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Story of Robin Hood

<h2>ROBIN HOOD AND ALLEN-A-DALE</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> Come listen to me, you gallants so free, All you that love mirth for to hear, And I will tell you of a bold outlaw, That lived in Nottinghamshire. </div> <div class="stanza"> As Robin Hood in the forest stood, All under the greenwood tree, There he was aware of a brave young man, As fine as fine might be. </div> <div class="stanza"> The youngster was clad in scarlet red, In scarlet fine and gay; And he did frisk it over the plain, And chaunted a roundelay. </div> <div class="stanza"> As Robin Hood next morning stood Amongst the leaves so gay, There did he espy the same young man Come drooping along the way. [Pg 30]</div> <div class="stanza"> The scarlet he wore the day before It was clean cast away; And at every step he fetched a sigh "Alas! and a-well-a-day!" </div> <div class="stanza"> Then stepped forth brave Little John, And Midge, the miller's son; Which made the young man bend his bow, When he saw them come. </div> <div class="stanza"> "Stand off! stand off!" the young man said, "What is your will with me?" "You must come before our master straight, Under yon greenwood tree." </div> <div class="stanza"> And when he came bold Robin before, Robin asked him courteously, "Oh, hast thou any money to spare, For my merry men and me?" </div> <div class="stanza"> "I have no money," the young man said, "But five shillings and a ring; And that I have kept this seven long years, To have at my wedding. </div> <div class="stanza"> "Yesterday I should have married a maid, But she was from me ta'en, And chosen to be an old knight's delight, Whereby my poor heart is slain." </div> <div class="stanza"> "What is thy name?" then said Robin Hood, "Come tell me, without any fail." "By the faith of my body," then said the young man, "My name it is Allen-a-Dale." </div> <div class="stanza"> "What wilt thou give me," said Robin Hood, "In ready gold or fee, To help thee to thy true love again, And deliver her unto thee?" [Pg 31]</div> <div class="stanza"> "I have no money," then quoth the young man, "In ready gold nor fee, But I will swear upon a book Thy true servant for to be." </div> <div class="stanza"> "How many miles is it to thy true love? Come tell me without guile." "By the faith of my body," then said the young man, "It is but five little mile." </div> <div class="stanza"> Then Robin he hasted over the plain; He did neither stint nor lin, Until he came unto the church Where Allen should keep his weddin'. </div> <div class="stanza"> "What dost thou here?" the bishop then said, "I prithee now tell unto me." "I am a bold harper," quoth Robin Hood, "And the best in the north country." </div> <div class="stanza"> "Oh welcome, oh welcome," the bishop he said: "That music best pleaseth me." "You shall have no music," said Robin Hood, "Till the bride and bridegroom I see." </div> <div class="stanza"> With that came in a wealthy knight, Which was both grave and old, And after him a finikin lass, Did shine like the glistering gold. </div> <div class="stanza"> "This is not a fit match," quoth Robin Hood, "That you do seem to make here, For since we are come into the church, The bride shall choose her own dear." </div> <div class="stanza"> Then Robin Hood put his horn to his mouth, And blew blasts two or three; When four-and-twenty yeomen bold Came leaping over the lea. [Pg 32]</div> <div class="stanza"> And when they came into the churchyard, Marching all in a row, The first man was Allen-a-Dale To give bold Robin his bow. </div> <div class="stanza"> "This is thy true love," Robin he