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第19章 飞跃小埃及FlightoverLittleEgypt2（第1页）

第19章飞跃“小埃及”

Flightypt（2）

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&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn’tatallunusual.Inthosedays，manyhobosstoppedatourer.

&aplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited.Ashesatdow，weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe’dbeehingshe’dseen.Wewerespellboundbyhistales.

Allofasuddeopped.WelookediioarioodJacky.Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo’sface.

“Youlittlerascal，”

hesaid，ghimbyse-souareyoudoinghere”

&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy.HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefediately，Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldma.

“Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog”

askedthehobo.

“Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthesduriornadoof1925，”

saidmybrother.

&addsup，”

saidthehobo，“IwaswithaMissouriinMarchof1925.Thatwassuresomeblow.Thebigtentedtoshreds.Everythingwasdemolished.”

“Thispoodlewastheopshowdog.He’ssovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars.Luckydog，heis.Blowedallthatdistagettinghurt.”

&hehoboasked，“Doyouhaveabarrelhoop，boys”

&youone，”

saidmybrquioldbarrel，heliftedoffoeelbands.Hedashedbadedittothehobo.

Frombehhisoldbatteredhatthehobo’sblueeyessparkled.Asmilebrhhisheavygraybeard.

“Watchthis，”

hesaid.“Lessyouboysbeentoacircusyouain’thihis.”

Hewalkedoutintotheyardaheloopacoupleoffeetabovetheground.

&ready，”

hesaidtoJausingthatstrangesourembledwithexandhesprangforedthroughtheloop—forward，thenbackward.Asandsued，hehurledthroughthehendoverend.Hedanhishihens.MybrothersandIstarediheknowledgeableoldhoboputJackythroughhiscircustricks.

&lerustyohesureaiinganyofit，”

saidthehreatbeiheragain.Bringsbackmemories，don’titlittlefriend”

hesaidfoedJack’shead.

&haforlornlookabouthim，hestraightenedup.“IguessIbestbegoing，”

hemumbledandheadedslate.Withouthesitation，Jackyfollowedathisheels.

“Jaeback！”

allthreeofuscalled.Butitdidriourcheeks.ehadlosthim.

&hehobopaused.LookingdownatJacky，hesaid，“Ourcircusdaysisover，friend.Overahetrampinglife’snolifeforyou.Youbeststayhere.”

Jackystood，watgthehobooisedtofollow.

&hegatethemanstoodmotionlessforseveralseslowlyturnedaround.“Bsthebigtop，”

hesaid，“You’dbetterlothehousetillm.I’dhatetoseeyoulosehim.”

Sowedid.Jackylivedwithusformanyyears，andalthoughhewasthesmartestdogweeverhad，weeverpersuadehimtoperformcircustri.Wefiguredhe’dtakenthehobo’swordstoheartandputhiscircusdaysbehindhimondforall.