Black Man

black a(( ?? JW. Did parents ever threaten children with any kind of figure? ??)) R. Yes,tha(t)...that was done. JW. What sort of things would they say? R. Eh? Hp. What sort (of things would they say? ??)) ...._Bully-boo_ R. _Bully-boo_ is comin'! ((?? JW. And what was _the Bully-boo_ supposed to be? ??)) R. ...oh,that was _the Devil_ JW. It was _the Devil_,_the Bully-boo?_ R. Yes. JW. And they would say that when they want...children _were naughty_,would they? R. Oh yes. JW. And how would they say it? R. "Here's _the Bully-boo_" or"_a xxxx Black Man_" whatever they might call 'em NOW.AND sometimes you'd say _Bully-boo_ and more times they'd say the Black Man . JW. And he's comeing to get you,or something like that? R. Yeah.Bully-boo: Devil. Black ManYes1199 [check] DNE-cit DNE-citJ. WIDDOSONUsed I and SupUsed I6Used ISource appears in DNE as T 301-66. Phonetic transcriptions appear throughout card. They are not reproduced here