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Round the Levee
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This first volume, published originally in 1916, includes the history of the Texas Folk-Lore Society, Texas play-party songs and games, religious beliefs of the Tejas (or Hasanias) Indians, State Industrial School boys’ slang, traditions of the Waco Indians, wild horse stories of Southwest Texas, among many others.

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  1. Cover Page
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  1. Title Page
  2. p. i
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  1. Copyright Page
  2. p. ii
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  1. Contents
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  1. Upon this Rock: A Reprint Notice
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. 1-2
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  1. History of the Texas Folk-Lore Society
  2. pp. 3-6
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  1. Texas Play-Party Songs and Games
  2. pp. 7-34
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  1. Finding List for Texas Play-Party Songs
  2. pp. 35-38
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  1. Religious Beliefs of the Tejas, or Hasanias, Indians
  2. pp. 39-43
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  1. The State Industrial School Boys’ Slang
  2. pp. 44-46
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  1. How Sandy Got his Meat
  2. pp. 47-49
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  1. Traditions of the Waco Indians
  2. pp. 50-54
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  1. A Mexican Border Ballad
  2. pp. 55-57
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  1. Wild Horse Stories of Southwest Texas
  2. pp. 58-61
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  1. Folk-Lore and its Influence in Determining Institutions
  2. pp. 62-74
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  1. The Hell Hounds
  2. pp. 75-77
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  1. The Prehistoric Development of Satire
  2. pp. 78-95
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  1. Unexplored Treasures of Texas Folk-Lore
  2. pp. 96-102
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  1. Program and Officers of the Texas Folk-Lore Society
  2. pp. 103-104
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  1. List of Members
  2. pp. 105-107
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 108-111
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  1. Announcements
  2. p. 112
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  1. National Endowment for the Humanities Funding Information
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