Robert Barr,
An Extra Turn
(1909)
“ Monroe was as mild-mannered a man as ever knocked an astonished ruffian into the gutter. He was so well built and so finely proportioned that although one could not but admire him, few realized that his muscles were like tempered steel, nor suspected the wonderful athletic feats he could perform when put to it. ”
Robert Barr,
An Extra Turn
(1909)
“ Monroe grasped the wooden pail, and dashed a quantity of water first on Scott, who was beginning to rouse himself, then distributed the remainder impartially over the rest. Replacing the empty pail, he stood with his back against his desk, his hands in his trousers' pockets. "My dear lads," he said, "I am beginning to love you. You have generously given me a most unexampled opportunity of showing you the beauty of the savate, which comes into play whenever one man is attacked by a crowd. ”
Robert Barr,
An Extra Turn
(1909)
“ Left penniless, with a widowed mother and an invalid younger brother, Monroe had worked his way through college, and thus acquired the highest qualifications either as a teacher, or a physician, and it was also known that he could make a good living as a blacksmith or a carpenter. It as not to be wondered at, therefore, that the western young men who attended Wissacompton College, few of whom were overburdened with riches, should admire and respect an individual who had conquered difficulties as Monroe had done. ”
