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Show (today in HISTORY I SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1910. The Death of Robin Hood. riohlii Hood lo the most Interesting of the outlaws of history. There Is so ;imch mystory and so few authentic facts to he learned regarding him that everything that lias been printed. In a measure. l conjecture. Accounts represent tills gay outlaw as living in Uic period oxtunding irom tho rolgn of Henry II. through IJioso of Richard 1. and .John, to that of Ii'tiry III. We are Informed that Robin was horn at Lockslcy. In the county of Nottingham, Notting-ham, about 1160; that from dlnslpatlng his Inhnrltance through carelessness and extravagance. Wa induced to adopt l ho life of an outlaw In tho forests, and' that after having, with tho band which I ho had collected around him. successfully ' conducted liia predatory operations for a long coiircc or yoars. and set all law and magistrates at defiance, ho at last, in his olghty-sevcnth year, folt tho Infirmities In-firmities of ago coming on him. and was Induced to enter tho convent of ICirklcss. iii( Vork. to procure medical assistance. 1 ho prioress, who is described as a relation re-lation by some, an aunt was led, through personal enmity or tho Instigation Instiga-tion of another, to cause the death of Robin Hood, an object which she accomplished accom-plished through opening a vein or artery, and allowing him to bleed to death. The date assigned to this event Is October t"-'. 1217. It Is stated that when Robin perceived tho treachery which had been practiced on him he summoned all his remaining strength, and blew a' loud blast on bin bugle horn. Tho well-known call reached tho cam of his trusty lieutenant, Little .lohn, who forthwith hastened from the adjoining forest, and forced his way Into tho chamber where hla dying chieftain lav. 'I he latter, according to tho story of tho ballad, makes tho following request: re-quest: "Give mc my bent bow In my hand, And an arrow I'll lot free. And whoro that arrow Is taken up, There let my gravo digged be." The bow holng thon put Into his hands by Little John. Robin discharged It through the open casement, and the arrow alighted on a. spot whoro, according accord-ing to popular tradition, ho was shortly aflorward burled. Great generosity In ascribed to Robin Hood, who lo represented preying only on tho wealthy and avaricious, whilst lie carefully eschewed all attacks on poor people or women,- and was over ready to succor depressed Innocence and worth ly his purse ua well as his sword and bow. He Is recorded as having cherished a spo.-Ial enmity toward the sheriff of Nottingham: Not-tingham: bishops and rich ecclesiastics wore tho objects of his especial dislike, ' but ho was. nevertheless, a rollglously-dlsposcd rollglously-dlsposcd man. and retained In hla band a domestic chaplain named Krlaf Tuck, who has been immortalized In "Ivan-hoc." "Ivan-hoc." Other noted members of his band wero Little John. Will Scurlcl. Georgo-a-Grcen and Much, the miller's son. A mistress has always been Assigned to nobin Hood, under tho epithet of "Maid Marlon," who followed him to the greenwood, and shared his dangers and lolls. By some It has been assorted that . Robin Hood was no other than the carl of Huntingdon, who. from misfortunes or his own mismanagement, had been compelled to adopt a predatory life. That Robin Hood had been rocognlzcd as an Interesting personago In England for a long time Is shown In the number of places In that country bearing his name such as Robin Hood's Hill. Robin Hoods' Chair. Robin Hood's Bay. and a custom long prevailed both In .England and Scotland, of celebrating on May day certain sporls under tho designation of Robin Hood games. Thso sports. It la I'lalmcd. ligured In the lifo of tho out-la.w. out-la.w. His name, no doubt, figures .In places ho never visited, but there are certain spots of a moro genuine character, charac-ter, such as the gravo at Klrklcss priory, nnd tho wHI. known as "Robin Hood's Well," a little to the north of Doncaster. October 22 is tho date of the Revocation Revoca-tion of the Kdlul of Nantes In 1SG5: the battle of Red Bank. N. J., 1777: and the date predicted for the end of the world by Miller, tho Advenllfil. In IS 11, which created considerable excitement H.moiig the superstitious. Today Is the birthday of Sir Philip Francis, tho reputed author of th Junius Icttcra (1740); Dr. Alexander Alexan-der Murray, tho rcmarkahlo Scottish linguist lin-guist (177."); John Forsyth, secretary of slato under Van Burcn (17S0): Leopold Dainrosch. who Introduced German opera Into this country (1So2); James A. Gary, postmaster-general under McKlnloy (1823). and Anna Louise Cary, tho slng-or slng-or (IS 12). It Is the date of the death of Charles Martel, tho valiant leader of tho Franks (600). |