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第9章 牧牛犬BINGO2（第1页）

第9章牧牛犬BINGO（2）

Atlastthiosuchapassthatwheliketakingalittleexercise，orhadafewminutesofsparetime，orevehinkofit，Bingowouldsallyfspeedovertheplaieslaterreturn，drivingtheunhappyyellowcowatfullgallopbeforehim。

Atfirstthisdidnotseemverybad，asitkeptthestrayingtoofar;butsoonitwasseenthatithinderedherfeedihinandgavelessmilk;itseemedtoweighooo，assheatervouslyforthathatefuldog，andinthemswouldhangarouableasthoughafraidtoventureoffaherselfatooa。

Thiswasgoingtoofar。AllattemptstomakeBieinhispleasurewerefailures，soheelledtogiveitupaltogether。Afterthis，thoughhedarednherhome，heuedtoshowhisibylyiabledoorwhileshewasbeingmilked。

Asthesummerosquitoesbecameadreadfulplague，andthetviciousswitgofDuailatmilking-timewasevenmoreannoyingthaoes。

&hebrotherwhodidthemilking，wasofaiveasatientturnofmind，andhedevisedasimpleplantostoptheswitg。Hefastenedabricktothecow’stail，thehelyabouthisworkassuredofunusualfortwhiletherestofuslookedonindoubt。Suddenlythroughthemistofmosquitoescameadullwhaoutburstof“lahetonplacidlygtillFredgotoandfuriouslyattackedherwiththemilking-stool。Itwasbadenoughtobewhatheearwithabrickbyastupidoldcow，buttheuproariouseahebystaunendurable。

Biheuproar，anddiviningthathewasneeded，rushedinandattaeoherside。Beforetheaffairquieteddownthemilkilt，thepailandstoolwerebroken，andthedthedogseverelybeaten。

Pootuatall。Hehadloodespisethatowihedecidedtoforsakeeveabledoor，andfromthattimeheattachedhimselfexclusivelytothehorsesaable。

&leweremihehorsesweremybrother’s，andintransferringhisallegiahecow-stabletothehorse-stableBiogivemeuptoo，andanythinglikedailypanionshipdyet，wheneveranyemergeurohim，aofeelthattheboweenmananddogisolastsaslongaslife。Bingo’sloyaltytothehorseswasquiteremarkable;bydayhetrottedbesidethem，andbythestabledoor。WheretheteamwentBi，andhimawayfromthem。Thisiingassumptionofowhegreatersighefollowingce。

Ierstitious，anduptothistimehadhadnofaithiwasnowdeeplyimpressedbyastrangeowhigotookaleadingpart。TherewerebuttwoofusnowlivionFarm。mybrothersetyCreekforaloadofhay。Itwasalongday’sjourhereandbadhemadeaart。Straell，Bingoforonhislifedidnotfollowtheteam。Mybrother，butstillhestoodatasafedistaheteamaskair。Suddenlyheraisedhisheairaoalong，melancholyhowl。Hewatchedthewagonoutofsight，andevenfollowedforahundredyardshisvoietotimeidolefulhowlings。Allthatdayhestayedaboutthebarimethathewaswilliedfromthehorses，andatintervalshowledaverydeathdirge。Iwasalohedog’sbehaviorihanawfulfofcalamity，thatweigheduponmemoreahehourspasseda

Aboutsixo’go’showlingsbebearable，sothatforlackofabetterthoughtIthrewsomethingathim，andorderedhimaway。Butoh，thefeelingofhorrorthatfilledme！WhydidIletmybroawayaloneShouldIeveragainseehimaliveImighthaveknownfromthedog’sasthatsomethingdreadfulwasabouttohappen。

&hehourforhisreturherewasJohnonhisload。Iteofthehorses，vastlyrelieved，andwithanairofassumedun，asked，“Allright”

“Right，”wasthelassaythatthereisnothinginomens。

Awhen，looldthistooheoccult，helookedgrave，andsaid，“Bingoalwaysturoyouinacrisis”

“Yes。”

&smile。Itwasyouthatwereiday;hestayedandsavedyourlife，thoughyouneverkne