Folk tales by Wilson 'Ben Guiné' Mitchell

Accession No.: 
AN1-096

Ben Guiné (Wilson Mitchell):

-Haler le char (continued)
-Chapelet a sauvé sa vie
-Origin of his nickname
-9 Baseball players: Batiste, Rodney, et Adlia Clément, Ervin Babin, Noeud?
-Cormier, Poteau Clément, Vieux Tchoucou. Polin LeBlanc? Derouselle
-Baseball practice. Ben et le professeur
-$20 for a pair of shoes

(5:18) - St. Martin, Iberia, Jeanerette
-Moonshine, but they didn't drink because they knew their parents would whip them
-Homerun/last man down. Ben never struck out and was never worried to bat
-All players dead now

(8:37) - Baseball Club: Régis Sting gambling and betting he'll win a game. Each bet $40 ($80 total for winner) (anecdote)
-$50 contre $20
-Ben staying on base, not running. 3 had already made it home
-Early days in Parks

(19:32) - Ben's padna à l'école? Ben connait pas lire
-First black man to ride in car (Model-T) over here
-Cost him $200 from Mr. Elie Broussard from Breaux Bridge
-Ben and friend went to Lafayette. $350 for brand new car over there
-Not making a lot of money?

(27:13) - Mr. Lasseigne's car lot is worse. Went about 6:30 (pm?)
-Saint John, buying a house with wife and making an honest life
-Trouver un fatchin

(31:00) - Vieux homme qui piochait. Bon Dieu visite 'Si Bon Dieu Veut'--why dogs do not talk and only bark (etiological tale)

(37:53) - Moi, (v)oulai mouri, "Caesar pas là" (conte)

(41:52) - Le millionnaire/homme riche et Charlotte (domestique) à la porte du paradis (conte religeux)
-Slavery. Buried Charlotte as she was when she died
-Went to purgatory and ran quickly to heaven
-Millionaire had a big funeral when he died
-Charlotte was dressed so nicely, the millionaire didn't recognize her
-Millionaire wasn't allowed to run to heaven
-Devil wanted millionaire to dance. Devil didn't think millionaire could dance
-Millionaire hadn't eaten supper yet. Ate cat. Went to hell

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Ancelet
Subject: 
Louisiana; Creoles; Folk tales
Creator: 
Barry Jean Ancelet
Informants: 
Wilson 'Ben Guiné' Mitchell
Recording date: 
Thursday, May 12, 1977
Coverage Spatial: 
Parks, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
53:46
Cataloged Date: 
Friday, June 23, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Original Format: 
Audio--Reel--5"
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 1 Shelf 2