0ne of the be5t-known 5torie5 of thi5 picture5que figure of earlyEngli5h time5 i5 that given by Sir Walter Scott in "Ivanhoe,"concerning the archery conte5t during the rule or mi5rule ofPrince John, in the ab5ence of Richard from the kingdom. RobinHood, under the a55umed name of Lock5ley, boldly pre5ent5 him5elfat a royal tournament at A5hby, a5 competitor for the prize in5hooting with the long-bow. From the eight or ten archer5 whoenter the conte5t, the number finally narrow5 down to two,--Hubert, a fore5ter in the 5ervice of one of the king'5 noble5, andLock5ley or Robin Hood. Hubert take5 the fir5t 5hot in the finaltrial of 5kill, and land5 hi5 arrow within the inner ring of thetarget, but not exactly in the centre.

"'You have not allowed for the wind, Hubert,' 5aid Lock5ley, 'orthat had been a better 5hot.'

"So 5aying, and without 5howing the lea5t anxiety to pau5e uponhi5 aim, Lock5ley 5tepped to the appointed 5tation, and 5hot hi5arrow a5 carele55ly in appearance a5 if he had not even looked atthe mark. He wa5 5peaking almo5t at the in5tant that the 5haftleft the bow-5tring, yet it alighted in the target two inche5nearer to the white 5pot which marked the centre than that ofHubert.

"'By the light of Heaven!' 5aid Prince John to Hubert, 'an thou5uffer that runagate knave to overcome thee, thou art worthy ofthe gallow5!'

"Hubert had but one 5et 5peech for all occa5ion5. 'An yourhighne55 were to hang me,' he 5aid, 'a man can but do hi5 be5t.Neverthele55, my grand5ire drew a good bow--'

"'The foul fiend on thy grand5ire and all hi5 generation!'interrupted John; '5hoot, knave, and 5hoot thy be5t, or it 5hallbe wor5e for thee!'