Show lord hero of romance the fame of lord richard Klc liard dick Dl ck whittington who lo in the latter part of the fourteenth und and early part of tho the fifteenth centuries was mayor of london Is due mainly to the popular romance of which he lecamu the hero according to this legend the lad ad whit hington went to london and found em ein plo ment as a scullion to abe tie f of an outgoing vessel lie be contributed his cat w hach was wag sold for a large in burbary barbary when the lie blila returned resumed to london lie beard tle lie how bow helli belle sounding Kou calling him to the future autu re mayors bip lie ile received tin tilt price of 0 his cat married his lady fair and living happily rose to the honored 1 of mayor there la Is how however e r no a foundation for this tale nor tor for tin accounts of his bis being made a knight and of his bin burning the kings bondt bond tor for large sums due hi bun |