The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

SHOES

WHEN SHOES HURT YOUR FEET OR SQUEAK,
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN PAID FOR.

Submitter comment: MRS. STOKES, THE INFORMER, LEARNED THIS BELIEF
AS A CHILD IN GARY, INDIANA, FROM HER MOTHER,
MRS. MALLINSON, NOW DECEASED, WAS BORN IN A SMALL TOWN
NEAR EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND. SHE LEARNED IT FROM HER MOTHER,
A MRS. SCOTT ABOUT 1889.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

Date learned: 12-25-1963