Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-06-02

often that he never fell fairly on his legs,
but seemed to be humping against the
ground. At last his senses were quite
bumped out Of him, and he lay stiff an |
still. Earl Robert revived him and help
ed him up-but no was mortified and sui
len, and ever after had a mean, bitter spite
against his brave conquerer.
1t was not loug after Robert came OF
age before he became convinced that it was
vain to hope to get his property out OF the
close clutch Of hisrcverend relative. There
was no use in his appealing to the King.
Henry ii was now dead, and Richard call
ed the liOn-hearted,' had assembled the
throne. But in q short time lie left the
government in the care of Hugh Pudsey,
4 Bishop of Durham, while lie went on a
crusade to the Holy Land to fight the
Saracens; and no sooner was his back turn
ed than the treacherous bishop usurped ell
the power and dignity of monarch, and
taxed and tyranized to his bad hearts con-
tent.
So, getting desperate, Earl Robert call
ed together the bravest of his friends threw
up his title, assumed the name name of
Robin Hood, and took to the forest, where
he led from that time daring and danger
GUS but an independent and merry life
| know it iSquite too late to think of ma
king my hero out good honest man,
though Mr.. Abbothas done wonders in that
way for Bonapartc-for long, long, ago it
noised about that Robin Hood was rob
Der and an outlaw. But in those days,
when kings robbed, and baronsrobbed and
priests robbed worst ofall, the thsiving bus
mess was a goodeal more respectable than
it is now; and the only difference between
Robin Hood and those others was that he
took only from the rich and powerful,
while they robbed the poor and defence
less.
The brave outlaw was Joined by the
best archers in the country, to the number
of one hundred stout and bold. These he
clad all in Lincoln green, dress which
madeit har1 to distinguish them from the
forest foliage amid which they lurked.-
w hen any one of the men was killed, or
took the strange notion to return to his
friends and turn honest man again, Robin
Hood would set out on recruiting cxpe-
dition. Whenever he heard Of a young
man of uncommon strength and hardihood
he would go disguised, and try him in
wrestling and archery-then if satisfied,
persuade the yeoman to enlist. This was
most easily done-for those were hard times
for the people and Robin Hood had flat
tering tongue. So he kept himself and his
hundred archers, and with them haunted
the merry greenwood. Barnsdalc in York
shire, Plompton Park, in Cumberland and
Sherwood in Nottinghamshirc. Past or
through those forests ran the kings high
ways, whercon traders, mobiles priests,
were obliged to travel. But after Robin
Hood became sovereign ofthcse forests few
iournies could be made in this vicinity
Sometimes just when travellers began to
breathe freely and speak and think them
selves out of danger Robin was down up
on them, and they were obliged to come
down with their money, or stand as tar
gets for hisarchcrs. Knowing that it was
not good for hol y men to be numbered with
too much wealth, he always made free
with the purses of rich priests.
The old Abbot Of ST. Mary's himself
who once v,ntured to pass through Shcr-
wood, with rich store Of gold and silver
guarded by two hundred men, fell into his
hands. After helping himselfto the old
miser's money, which was rightly his own
he sat his lordship on his horse, with his
face toward the tail, and so sent him off
toward York, fretting and fuming and
some of Robins men said swcarmg-but
that could hardly have been. The money
SO wrested from rich monks, and AFRO
giant barons, Robin Hood constantly shar-
cd with the poor, and SO filled many
sad home with mirth and comfort, aud
made glad and grateful the hearts of the
widow aud the latherless. He was always
tender and kind to women and children.
Noble ladies with retinues and treasures
could pass in safety through his forests
One time young dandy nobleman, mean
ing to take advantage Of the generous out
laws gallantry undertook to pass through
Shcrw cd, leading train in a disguise Of
lady; but at the first 81 ght of band Of
archers, he showed himself so much more
Of a coward than woman, Little John
suspected him-tore Of his veil, and hood
and velvet mantle, and made him pay dear
ly for the insult he had put upon woman
kind.
OF the thousand and one adventures re-
lated of Robin Hood, l have only room in
this short history for two; the first one
showing how he made friend--tho Sec
ond how he won wife.
One morning, near Sherwood Forest,
Robin Hood met young man walking
slowly, dropping, his head and sighing
deeply, and he thought to himsclf-'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 a yeoman by the name of
Will Scarlockc. He trusted Robin Hood
from the first, and told him that he was
grieving because fair maiden whom he
loved and who loved him was that day to
be married by her friends to rich old,
man whom shedetested. Robin Hood in
quired the time and place of the wedding,
then telling Will to keep good heart,
bounded off into the forest.
About noon there was great ringing of
bells at the church-then camethe we'd
ding party and their friends. The bride
groom looked very proud and pompous