The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

NOT GIVEN

AT FORT NIAGRA, NEAR NIAGRA FALLS, NEW YORK, I HEARD A STORY FROM
THE GUIDE. HE SAID, WHILE SHOWING US THE LONG BEDS IN THE BUNK
HOUSE, THAT THE CONDITIONS FOR THE REGULARS WERE SO POOR THAT THEY
HAD TO SLEEP ONE MAN LEANING AGAINST THE OTHER IN A LONG ROW. ONE
MAN ON THE END AT INTERVALS IN THE NIGHT WOULD YELL OUT A CALL FOR
A SHIFT, AND THE ENTIRE ROW WOULD TURN THE OTHER DIRECTION.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN

Date learned: NOT GIVEN