The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-11-04
sELF-MADE MEN OF OLDEN
TIMES.
By THE "rAr CONTRIBUTOR. .

BY THE s'FAT CONTRIBUTOR.
The self-made men of the day being
monopolized by the Enquirer. we are
compelled to turn our attention to the
self-made men of olden times. We
begin with
ROBIN HOOD.
Robin Hood was one of the self
made men of England, who followed
the profession of an outlaw during the
reign of Richard Ceur de Lion
Richard often tried to capture Hood
and thereby stop his Robin. He de-
sired to reform him by cutting off his
head, for in those weak, effeminate
days, that is the way they used to
serve robbers. Now they give them
great grants of land and elect them
presidents of big corporations. Hood
refused to be cured of his outlawry.-
He said Richard might Ceur de Lion
but he couldn't cure him. Richard
sometimes professed to wink at his
robberies, so as to beguile him into
his clutches, but Hood said with a
wink that he could not hood wink him.
His headquarters were in Sherwood
forest, but his headquarters, like Gen.
Pope's, were in the saddle.
He is said to have been man of
good birth, but losing heavily in spec
ulations in Western lands, and squan-
dering what there was left, in q praise
worthy, though fruitless endeavor to
"keno," he took to the woods, making
his first appearance in the play of the
s'Robbers. !"
1t may be related to his credit that
just previous to taking this step he
was urged to run for Congress in
his district on the Reform ticket, but
refused.
"No," said this roble man, sternly.
t'if ] am to be a thief, I will be one
open and above board"
The politicians who wero urging
him pressed the matter no further
when they heard such sentiments
They saw he wouldn't do.
Robin pursued system in his rob-
berries for which he may have been
overpraised. He only robbed the
rich; the poor, who hadn't anything
he didn't rob. He has been known to
rob rlch man and then turn round
and give it to poor man-give it to
him over the head for not having any
thing.
He was particularly gallant to wo-
men always promising to return any
little sums circumstances compelled
them to lend him. HIS carte de sisa
-(he sold them at a handsome proft)
was IN great demand among the ladies
OF that period. Ballads relating his
adventures We're sold at every corner
and sung at all the variety shows.
His death was peculiar. Being at
tackled by illness, it occurred to him
that he had better be bled. Having
devoted many years to bleeding 9TH
ers, he thought it would do him good
to get bled himself. He went to
convent for that purpose, as the doc
tors had all moved out of his neigh
borhood on account of It's being un-
healthy, and the nuns thinking to
"giye him rest" Che was eighty-six
years old) from his laborious life of
robbing the rich and "giving it to the
poor, let him bleed to death. His
last words were, Hood'a thought
it?''
Robin Hood had numerous descend
ants. The numerous brother Hoods,
whose name is legion, were distantly
connected. Then there was little Bed
Riding Hood, another of the Hood
family. Mistaking a wolf for her
grandmother, on account OF some re-
semblance in ears, eyes, &C., she was
devoured over Robin Hoods barn, pro-
ducing great excitement in her neigh
borhood at that time.
Robin has been quite q favorite
name since his day. There are Auld
Robin Grey, Robin Peter-to-pay-Paul,
Robin Redbreast, and Robin Hen
Roosts.-Cin. Times.