. Austin Hall, or, Conversations between a father and his children, on subjects of amusements and instruction . , And now hes there again. But if he went to London, as the ballad says, he did notlong stay there, but resumed his wild life in SherwoodForest, where he robbed and ruled for twenty years. Atthe end of that time he was struck with remorse for thelife he had led, and he retired to Berkley Monastery. Hefell sick, and the ruthless monks, believing that neither hisillness nor his penitence would be of any long duration, re-solved to destroy him by treachery, and one of the orderwho pract
. Austin Hall, or, Conversations between a father and his children, on subjects of amusements and instruction . , And now hes there again. But if he went to London, as the ballad says, he did notlong stay there, but resumed his wild life in SherwoodForest, where he robbed and ruled for twenty years. Atthe end of that time he was struck with remorse for thelife he had led, and he retired to Berkley Monastery. Hefell sick, and the ruthless monks, believing that neither hisillness nor his penitence would be of any long duration, re-solved to destroy him by treachery, and one of the orderwho practised physic bled him to death. Edward. How could he be such a fool as to trust them ?I hope his bowmen came and shot them all. Mr. Austin, No, they fled beyond sea; and Rcbin wasburied under a fayre stone, by the way side, that all menmight without fear or dread take their journeyings thatway, which they durst not do in the lifetime of the saidoutlaw. Thus he that never feard bow nor spear, Was murderd by letting of blood ;And so, loving- friends, the story doth end Of valiant bold Robin Hood. AUSTIN CHAPTER VI. THURSDAY EVENING. Florence. Papa, will you not tell us some anecdote this evening 1 Mr, Austin. No, I mean to be obstinately silent for atleast a week • it is now my turn to be amused; and so,young lady, I will even retort upon you. Will you not tellus some anecdote this evening ? Florence. Pray excuse me till to-morrow : I think I mustadopt Charlottes expedient, and procure some kind , loill you ? wont you be my proxy ? Mrs. Austin. Willingly, Flory: to confess the truth, Iexpected some such request, and have been prepared toanswer the question you put to me a few days ago,—whether there was a nation whose stature fell as far shortof ours as the Patagonians exceed it ? Amy. Is there a nation of pigmies, or Lilliputians ? Mrs. Austin. No, my dear Amy, there is not. The AUSTIN HALL. 87 relations of Dean Swift and the ancients are equally
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