The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-11-03
! IMAM OVERHEARD"

. "a. ia yuAN SVeVSSNOSsN " ~
rhe Brave Act Il Robin. who Saved HIS
Idl MIG Brothsr's Life. i sg
"Where did you get this picture.
lack. and whose portrait Is ita" In.
luired little Elsie Of her coastguard
friend. rs f,t
Il picked that up in book-shop
many years ago." returned the honest
tar. "for l thought it had strong
|cok Of Robin. my little brother"
"What, had You brother. tooe' in
quired Elsie. II never knew that be-
lore. Tell rs about him do!' Whilst
Freddy chimed in with Eyes, spin US
, yarn. Jack" a.. f-gd
Thus besct, and smiling down upon
The two eager faces, Jack established
himself upon his chest, and holding the
print In his hand, ransacked from his
the following inci.ient:p
.'When Twas young lJack's stories
generally opened in this manner) II
had, like many another lad. = craving
after the briny; and, in spite Of poor
mothers renionstrances, went into
the merchant service. A pretty hard
time I had OF il, can tell you, Master
Fred, and l kicked about Tor many
long year from ship to ship aud port
tD port was sixteen or more before
l found myself in my native village
again, near Falmouth, my father dead
long since and my mother very III.
She was uverjoyed 70 see me again,
poor soul, and on her death-bed com.
mitaed TO my charge my little brother
Robin, as pretty little fellow, with
curly hair and blue eyes, as you ever
saw. Some months went by, but nv
coin ran short. and at last l had to go
to sea again. leaving Robin In charge
Of respectable old body as had known
mother we'll. He was to 60 to school,
for he was q smart little lad. with more
learning in his little finger than l in
my great hulking head. But the
wrench Of parting was very hard. !
was glad enough to get oil at last. and
turned in dead beat into my hammock
the first night aboard, glad 1t was all
vss swoke at last by som.thing NOV.
M m nv h.d A. frat thosoht h
- - n,,o y, tham ,;mn~dert rsis ~
which there are shoals on board some
of the wooden vessels. i,l8U' aiB III
II put out my hand, and was as
founded to feel little soft hand thrust
into nine vhile a voica WHISPERED
.It's onlv sar.--. Rokia and snrr amount
a Il val Rohin. who hrd run avsy
49, Hra Yarrovss. ma slinned al al
6onfd MI been hiding awnv az wholt
a - dsv whilst ~ were soinr down
channel!
ii Here was a pretty .kettlA a fish.
and though / scolded him we'll he onl,
chung to me the more and cried, Will,
/ turned over in INV mind how best h
Get him ashore again. and what tn,
Captain would saw the next morning
B,it the captain was as soft-hesrted !,
man rs ever trod deck. and his wife
who was aboard. when she saw Robin
cried out: .Wby. he's the very doubl,
of our Charlie! we must keen him.
So that clinched matters. and Robir
staved aboard.
:Robin took to seattle very kind
w. He became a prime fayorite witt
ali: the toughest had soft word foy
him and stopped their horse-plav ant
evil Conversation when the little limo
cent lad was nrrsent
1
weet indian stands onc ,.y,.i,;,g an,
Iwas loot;nc across tho ocean wha,
IN tho Stiffness I heard snddsn ,lung'
IN the wotorS and ,he we'll tnown cr,
.Mar overhoo,d,, LEAVING ov.r IN.
o;da cow Jart snacI str,n~l;nr !,
tho a;st"nc. Without moro ada "
I;ckoI Of INV shoes tool n hoaa.
and made stra;rht for the obiect
~h;oh 80 INV horror found N ho IN,
canta;n's VITA She was cray wit,
tr;p%t noor so,, and cling to ma w;,, Nit,
All tho 5esna;r ~ drown;no ore.tnro
=. ,a s go, 20 ,;roI,, aasr nat,.,r J,
= 900 sw;,n p,ar tn hoon atioot t;ll hsi,
" " ona fa,t No of,rn, worn oI
.an;o,,' nhon hn,t NO. shnrod o y,
t,.o,,. .So sh;,, ~ n,oat No 'I0N W v
.pmt whnn nhnnt half wov toward
m. hna, a crv arose which curJleJ th
vav. blooS ~ ~n 49, ro;ns "A sharL,
shayL, !, thor oaiIsd on, and tho row
az ~ n..aonS,oJ tho;r ~ sanr,s en-,
enourh ono ~ ,bnsa monstors If th
dnou s,S Ua y ;ntaS. re sh"u,s of ~
Wost rnS;as n.s on orr ,r.ct "
s,- S anorv msrve mo limbs falt a,
80 = amJdom ~ ;fwo,rht.d With loaJ
Sraw N ,;nc,;va,r tSa fond was ~.;n
;nr "n ns and hyri"nad as vas nv
as,od : horr;h,o aaath orory MINT
~ hoth ~ % No ou,r y tow s,5ot as nm,
~ s J ~ No L. snta,r. hr, ha,r a. =,
w. ~ I nv, so",naa I 80 ny stra;naJ mmhs
an th;s ' rassaS throngh NV mind an,