The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Smoke follows an ugly person.

Submitter comment:

INFORMANT'S EXPLANATION OF WHY SMOKE FROM A FIRE OR ANY SOURCE WILL FOLLOW SOMEONE NO MATTER WHERE THEY MOVE TO.

THERE IS NO INFORMANT CARD FOR THIS INFORMANT,  BUT I THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CONTRAST BETWEEN THIS ITEM AND ANOTHER ONE I'M SUBMITTING BECAUSE THEY'RE EXACT OPPOSITES. SEE MARSHAL, MABLE FOR THE OTHER ONE.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector notes that informant is an elderly African American woman from Georgia who learned this around 1920 or earlier.

Where learned: GEORGIA

Date learned: 00001920S OR EARLIER