The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-07-07
WHOLE No. :):}6.

IKE exercises. lie became 20 skillful will;
his bow. tl'a: it is SAID he frequently sent an
arrow the distance OF a mile. From anon,
his friends he selected four conruls
Nallar. whom he nirkna.mcd Little John.
Geor.c-at;rcrn. Muck, u mllcr's son. and a
Jolly trlar callcl la :ls-tic oay priest Rob,
ct could ever ABIDE.
| One day a small sprir Of nobility, one Sir
Rogers. Of pmra>tcr, saw him min Cling with
the homes, vcon,n in their >pp's. and snc.r-
cd al his vnl.,r tastes. E,b,rt REPLIED H.,
challenging" hun to a shoo'in. ma,' Sir
Rogers arrow missed the tars:. atorc.hcr.
and stuck i,>; in the trunk OF a tree SOM.
di>tancc further on. Robert took aim At tLi,
Shaft and split in clean up the middle. Then
all the yc"'nc' -h"utr,l and lau:he I, anil S.r
E"."r was so cnra.cd that lie was falis, ..
"o''Sli TO ACCEPT sc'oni challenge to a
Wrestling match. in which Earl Rnlrrt threw
hun - often tl,a, Ia. never ..,t fairly on bi,
legs, hut seemed To lc lur,m,,,. a.,,,ust m.
ground NJ last his SENSES were bumped
ont of him, AID he lay stiff and sill. Earl
Robert revived him up-lnt ~. was mortified
and >nl'en and ever after had mean. litter
spite against his brave conlueror.
1t was not Ion. after Robert care ,f ace
before he het.a,,,c convinced th,. j, WAS .,;,
I" hope to "": his property ont of ne ,lor
clutch OF hi. reverend relative. There WI,
no u>c IN aipcaiinr 10 tn. king. Henry II.
was now dad and Richard. r,;lr ..tl. Ii
on-hcarte'l," hal assembled the throne. l;ut
III a short time he left the government in the
care OF iIa,h fud>rr. bishop ot Durham.
while he went on a cruise Ia the lloiv !.anI
10 fight the Sara,.rn>: aml no sooner WAS h.,
i'ak turned than tll" ir,arl,.r.nIs Ei,hop u
>nri'eI all r'r,. power and dignity of a mon
arch, and ivrannizr., Ia h,> hearts content.
80, "rtlIn. desperate. Robert called To-
""thrr t.,': braves, OF his frir,rls. threw ~.
his title, a>s,,rd the name of l;o!.in iIooI.
aud took To the forest. where he led from
that time Il DARN. and dangerous. but iul,.
pendent and MERRY li.;. know it is uui,,
too late 10 think Of maxim. out INV h-ro a
COOL, honest man, though Mr. Abbott la.
done wonders in that way for B.,n.;.artc<
for long. Ion: AGO it got noi>,-l about tha;
Robin Hood WIS robl..r and an outlaw
Eu, in ;lo>c DAYS. when kings robbed. and
baron> robbed, and priests robbed worst OF
all. the thicvin. business was a cool dial
more respectable than it is now AMI the on
" difference between Robin Hood and ti,.,s.
others was tha; he took only from the ,;cl.
and powerful. while they robbed the Iw.r
and lctcncclcS>.
The brave outlaw was joined by the best
, archcrs in the country. to the number of one
+, hundred stout and bold These he clad all
IN Lincoln green, dress which made it hard
e to distinguish them from the torc>, f,liase a.
Z. mong whIcl, they lurkrd. When anv one
5 OF these men was killed. or took the strans,
notion TO return 10 his friends and turn the
a honest m,n again, Robin ii ,oI would set out
t on a rcrrui,in. expedition. Whenever he
: heard OF - youn" man "t uncommon strength
i and harlihcoL. l,r would 90 disguised, and
n try HIM in wrcstlin: and arhcry-tl,en il
:, satisfied. persuade the vroman to enlist
THIS was most often casi y done fer those
: were har'l times tor the leo:,lc and Robin
:. Hood had il,ttcrins tongue SO he kept
: ;,im>',lt and his hundred archers, and viii.
: them haunted the merry greenwood Barns
n dale, in Yorkshire. Plinri,on Park. in Cuu-
: bcrland. aud Sherwood. in Noting ha,i.slirr.
|. 'a>t or fhronsh ilo>c forests ran the kings
>: highways. ~icron traders. mobiles and priests
:. were Obliged To travel But after Robin | lI,si
!; became sovereign of these forests, few Jour
Is nr,s could bc male in this ,icinitr. Some
l. times lu>t when travellers began t. breathe
r freely aud speak and think thcm>clvc. oat OF
r danger, Robin WAS down upon them. ami
l. they were Obliged to come down xith their
u n'o.rs, or stand targets for his arrhrrs.-
i Known" Thai 1t was not good Tor ho!v ,ne..
RI TO bc cunhcrr,l with loo much ~oI III, wealth,
J. he always G..lc free viii, Tie purses oi rich
(! priests.
:, The Old Abbot OF -. Mary's himself who
10 once scn'nIcd to la>> through Sherwo oal
= with a i;ch store oi ,od and silver, guarded
r. ty two hundred n.cn, t.li in;o his hands
After hciyln. !i.h,>rii to the old l,li,crs mo-
l.. .r.V. Winch, WA, ll.li;.> hrs ,,wu l,r so l,;s
Is iori>hi;' on lis hv,>r, With his face toward.
=, the tail. and - >rnt liim Un towards iork
ii ircttins ami tuning, aud some of Robin $
4 incn SAID, sweariny-bu; Tia, ro-!! hardly
i! have been. The money wrc>;ca frc:n ,ict
IL MONKS, and arrogant b,rp,.>, Robin Hood
IL ,on.tan,!. shared with the i~,or, and, 50 ii!lc,:
:. many I'D houc with peace and comfort,
Il, aud ma !. All AMI grateful the hearts vi the
Ia widow ami ilss .iicr.c>>. n,ac ting 4 Yos.,u
dandy nob., man, ,"caiin. 10 take a,lyantac.
- oi tue GENEROUS OUTLAW .-,Hianlrv. undcrfovl
Il, 10 pas, through Shcr~ooi, /, a,.ilc lrain IL
% '.l>.ul>c of lady but, a, the first sight Of
lat baud ot archcr> III: showed .ililscli - much
AZ more vi q coward Than a woman, Little join
: SUSPECTED hin.-iorr of la, veil and hood, 4
u velvet mantle, ard made him pay dearly io.
"a. the n~nit he iai pat upon wu.,:,hou..
"a pt ,hc thousand and ,ne adventures relat.
"a. ed o; l:otin Hood, have OIL, room in thi,
an .Horl History ior iwc Ike :r>t showing how
l. he h...-