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saidmybrquioldbarrel,heliftedoffoeelbands.Hedashedbadedittothehobo.
Frombehhisoldbatteredhatthehobosblueeyessparkled.Asmilebrhhisheavygraybeard.
“Watchthis,”
hesaid.“Lessyouboysbeentoacircusyouainthihis.”
Hewalkedoutintotheyardaheloopacoupleoffeetabovetheground.
&ready,”
hesaidtoJausingthatstrangesourembledwithext.Onandhesprangforedthroughtheloop-forward,thenbackward.Asandsued,hehurledthroughthehendoverend.Hedanhishihens.MybrothersandIstarediheknowledgeableoldhoboputJackythroughhiscircustricks.
&lerustyohesureaiinganyofit,”
saidthehreatbeiheragain.Bringsbackmemories,dontitlittlefriend?”
hesaidfoedJackshead.
&haforlornlookabouthim,hestraightenedup.“IguessIbestbegoing,”
hemumbledandheadedslate.Withouthesitation,Jackyfollowedathisheels.
“Jaeback!”
allthreeofuscalled.Butitdidnogood.Tearstriourcheeks.ehadlosthi
&hehobopaused.LookingdownatJacky,hesaid,“Ourcircusdaysisover,friend.Overahetrampinglifesnolifeforyou.Youbeststayhere.”
Jackystood,watgthehobowalkaway,stillpoisedtofollow.
&hegatethemanstoodmotionlessforseveralseds,thenslowlyturnedaround.“Bsthebigtop,”
hesaid,“You‘dbetterlothehousetillI’dhatetoseeyoulosehi”
Sowedid.Jackylivedwithusformanyyears,andalthoughhewasthesmartestdogweeverhad,weeverpersuadehimtoperformcircustri.Wefguredhe‘dtakenthehobo’swordstoheartandputhiscircusdaysbehindhimondforall.
1925年3月18日。
虽然我那时只有5岁,但仍清晰地记得那天席卷伊利诺伊州南端的被称做“小埃及”
的巨大龙卷风。
龙卷风正路经我们居住的小煤城。
狂风肆虐,听起来好像十几辆火车呼啸而过。
我们蜷缩在厨房,震耳欲聋的声响,似乎要把我们的骨架摇散。
风突然停了,出奇的寂静令人毛骨悚然。
不安和恐惧侵袭着我们。
妈妈把门打开,望着外边可怕的景象,顿时呆住了。
到处都是瓦砾,街道根本不能通行。
人们都还惊魂未定,像牛一样漫无目的地闲逛,不知该做些什么。
突然,一声令人同情的哀叫从妈妈的脚旁发出,将这奇怪的沉寂打破。
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