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第9章 一路爱相送 9（第1页）

第9章一路爱相送（9）

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&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn'tatallunusual.Inthosedays，manyhobosstoppedatourhtaplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited.Ashesatdow，weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe'dbeehingshe'dseen.Wewerespellboundbyhistales.

Allofasuddeopped.Welookediioaring，aoodJacky.Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo'sface.

"Youlittlerascal，"hesaid，ghimbyse-sou;Whatareyoudoi;

&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy.HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefmediately，Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldman'sfeet.

"Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog？"askedthehobo.

"Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthesduriornadoof'25."saidmybrother.

"Yes，sir.Itaddsup."saidthehobo."IwaswithaMissouriinMarchof'25.Thatwassuresomeblow.Thebigtentedtoshreds.Everythingwasdemolished."

"Thispoodlewastheopshowdog.He'ssovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars.Luckydog，heisblownallthatdistagettinghurt."

&hehoboasked，"Doyouhaveabarrelhoop，boy？"

"Sure，I'llgetyouo;saidmybrquioldbarrel，heliftedoffoeelbands.Hedashedbadedittothehobo.

Frombehhisoldbatteredhatthehobo'sblueeyessparkled.Asmilebrhhisheavygraybeard.

"Watchthis，"hesaid."Lessyouboysbeentoacircusyouain'thihis."

Hewalkedoutintotheyardaheloopacoupleoffeetabovetheground.

"Getready！

"hesaidtoJausingthatstrange-sourembledwithext.Onandhesprangforedthroughtheloop—forward，thenbackward.Asandsued，hehurledthroughthehendoverend.Hedanhishihens.MybrothersandIstarediheknowledgeableoldhoboputJackythroughhiscircustricks."He'salittlerustyonsomeof'em，buthesureain&#ettin'anyofit."saidthehobo.&qureatbein'tain.Bringsbackmemories，don'titlittlefriend？"hesaidfoedJack'shead.

&haforlornlookabouthim，hestraightenedup."IguessIbestbegoin'."hemumbledandheadedslate.Withouthesitation，Jackyfollowedathisheels.

"Jaeback！

"allthreeofuscalled.Butitdidnogood.Tearstrickled'downourcheeks.ehadlosthim.

&hehobopaused.LookingdownatJacky，hesaid，"Ourcircusdaysisover，friend.Overahetrampinglife'snolifeforyou.Youbeststayhere."Jackystood，watgthehobowalkaway，stillpoisedtofollow.

&hegatethemanstoodmotionlessforseveralseds，thenslowlyturnedaround."Bsthebigtop，"hesaid."You'dbetterlothehousetillm.I'dhatetoseeyoulosehim."

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

1925年3月18日，尽管当时的我只有5岁，但我仍然清楚地记得那一天席卷伊利诺伊州南部地区、被称做“小埃及”

的龙卷风，而我们所居住的小煤城正巧就在龙卷风的必经之路上。

狂风大作，那声音听起来像是十几辆机车呼啸而过。

我们在厨房里挤成一团，声响震耳欲聋，好像要摇散我们的骨头似的。

突然，一切都结束了。

那种寂静令人感到很不自然，心里充满了恐惧和不安。

打开房门，母亲凝视着眼前那令人惊恐的景象，束手无措。

瓦砾残骸遍地都是，道路被堵塞。

受到惊吓的人们就像牛似的漫无目的地在街道上走着，不知道还能做什么。