House-Burning in Carter County, The

DESCRIPTION: "Last Wednesday night I spied a light" as a mother leaves her home to ask a neighbor for liniment. As she talks, her home catches fire and her two children are killed. The horrified mother finds their burned corpses with their arms around each other
AUTHOR: James W. Day ("Jilson Setters")?
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Thomas)
KEYWORDS: mother children death fire medicine
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Thomas-BalladMakingInMountainsOfKentucky, pp. 108-109, (no title) (1 text) (OakEd, pp. 116-117)
Roberts/Agey-InThePine #84, "Fire Tragedy" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST ThBa108 (Partial)
Roud #4151
NOTES [24 words]: This is item dG53 in Laws's Appendix II. It has now been found frequently enough that it probably should be promoted to a regular Laws number. - RBW
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File: ThBa108

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