Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-11-07
: ADVENTURES OF ROBTN moon.

.
One morning, near Sherwood Forest,
Robin Hood met a young man walking
slowly, dropping his head, and signing
deeply and he thought to himself This
poor fellow must be melancholy, mad, or
in love-in either case he is to be pitied."
So he kindly questioned the youth, who
proved to be yeoman by the name of
Will Scarlocke. He trusted Robin Hood
from the first, and told him he was griev-
ing because u fair maiden whom he loved
and who loved him, was that day to be
married by her friends to rich old man,
whom she detested. Robin Hood inouir-
ed the time and place of the wedding 4
then telling Will to keep good heart,
bounded off into the forest.
About noon there was great ringing
Aof bells az the church-then came the
wedding party and their friends. The
bridegl DOM looked very proud and pom
pous in his gold laced velvet doublet, and
white silk hose but he was wheezy and
dull, dull of hearing, and so equity that he
had little page to lift his feet, first one
and then the other, up the altar steps,
The bride wept and looked wistfully round
for her lover, who was hid behind pillar,
waiting tor Robin Hood. The ceremony
began, and Will was becoming desperate,
when tall man in the dress of beggar,
standing near the altar, drew a silver
horn from beneath his mantle and blew
q startling blast Instantly fifty men in
Lincoln green burst into the church and
dispersed the bridal party-all but the
now happy bride and the frightened priest,
whom Robin Hood commanded to marry
the faithful pair at once. 1t was done
and ever after Will Scarlocke was the fast
friend Of Robin Hood. d.. .... O..
One day in pursuing deer, Robin
Hood was led into the park of the Earl of
Fitzwater. There he suddenly heard
voices and the trampling Of horses, and
six men at arms, and leading palfrey,
on which sat lovely lady weeping and
wringing her hands. The maiden, Robin
Hood recognized at once rs the youngest
daughter Of the Earl Of Fitzwater Though
quite alone. he did not hesitate, but
sprang forward before the party, crying
-" hold, thou false knight !! command
thee to let that noble lady go free.''
"SLAnd off, thou unmannerly churl, or
will cleavo thy skull with my broad
sword-know thou that l am John thy
prince"
" And know thou" replied tho outlaw,
"tthRt am Robin Hood, king Of Sher-
wood forest"
At these words, all six of the men put
spurs TO their horses and fled, and the
prince was glad to follow, scowling and
cursing as he went. The lady Matilda,
who seems to have been rather u romantic
young woman, tainted and fell into Robin
Hoods arms and he not knowing exact
ly what to do for u lady in such n case,
carried her TO brook, and was about to
dip her head in the water, when she came
suddenly to herself. She then related to
her preserVer how that bad prince, whom
she hated with all her might, had long
been urging her to go with him to his
wicked court and how that afternoon,
while walking in the park, he had sur
prised and carried her off. She told this
story, reclining on u messy bank, with
Robin Hood sitting at her feet, looking up
into her face. AT last the twilight shad-
Ows began to fall, then he sighed and
said:
1t is getting late, my lady-shall 1
conduct you home? But the lady Ma
tilda bent towards him, blushing and
speaking very softly, and said" You
saved me from shame and sorrow-hence-
forth l belong to you"
Robin Hood started up gladly, then
sunk back sadder than before, and said
No, lady, no you have been too deli
cately reared for OH outlaws wife"
He told her that though she might not
dislike his forest life in the warm summer
time, yet when the fall rains and winter
frost came, she would find the cave in
which he lived dark and chill, and would
sigh for her fathers comfortable castle
hall.
But lady Matilda was strong and
healthful and had little fear of colds or
rheumaIisns she tho't Robin Hood hand
some, and fancied that he would be the
best protector against that naughty prince
she could have so she looked into his
Z face with her beautiful, blue, beseechiug
eyes, till he could resist no longer, but
lifted her upon her palfrey, and walked
by her side toward Sherwood Forest,
talking 10 her, holding her hand, and low
ing her better and better every STEP
They were married at the camp by Jolly
THAI 4uch' anu uau merry wedding
feast. The next day, Robin Hood and
his wife, who had taken the name of Ma
rian, sent messenger to the Earl of Filz-
water, telling how they were married, and
asking him if he had any objections. He
sent back word that he disowned his
daughter, and never would forgive her
and made some rather unhandsome re-
marks upon the character of his son-in-
law, which reused Marian's spirit. But
the old Earl missed his only child, and
was so lonely, in his grand castle, that at
last, it seemed to him that he must see
her or he should die. So he disguised
him self NJ n nnrnlnnnt r,;nnA.al -. I .----..