Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-09-03
From the Cincinnati Times.
ROBIN HOOD.
The Fat Contributors Views as 10 his
Antecedents.

Antecedents.
Robin Hood was one of the self
made men of England, who followed
tile profession Of an outlaw during
the reign Of Richard Cpur 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 aud elect them
presidents of big corportions. Hood
refused to be cured of his outlawry.
He said Richard might Ceur lie 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 they couldn't Hood-wink him.
His headquarters were I'm Sherwood
! Forest, but his HEADQUARTERS, like Gen.
! Pope's, were IN the saddle.
He Is said to have been man oi
good birth, but losing heavily in spec.
ulations In Western lands, and squan-
dering what there was left in a praise
worthy, though fruitless endeavOr to
''keno," he took to the woods, making
his first appearance in the play of the
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 re-
fused.
"No," said this noble man, sternly,
''if am to be a thief, / will be one
open and above hoard.n
The politicians who were 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,
lie didn't rob. He has been known
to rob q rich man, and then turn
round and give it to the poor man
give 1t to him over the head for not
having anything.
He was particularly gallant to wo-
men, always promising to return any
| little sums circumstances compelled
them to lend him. His carte de pisite
| (he sold them himself at a handsome
profit was in great demand among
the ladies of that period. Ballads,
relating his adventures, were sold at
every corner and sung at all the va
riety shows. His particular friends
and companions were Little John and
Friar Tuck, the latter retired Sun.
day-school superintendent.
His death was peculiar. Being at
tackled by illness, 1t occurred to him
that he had better he bled. Having
devoted many years to bleeding
Others, he thought IL would do him
good to be bled himself. He went to
q convent for that purpose, as the doc.
tors had all moved out of his neigh
bOrhOOd on account of its being un-
healthy, and the nuns, thinking to
give him rest (he was 80 years old,
from his laborious life Of rObbing the
rich and "giving it' to the poor, lei
him bleed to death. His last words
were, HoOd'a thought it?'
Robin Hood had numerous descen-
dants. The numerous brother Hoods
whose name is legion, were distantly
connected. Then there was Little
Red Riding Hood, another of the
Hood family. Mistaking u wolf foI
her grandmother, OH account of some
resemblances In ears, eyes, teeth, etc.
she was devoured over Robin Hood.
barn, producing great excitement In
her neighbor-H at that time.
Robin has been quite a favoritt
name since his day. There are Aull
Robin Grey, Robin Peter-tO-pay
Paul, Robin Red-breast and Robin
Hen Roosts.