Andrew Bartin 423 256. Alison and Willie 423 258. Broughty Wa's 423 278. The Farmer's Curst Wife 423 281. The Keach i the Creel 424 286. The Sweet Trinity 424 299. Trooper and Maid 424 INDEX OF BALLAD TITLES 425 TITLES OF COLLECTIONS OF BALLADS, OR BOOKS CONTAINING BALLADS, WHICH ARE VERY BRIEFLY CITED IN THIS WORK 455 INDEX OF MATTERS AND LITERATURE 469 BIBLIOGRAPHY 503 CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE IN THE PRINT 567 APPENDIX: PROFESSOR CHILD AND THE BALLAD 571 FRANCIS JAMES CHILD Francis James Child was born in Boston on the first day of February, 1825. He was the third in a family of eight children. His father was a sailmaker, "one of that class of intelligent and independent mechanics," writes Professor Norton, "which has had a large share in determining the character of our democratic community, as of old the same class had in Athens and in Florence." The boy attended the public schools, as a matter of course; and, his parents having no thought of sending him to college, he went, in due time, not to the Latin School, but to the English High School of his native town. At that time the head master of the Boston Latin School was Mr Epes Sargent Dixwell, who is still living, at a ripe old age, one of the most respected citizens of Cambridge. Mr Dixwell had a keen eye for scholarly possibilities in boys, and, falling in with young Francis Child, was immediately struck with his extraordinary mental ability. At his suggestion, the boy was transferred to the Latin School, where he entered upon the regular preparation for admission to Harvard College. His delight in his new studies was unbounded, and the freshness of it never faded from his memory. "He speedily caught up with the boys who had already made considerable progress in Greek and Latin, and soon took the first place here, as he had done in the schools which he had previously attended." Mr Dixwell strongly advised his father to permit him to continue his studies, and made arrangements by which his college expenses should be provided for. The money Professor Child repaid, with interest, as soon as his means allowed. His gratitude to Mr. Dixwell and the friendship between them lasted through his life.