EOBIN HOOD.
IN the reign t)f King Richard
I.
there lived in
town of Locksley, in Nottinghamshire, a handsome youth, named Robin Hood. He was the
sent, while yet
Gamewell
young, to
Hall, in the
live
with his uncle, at
same county, where he
had many opportunities of practising archery, and soon became very expert in the use of the cross-bow.
Robin Hood was once on a rents, living,
when
his uncle, with
was taken
seriously
visit to his pa-
whom ill,
he had been
and sent
to a
neighbouring monastery for one of the monks to
come and
visit
him.
The monk knew that
the squire had plenty of
constantly beside
him
money, and being
in his last illness, suc-
ceeded in inducing him to sign a paper, giving