said, "Young Allen, as I hear say; And you shall be married this same time, Before we depart away." </div> <div class="stanza"> "That shall not be," the bishop cried, "For thy word shall not stand; They shall be three times ask'd in the church, As the law is of our land." </div> <div class="stanza"> Robin Hood pull'd off the bishop's coat, And put it upon Little John; "By the faith of my body," then Robin said, "This cloth doth make thee a man." </div> <div class="stanza"> When Little John went into the quire, The people began to laugh; He asked them seven times into church, Lest three times should not be enough. </div> <div class="stanza"> "Who gives me this maid?" said Little John, Quoth Robin Hood, "That do I; And he that takes her from Allen-a-Dale, Full dearly he shall buy." </div> <div class="stanza"> And then having ended this merry wedding, The bride looked like a queen; And so they returned to the merry greenwood, Amongst the leaves so green. </div> </div> —Author Unknown. <hr class="chap" /> <h2>INSTRUCTOR LITERATURE SERIES</h2> 5c—Supplementary Readers And Classics for All Grades—5c A series of little books containing material needed for supplementary Reading and Study. Classified and Graded. Large type for lower grades. <ANTIMG src="images/i2.jpg" width-obs="35" height-obs="16" alt="" /> This list is constantly being added to. If a substantial number of books are to be ordered, or if other titles than those shown here are desired, send for latest list. <h3>FIRST GRADE</h3> <h4>Fables and Myths</h4> *6 Fairy Stories of the Moon *27 Eleven Fables from Æsop *23 More Fables from Æsop *29 Indian Myths—Bush *140 Nursery Tales—Taylor *288 Primer from Fableland—Maguire <h4>Nature</h4> *1 Little Plant People—Part I *2 Little Plant People—Part II *30 Story of a Sunbeam—Miller *31 Kitty Mittens and Her Friends <h4>History</h4> *32 Patriotic Stories (Story of the Flag, Story of Washington, etc.) <h4>Literature</h4> *104 Mother Goose Reader *228 First Term Primer—Maguire *230 Rhyme and Jingle Reader for Beginners <h3>SECOND GRADE</h3> <h4>Fables and Myths</h4> *33 Stories from Andersen—Taylor *34 Stories from Grimm—Taylor *36 Little Red Riding Hood—Reiter *37 Jack and the Beanstalk—Reiter *38 Adventures of a Brownie <h4>Nature and Industry</h4> *3 Little Workers (Animal Stories) *39 Little Wood Friends—Mayne *40 Wings and Stings—Halifax *41 Story of Wool—Mayne *42 Bird Stories from the Poets <h4>History and Biography</h4> *43 Story of the Mayflower—McCabe *45 Boyhood of Washington—Reiter *204 Boyhood of Lincoln—Reiter <h4>Literature</h4> *72 Bow-Wow and Mew-Mew—Craik *142 Child's Garden of Verses—Stevenson *206 Picture Study Stories for Little Children *220 Story of the Christ Child *262 Four Little Cotton-Tails—Smith *268 Four Little Cotton Tails in Winter—Smith *269 Four Little Cotton Tails at Play—Smith *270 Four Little Cotton-Tails in Vacation—Smith *290 Fuzz in Japan—A Child-Life Reader <h3>THIRD GRADE</h3> <h4>Fables and Myths</h4> *46 Puss in Boots and Cinderella *47 Greek Myths—Klingensmith *48 Nature Myths—Metcalf *50 Reynard the Fox—Best *102 Thumbelina and Dream Stories *146 Sleeping Beauty and Other Stories 174 Sun Myths—Reiter 175 Norse Legends, I—Reiter 176 Norse Legends, II—Reiter *177 Legends of the Rhineland—McCabe *282 Siegfried, The Lorelei, and Other Rhine Legends—McCabe <h4>Nature and Industry</h4> *49 Buds, Stems and Fruits—Mayne *51 Story of Flax—Mayne *52 Story of Glass—Hanson *53 Adventures of a Little Water Drop—Mayne *133 Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard—Part I. Story of Tea and the Teacup *135 Little People of the Hills (Dry Air and Dry Soil Plants)—Chase *137 Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard—Part II. Story of Sugar, Coffee and Salt *138 Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard—Part III. Story of Rice, Currants and Honey *203 Little Plant People of the Waterways—Chase <h4>History and Biography</h4> *4 Story of Washington—Reiter *7 Story of Longfellow—McCabe *21 Story of the Pilgrims—Powers *44 Famous Early Americans (Smith, Standish, Penn)—Bush *54 Story of Columbus—McCabe 55 Story of Whittier—McCabe 57 Story of Louisa M. Alcott—Bush *59 Story of the Boston Tea Party—McCabe *60 Children of the Northland—Bush *62 Children of the South Lands—I (Florida, Cuba, Puerto Rico) *63 Children of the South Lands—II (Africa, Hawaii, The Philippines)—McFee *64 Child Life in the Colonies—I (New Amsterdam)—Baker *65 Child Life in the Colonies—II (Pennsylvania)—Baker *66 Child Life in the Colonies—III (Virginia) *68 Stories of the Revolution—I (Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys)—McCabe *69 Stories of the Revolution—II (Around Philadelphia)—McCabe *70 Stories of the Revolution—III (Marion, the Swamp Fox)—McCabe *132 Story of Franklin—Faris *164 The Little Brown Baby and Other Babies *165 Gemila, the Child of the Desert, and some of Her Sisters *166 Louise on the Rhine and in Her New Home. (Nos. 161, 163, 166 are the stories from "Seven Little Sisters" by Jane Andrews) *167 Famous Artists—I—(Landseer and Bonheur) <h4>Literature</h4> *35 Goody Two Shoes 58 Selections from Alice and Phoebe Cary *67 The Story of Robinson Crusoe *71 Selections from Hiawatha (Five Grades) *227 Our Animal Friends and How to Treat Them *233 Poems Worth Knowing—Book I—Primary <h3>FOURTH GRADE</h3> <h4>Nature and Industry</h4> *75 Story of Coal—McKane *76 Story of Wheat—Halifax *77 Story of Cotton—Brown *134 Conquests of Little Plant People *136 Peeps into Bird Nooks—I—McFee *181 Stories of the Stars—McFee *205 Eyes and No Eyes and The Three Giants <h4>History and Biography</h4> *5 Story of Lincoln—Reiter *56 Indian Children Tales—Bush *78 Stories of the Backwoods *79 A Little New England Viking—Baker *81 Story of De Soto—Halfield *82 Story of Daniel Boone—Reiter *83 Story of Printing—McCabe *84 Story of David Crockett—Reiter 85 Story of Patrick Henry *86 American Inventors—I (Whitney and Fulton)—Faris *87 American Inventors—II (Morse and Edison)—Faris *88 American Naval Heroes (Jones, Perry, Farragut)—Bush 89 Fremont and Kit Carson—Judd *91 Story of Eugene Field—McCabe *178 Story of Lexington and Bunker Hill—Baker *182 Story of Joan of Arc—McFee *207 Famous Artists—II—Reynolds and Murillo *213 Famous Artists—III—Millet *248 Makers of European History <h4>Literature</h4> *90 Fifteen Selections from Longfellow—(Village Blacksmith, Children's Hour, and others) *95 Japanese Myths and Legends 103 Stories from the Old Testament *111 Water Babies (Abridged) *159 Little Lame Prince (Cond.)—Mulock *171 Tolmi of the Treetops—Grimes *172 Labu the Little Lake Dweller—Grimes *173 Tara of the Tents—Grimes *195 Night before Christmas and Other Christmas Poems and Stories (Any Grade) *201 Alice's First Adventures in Wonderland *202 Alice's Further Adventures in Wonderland—Carroll *258 Rolo the Cave Boy—Grimes *257 Kwasa the Cliff Dweller—Grimes <h3>FIFTH GRADE</h3> <h4>Nature and Industry</h4> *92 Animal Life in the Sea—McFee *93 Story of Silk—Brown *94 Story of Sugar—Reiter *96 What We Drink (Tea, Coffee and Cocoa) *139 Peeps into Bird Nooks—II 210 Snowdrops and Crocuses 263 The Sky Family—Denton *280 Making of the World—Herndon *281 Builders of the World—Herndon *283 Stories of Time—Bush <h4>History and Biography</h4> *16 Explorations of the Northwest 80 Story of the Cabots—McBride *97 Story of