklore anecdote from T.P.'s Weekly about a brownie in Dolphiston, Roxburghshire, who aids in threshing corn but leaves offended by a gift of a coarse shirt, reciting a rhyme. He vigilantly reports household moral improprieties to the master.
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NO USE FOR A SHIRT.
A story is told of a brownie who assisted the people of Dolphiston in Roxburgshire, in threshing their corn. The farmer left an article of dress for him, which so offended him that he immediately quitted the place, saying :
Sin ye've gi'en me a harden ramp,
Na mair o' your corn will I tramp.
One of the principal characteristics of the brownie was his anxiety regarding the moral conduct of the household to which he was attached. He was a spirit very much inclined to prick up his ears at the first appearance of any impropriety in the ranks of his fellow servants. The least delinquency he was sure to report to his master, from whom no bribe could induce him to conceal the offense which fell under his notice.--T. P.'s Weekly, London.
A story is told of a brownie who assisted the people of Dolphiston in Roxburgshire, in threshing their corn. The farmer left an article of dress for him, which so offended him that he immediately quitted the place, saying :
Sin ye've gi'en me a harden ramp,
Na mair o' your corn will I tramp.
One of the principal characteristics of the brownie was his anxiety regarding the moral conduct of the household to which he was attached. He was a spirit very much inclined to prick up his ears at the first appearance of any impropriety in the ranks of his fellow servants. The least delinquency he was sure to report to his master, from whom no bribe could induce him to conceal the offense which fell under his notice.--T. P.'s Weekly, London.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Fable
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Brownie
Folklore
Moral Conduct
Threshing Corn
Dolphiston
Roxbughshire
What entities or persons were involved?
T. P.'S Weekly, London
Literary Details
Title
No Use For A Shirt.
Author
T. P.'S Weekly, London
Key Lines
Sin Ye've Gi'en Me A Harden Ramp,
Na Mair O' Your Corn Will I Tramp.