The Arizona sentinel., 1886-11-06
MAN OVERBOARD."
The Brave Act of Robin, Who Saved His
 Big Brothers Life.


 Big Brothers Life. "Where did you get this picture, Jack, and whose portrait is it?" in- quired little Elsie of her coastguard friend.
 "I picked that up in book-shop many years ago" returned the honest tar, flor I thought it had strong look of Robin, my little brother"
 What, had you brother, too?" in- uuired Elsie. ''I never knew that be- fore. Tell us about him-dor' Whilst Freddy chimed in with ''Yes, spin us 8 yarn, Jack"
 Thus beset, and smiling down upon the two eager faces, Jack established himself upon his chest, and holding the print in his hand, ransacked from his memory the following incident:
 "When Twas young" (Jack's stories generally opened in this manner) '1 had, like many another lad, craving after the briny; and, in spite of poor mothers remonstrances, 1 went into the merchant service. A pretty hard time I had of it, can tell you, Master Fred, and I kicked about for many long year from ship to ship and port to port. 1 was sixteen or more before 1 found myself in my native village again, near Falmouth, my father dead long since and my mother very ill. She was overjoyed to see me again, poor soul, and on her death-bed com- mitted 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 my coin ran short, and at last 1 had to go to sea again, leaving Robin ill charge of respectable old body as had known mother well. He was to go to school, for he was a smart little lad, with more learning in his little finger than 1 in my great hulking head. But the wrench of parting was very hard. l was glad enough to get off at last, and turned in dead beat into my hammock the first night aboard, glad it was all over and the little lad in safe hands. l was awoke at last by something nov inc on my bed. At first thought it l was one of them impudent rats, of which there are shoals on board some of the wooden vessels.
 "I put out my hand, and was as founded to feel little soft hand thrust into mine, while a voice whispered :: | It's only me-Robiaa, and sure enough | so it was! Robin, who had run away from Mrs. Yarrow's, and slipped on board and been hiding away the whole of the day whilst we were going down | channel!
 Here was pretty kettle O fish, | oJ .l> r eo0lIad him xual1 ho only | clung to me the more and cried, while I turned over in my mind how best to get him ashore again, and what the captain would say the next morning. But the captain was as soft-hearted man as ever trod deck, and his wife, who was aboard, when she saw Robin, cried out: Why, he's the very double | of our Charlie! we must keep him. So that clinched matters, and Robin stayed aboard.
 Robin took to sea-life very kind ly. He became prime favorite with all; the toughest had soft word for him, and stopped their horse-play and evil conversation when the little lnno- cent lad was present.
 "We were sailing round one of the West Indian islands one evening, and I was looking across the ocean, when in the stiffness I heard a sudden plunge in the waters, and the we'll known cry Man overboardr Leaning over the side I saw dark speck struggling in the distance. Without more ado l kicked off my shoes, took header and made straight for the object, which, to my horror, found to be the captains wife. She was crazy with fright, poor soul, and chung to me with all the despair of a drowning creature. It was comparatively easy matter to a good swimmer to keep ahoat till help came, and 1 felt no alarm, more es- pecially when a boat was showed oil from the ship to meet us.
 But when about half way towards the boat, a cry arose which curdled the very blood in my veins. "A shark! a sharkr they called out, and the row. CTS redoubled their efforts. Sure enough one of these monsters of the deep which infest the shores of the West Indies was on our track. strained every nerve, my limbs felt all of sudden as if weighted with lead. knew instinctively the fiend was gain ing on us, and, burdened as I was, ex- pected horrible death every minute for both of us. Only few strokes and we should be in safety; but how far ofl the boat seemed to my strained limbs. i All this passed through my mind, and saw as in vision little Robins white face at the bow urging me or, whilst the voice of one of my mates came dis tinctly across the water, sealing our fate: He'll never do it-neverp
 1.-The words were hardly out of his mouth when Robin rose from his seat, with arms upraised, took tremendous header into the sea, and began to make for us. He passed us, but the monster, keen in pursuit, crossed him unheeded. Robin, who swan like a duck, dived beneath the shark, int1ict- ing a great wound with his knife on the fieshy part of the huge body, and bobbed up like cork some distance of. The savage creature turned suddenly on his new victim, leaving red streak on the green waters, and Robln, taking advantage of his start, struck out gal lantly towards the ship.
 '1 and my burden were soon lugged on board, and all eyes were fixed on the f1axen head in the distance. They held me back by main force from iumnino into the water, It's of nc