the Norsemen—Hanson 98 Story of Nathan Hale—McCabe 99 Story of Jefferson—McCabe 100 Story of Bryant—McFee 101 Story of Robert E. Lee—McKane 105 Story of Canada—McCabe *106 Story of Mexico—McCabe *107 Story of Robert Louis Stevenson 110 Story of Hawthorne—McFee 112 Biographical Stories—Hawthorne 141 Story of Grant—McKane *144 Story of Steam—McCabe 145 Story of McKinley—McBride 157 Story of Dickens—Smith *179 Story of the Flag—Baker *185 Story of the First Crusade 190 Story of Father Hennepin 191 Story of LaSalle—McBride *217 Story of Florence Nightingale *28 Story of Peter Cooper—McFee 219 Little Stories Of Discovery—Halsey 232 Story of Shakespeare—Grames *265 Four Little Discoverers in Panama—Bush *287 Life in Colonial Days—Tillinghast <h4>Literature</h4> *8 King of the Golden River—Ruskin *9 The Golden Touch—Hawthorne *61 Story of Sindbad the Sailor *108 History in Verse (Sheridan's Ride, Independence Bell, the Blue and the Gray, etc.) *113 Little Daffydowndilly and Other Stories—Hawthorne *180 Story of Aladdin and of Ali Baba *183 A Dog of Flanders—De La Ramee *184 The Nurnberg Stove—La Ramee *186 Heroes from King Arthur—Graves 194 Whittier's Poems—Selected. *199 Jackanapes—Ewing *200 The Child of Urbino—La Ramee *208 Heroes of Asgard—Selections—Keary *212 Stories from Robin Hood—Bush *234 Poems Worth Knowing—Book II—Intermediate—Faxon 255 Chinese Fables and Stories 277 At the Back of the North Wind, Selection from—Macdonald. <h3>SIXTH GRADE</h3> <h4>Nature and Industry</h4> *109 Gifts of the Forests (Rubber, Cinchona, Resins, etc.)—McFee 249 Flowers and Birds of Illinois—Patterson <h4>Agricultural</h4> *271 Animal Husbandry—Horses and Cattle *272 Animal Husbandry—Sheep and Swine <h4>Geography</h4> *114 Great European Cities—I (London and Paris)—Bush *115 Great European Cities—II (Rome and Berlin)—Bush *168 Great European Cities—III (St. Petersburg and Constantinople)—Bush *246 What I Saw in Japan—Griffis *247 The Chinese and Their Country *285 Story of Panama and the Canal—Nida <h4>History and Biography</h4> *73 Four Great Musicians—Bush *74 Four More Great Musicians *116 Old English Heroes (Alfred, Richard the Lion-Hearted, The Black Prince)—Bush *117 Later English Heroes (Cromwell, Wellington, Gladstone)—Bush *160 Heroes of the Revolution *163 Stories of Courage—Bush 187 Lives of Webster and Clay *188 Story of Napoleon—Bush *189 Stories of Heroism—Bush 197 Story of Lafayette—Bush 198 Story of Roger Williams—Leighton *209 Lewis and Clark Expedition *224 Story of William Tell—Hallock 253 Story of the Aeroplane—Galbreath *266 Story of Belgium—Griffis 267 Story of Wheels—Bush *286 Story of Slavery—Booker T. Washington <h4>Stories of the States</h4> 508 Story of Florida—Bauskett 509 Story of Georgia—Derry 511 Story of Illinois—Smith 512 Story of Indiana—Clem 513 Story of Iowa—McFee 515 Story of Kentucky—Eubank 520 Story of Michigan—Skinner 521 Story of Minnesota—Skinner 523 Story of Missouri—Pierce *525 Story of Nebraska—Mears. *528 Story of New Jersey—Hutchinson 533 Story of Ohio—Galbreath *536 Story of Pennsylvania—March 540 Story of Tennessee—Overall 542 Story of Utah—Young 546 Story of West Virginia—Shawkey 547 Story of Wisconsin—Skinner <h4>Literature</h4> *10 The Snow Image—Hawthorne *11 Rip Van Winkle—Irving *12 Legend of Sleepy Hollow—Irving *22 Rab and His Friends—Brown *24 Three Golden Apples—Hawthorne &dagger; *25 The Miraculous Pitcher—Hawthorne &dagger; *26 The Minotaur—Hawthorne *118 A Tale of the White Hills and Other Stories—Hawthorne *119 Bryant's Thanatopsis, and other Poems *120 Ten Selections from Longfellow—(Paul Revere's Ride, The Skeleton in Armour, and other poems) 121 Selections from Holmes (The Wonderful