Calico Classics Illustrated: Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Calico Classics Illustrated: Merry Adventures of Robin Hood — page 7
Dusty was the highway and dusty the throat of the messenger His heart was glad when he saw the Sign of the Blue Boar Inn He saw a party of jovial fellows beneath a spreading oak There was a tinker two barefoot friars and six of the King’s foresters Come join us cried one of the foresters to the tired messenger The messenger was glad enough to sit down for his limbs were weary and the ale was good What news bears you so fast asked one Where do you ride today The messenger was a chatty soul and he told his news The jolly tinker said By my own name Wat o the Crabstaff I will meet this rogue Robin Hood Having paid their bill the messenger and the tinker started back to Nottingham One bright morning soon after this Robin Hood started off to Nottingham to fi nd what was a-doing there As he walked down a shady 10