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WhenIwasaboutthirteenyearsold，baeinIndiana，Pennsylvania，IhadadognamedBouastreetdogofieparentagewhohadfollowedmehomefromseday.KindofAiredaleishbutecolor，Bouncebecamemypanion.He‘dfroliewhenI’dgoiohuntarrowheadsamyfeetwhenIdbuildamodelairpladog.
LateonesummerIhadbeenawaytoaBoySpatTwoLickdwhenIgothomeBouheretogreetme.Wheherabouthim，shegentlytookmeinside.“Imsosorry，Jim，butBoune.”
“Didherunaway?”
“No，son，hesdead.”
Itbelieveit.“ened?”
Ichoked.“Hewaskilled.”
“How?”
Momlookedovertomyfather.Heclearedhisthroat.“Well，Jim，”
hesaid，“Bogybrokehis，cameoverandkilledBounce.”
Iwasaghast.Bogywasthe-dhblishbulldog.Normallyhewaslinkedbyatoawirethatstretchedabout100feetacrosstheirbackyard.
Iwasgrief-stridangry.ThatnightItossedahemIsteppedouttolookatthebulldog，hopiagashinitsspeckledhide.Butno，thereonaheavierstoodthebarrel-chestedvillaiimeIsawpoorBouyhouse，hisforlor，hisfooddish，Iseethedwithhatredfortheanimalthathadtakefriend.
FinallyIreaydpulledoutthe22-ingtonriflewhichDadhadgiveChristmas.Isteppedoutintoourbadclimbedupiree.Peritsupperlimbs，Icouldseethebulldogashetraipsedupanddowhofhiswire.WiththerifeIfollowedhimis.ButeverytimeIgotabeadegotinthe>
Suddenlyagaspsoundedfrombelow.“Jim，whatareyoudoingupthere?”
Momdidntwaitforananswer.OursedandIcouldtellshewasonthephohmyfatherathishardwarestore.IesourFordchatteredintothedriveway.Dadclimbedoutaotheappletree.“，”
hesaidgely，Iputthesafetyomyselfdownontothesummer-searedgrass.
&m，Dad，whokhanIknewmyself，said，“Jim，afteryoufinishschooltoday，Iwantyoutoetothestore.”
ThatafterneddowntowntoDadshardwaresthewaheashedorsomethifrombehieraothesto.Weedgedpastkegsofnails，coilsofgardenhoseandrollsofswireovertoaer.Theresquattedmyhatednemesis，Bogy，tiedtoapost.“hebulldog，”
Dadsaid.“Thisistheeasywaytokillhimifyoustillfeelthatway.”
Heha-barreled.22-caliberrife.Iglahimquestioningly.Henodded.
Itooktheguomyshhteddowntheblackbarrel.Bogy，brme，pantedhappily，pinktonguepeekingfromtuskedjaws.AsIbegarigger，athousandthoughtsflashedthroughmymioodsilentlyby.Butmymindwas；allofDad’steagaboutourresponsibilitytodefeures，fairplay，rightandithihoughtofMomlovierIbrokeherfavoriteaservingbowl.
&herifleweighedatowaveredinmyvisioaDadhelplessly.Aquietsmilecrossedhisfadheclaspedmyshoulder.“Iknow，son，”
hesaidgehen：Hehadopullthattrigger.Inhiswise，deepwayheletmefacemydeyown.IneverdidlearnhowDadmayspreseernoon，butIkrustedmetomaketherightchoice.
AtremendousreliefoverwhelmedmeasIputdownthegudowneduntieBogy，whainstushappily，hisstubtailwigglingfuriously.
ThatnightIsleptwellforthefrsttimeindays.ThemasIleapeddos，IsawBogydoorandstopped.Dadruffedmyhair.“Seemsyivenhim，son.”
Iracedofftoschiveness，Ifound，couldbeexhilarating.在我大约13岁时，我回到了宾夕法尼亚州的老家——印第安纳，养了只叫鲍恩斯的狗。
那是只身份不明的流浪狗。
一天放学后，他就跟我回了家。
鲍恩斯似乎是那种硬毛杂种猎犬，只是皮毛是橘黄色。
我们成了亲密的伙伴，我进林子找慈姑，他就在我身旁嬉戏；我做飞机模型，他就倒在我脚边打呼噜。
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