One Hoss Shay, Old Ironsides, and others) *122 The Pied Piper of Hamelin 161 The Great Carbuncle, Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe, Snowflakes—Hawthorne 162 The Pygmies—Hawthorne *211 The Golden Fleece—Hawthorne *222 Kingsley's Greek Heroes—Part I. The Story of Perseus *223 Kingsley's Greek Heroes—Part II. The Story of Theseus *225 Tennyson's Poems—Selected (For various grades) 229 Responsive Bible Readings—Zeller 264 The Story of Don Quixote—Bush 250 Thrift Stories—Benj. Franklin and Others 278 A Child's Dream of a Star, and other Stories *284 Story of Little Nell—Dickens <h3>SEVENTH GRADE</h3> <h4>Literature</h4> *13 Courtship of Miles Standish *14 Evangeline—Longfellow &dagger; *15 Snowbound—Whittier &dagger; *20 The Great Stone Face, Rill from the Town Pump—Hawthorne 123 Selections from Wordsworth (Ode on Immortality, We are Seven, To the Cuckoo, and other poems) 124 Selections from Shelley and Keats 125 Selections from The Merchant of Venice *147 Story of King Arthur, as told by Tennyson—Hallock *149 Man Without a Country, The—Hale &dagger; *192 Story of Jean Valjean—Grames *193 Selections from the Sketch Book—Irving 196 The Gray Champion—Hawthorne 213 Poems of Thomas Moore—(Selected) 214 More Selections from the Sketch Book—Irving *216 Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare—Selected *231 The Oregon Trail (Condensed from Parkman)—Grames *235 Poems Worth Knowing—Book III—Grammar—Faxon *238 Lamb's Adventures of Ulysses—Part I *239 Lamb's Adventures of Ulysses—Part II *241 Story of the Iliad—Church (Cond.) *242 Story of the Æneid—Church (Cond.) *251 Story of Language and Literature—Heilig *252 The Battle of Waterloo—Hugo 254 Story of "The Talisman" (Scott)—Weekes *259 The Last of the Mohicans (abridged) 261 Selected Tales of a Wayside Inn—Longfellow &dagger; *260 Oliver Twist (abridged)—Dickens <h4>Nature</h4> 226 Mars and Its Mysteries—Wilson 279 True Story of the Man in the Moon—Wilson <h3>EIGHTH GRADE</h3> <h4>Literature</h4> *17 Enoch Arden—Tennyson &dagger; *18 Vision of Sir Launfal—Lowell &dagger; *19 Cotter's Saturday Night—Burns &dagger; *23 The Deserted Village—Goldsmith *126 Rime of the Ancient Mariner &dagger; *127 Gray's Elegy and Other Poems *128 Speeches of Lincoln 129 Julius Cæsar—Selections 130 Henry the VIII—Selections 131 Macbeth—Selections *142 Scott's Lady of the Lake—Canto I &dagger; 154 Scott's Lady of the Lake—Canto II &dagger; 143 Building of the Ship and other Poems—Longfellow 148 Horatius, Ivry, The Armada—Macaulay *150 Bunker Hill Address and Selections from Adams and Jefferson Oration—Webster &dagger; *151 Gold Bug, The—Poe 153 Prisoner of Chillon and other poems—Byron &dagger; 155 Rhoecus and Other Poems—Lowell &dagger; 156 Edgar Allan Poe—Biography and selected poems—Link *158 Washington's Farewell Address and Other Papers &dagger; 169 Abram Joseph Ryan—Biography and selected poems—Smith 170 Paul H. Hayne—Biography and selected poems—Link 215 Life of Samuel Johnson—Macaulay &dagger; *221 Sir Roger de Coverley Papers—Addison &dagger; *236 Poems Worth Knowing—Book IV—Advanced—Faxon 237 Lay of the Last Minstrel—Scott. Introduction and Canto I &dagger; &dagger; These have biographical sketch of author, with introduction or explanatory notes. Price 5 Cents Each. Postage, 1 cent per copy extra. Order by Number Twelve or more copies sent prepaid at 60 cents per dozen or $5.00 per hundred. *Limp Cloth Binding. The titles indicated by (*) are supplied also in limp cloth binding at 10 cents per copy. <hr class="chap" /> <h2>EXCELSIOR LITERATURE SERIES</h2> Annotated Classics and Supplementary Readers <table summary="Annotated Classics and Supplementary Readers"> <tr><td> 1 </td><td>Evangeline. Biography, introduction, oral and written exercises and notes. