The paisano, or roadrunner, is the emblem of the Texas 
Folklore Society chosen by the membership at the meeting 
held April 22, 1932, presided over by Jovita González. 
This volume is liberally sprinkled with pictures of that fine 
bird, and it is written by paisanos, fellow countrymen in the 
realm of folklore. From the paisano's cactus corral by J. 
Frank Dobie to John Neal Phillips' exploration of the Anasazi; 
from Bill Brett's planting by the moon to the names of newspapers 
by C. Richard King; from Lawrence Clayton's fact and fiction in 
Lomax outlaw songs to home and farm remedies and charms in a 
German manuscript by Christine Boot; from a look at Sunday cock 
fights by F. E. Abernethy to the pet rock in American folklore 
by Olivia Murray Nichols, this miscellany shows the diversity of 
Texas folklore.  
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F. E. ABERNETHY, secretary/editor of the Texas Folklore 
Society, taught English and folklore at Stephen F. Austin 
State University.