The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-16
He Wasn't Up on History.


He Wasn't Up on History.
What follows is obviously a contribu
ton the romance vs.. realism agitation.
saws the London Spectator. The two
speakers were my boy Edward and a
street arab who had been introduced
into the household for a day (by my
wife, that dear Edward might correct
the vulgar lad s taste. The talk came to
me through an open doorway.
Fancy chap never having read
'lvanhoe
Never read nothink, s'help me. Wot
kinder cove was he ~
He was brick. He licked them all
at the tournament YOU know. That is
fight to show which is the best man,
with all the mobiles looking on
II know what you mean. He was a
Pelican"
NO, "A saxon
did hS wear gloves
II forget Yes, | think he did
Then | wouldn't ha' give a brown to
see him; cause why?-it wasn't no
match.
That all YOU know. Why he near
~ killed a lot of them
Did he hook it ?'
Run away? | should think not
and the beaks didn't nab him for
mansIaughtcr2 My eye
There We're no policemen III hose
DAYS"
EYER say 50? Then wot did they do
fighting with gloves ,"
They had gloves on their hands, but
they fought with spears and lances."
than Joe Tierncy?'
COZ ,aIIrSp he " Ib 10 Fer
ncy ~
"GolIv You never heard Of 10 Tier
ney? Why, he does the sword exercise
at the Troc.'
''Wnat is the Troc?'
80 Lo' It's the Trocadcro al:
that's wot il is. 10 is the Champion
"Ivanhoe would have licked him jol-
" quick"
go long, Was Ivinghoe ever at the
Troca | never heard of him. | tell
yer | know man as has spoke to 10
familiar like
'Ivanhoe is dead, else he would win
the championship Why he beat the
Templar, though he was sick with fever
at the time and the Templar i'll good
form.
'Templar were a muh then. How
did he beat him ~
The Templar would have won, you
see. but lust when IvanhOe was being
licked owing 10 his health
Il know. The comic cob com i'll and
points his finger at Thmplar, and SAYS
he: Come on to jail, old cock. ="
Rot The Templar was killed by the
intervention of God.
'.Wot'S that
..He died all at once
Then Ivinghoc didn't win. Did
they give him the prize money ,"
They didn't fight for money, but
glory
GLORY? That belt, amt it?
NO. but the victor GOT the armour of
the man that h" licked
''Wot's armor
''ClOthcS of mail.
Was Ivanhoe and Templar same
size?'
No; the Templar was bigger. Why
Ivanhoe beat another baron twice his
size called Front de Bruf.
'.,iood for old Frumtybouf? | say
them clothes would have To be took in.
DO YOU think Joe would take a cove's
clothes? Whe he gets 800 a week.
Can Joe shoot ,"
"'Taint his line"
There, fellow in Ivanhoe who
shot better than any man that ever
lived"
Ito long
Its quite true. Everybody knows
about him."
..Wot's his Nance
"Ue had lois of names. but his real
name was Robin Hood. He could"
..Sah Robin Hood: wv I've seen
him ,,
..Nn Won haven't. He's dead"
Il tell Won Eve seen him. Call him
thr hest shooler Why he's only q Gal. =
..Tbat's rubbish. How could he be a
oirI when he was a man? What do YOU
know about him? ,"
.,Iou mean Robin Hood wot was Il
rohller and shot deer. Bless Yer in
n9cent art. amt | seen him at the
Standard He were ONLY Fanny de
Nerry in bows clothes"
II ank here tn lick Won if Won say
that ;,
- Ike ia 500 v.r try
WI ! won.t Lacau.. this i nay
,.,n,,s bnnsa mi don't Won 90 SAVING
tEinns AGAINST Robin Hood. Why he
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