“Tam Barrow”

Description

Widower Tam goes out courting a second wife. He finds that "a' the lasses blinkit blythe, but few o' them had tocher," so at last he settles on a rich widow. He soon grows tired of her and casts her out.

References

  1. Kinloch-BBook XXIV, pp. 77-78, "Tam Barrow" (1 text)
  2. ST KinBB24 (Full)
  3. Roud #6217
  4. BI, KinBB24

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1827 (Kinloch)
Found in: Britain(Scotland)