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 3 </td><td>Courtship of Miles Standish. Longfellow. With introduction and notes. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 5 </td><td>Vision of Sir Launfal. Lowell. Biography, introduction, notes, outlines. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 7 </td><td>Enoch Arden. Tennyson. Biography, introduction, notes, outlines, questions. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 9 </td><td>Great Stone Face. Hawthorne. Biography, introduction, notes, outlines. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 11 </td><td>Browning's Poems. Selected poems with notes and outlines for study. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 13 </td><td>Wordsworth's Poems. Selected poems with introduction, notes and outlines. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 15 </td><td>Sohrab and Rustum. Arnold. With introduction, notes and outlines. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 17 </td><td>The Children's Poet. Study of Longfellow's poetry for children, with poems. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 19 </td><td>A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens. Complete with notes. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 21 </td><td>Cricket on the Hearth. Chas. Dickens. Complete with notes. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 23 </td><td>Familiar Legends. McFee. Old tales retold for young people. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 25 </td><td>Some Water Birds. McFee. Description, and stories of, Fourth to Sixth grades. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 27 </td><td>Hiawatha. Introduction and notes. </td><td class="tdr">15c </td></tr> <tr><td> 29 </td><td>Milton's Minor Poems. Biography, introduction, notes, questions, critical comments and pronouncing vocabulary. </td><td class="tdr">10c </td></tr> <tr><td> 31 </td><td>Idylls of the King. (Coming of Arthur, Gareth and Lynette, Lancelot and Elaine, Passing of Arthur.) Biography, introduction, notes, questions, critical comments, and pronouncing vocabulary. </td><td class="tdr">15c </td></tr> <tr><td> 33 </td><td>Silas Marner. Eliot. Biography, notes, questions, critical comments, bibliography, 238 pages. Paper. </td><td class="tdr">20c </td></tr> <tr><td> 34 </td><td>Same in cloth binding. </td><td class="tdr">30c </td></tr> <tr><td> 35 </td><td>Lady of the Lake. Scott. Biography, introduction and extended notes, pronouncing vocabulary. </td><td class="tdr">15c </td></tr> <tr><td> 37 </td><td>Literature of the Bible—Heilig. </td><td class="tdr">15c </td></tr> <tr><td> 59 </td><td>The Sketch Book (Selected)—Irving. Biography, introduction and notes. </td><td class="tdr">15c </td></tr> </table> <hr class="chap" /> <h2>Transcriber's Notes:</h2> Added table of contents. Images may be clicked to view larger versions. Moved advertising from inside front cover to end of book. Page 4, added missing close quote after "miserable all the time." Page 7, changed "walunt" to "walnut." Page 17, changed "the managed" to "he managed." Page 18, moved punctuation inside quotes for "How is this?" Page 24, changed "Sherwod Forest" to "Sherwood Forest" at top of page. Page 27, added missing quote after "better than any others." Page 29, added missing period after "obeyed him." Back cover, added missing period after Dickens in Cricket on the Hearth listing; changed "Familar Legends" to "Familiar Legends." <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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