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飞跃小埃及 Flight over Little Egypt（第1页）

飞跃“小埃及”FlightoverLittleEgypt

佚名Anonymous

March18，1925。Thoughonlyfveyearsofage，Iwillrememberthedaythegreattorover“LittleEgypt”，asthesoutherntipofIllinoisiscalled。Thelittleiningtoelivedlaydireitspath。Thehowlingwindsoundedasifadozenlopast。Wehuddlediastherflledourearsaoshakeourverybones。

&wasover。Thequieturalandaneerie，uneasyfeelinggrippedus。Openingthedoor，mymotherstoodtransfxedasshegazedupontheawfulse。Debrislayeverywhere。Thestreeteople，someobviouslyinshock，milledaroule，utodesilencewassuddenlybrokenbyasubdued，pitifulwhiningatMothersfeet。

Tremblily，awetalepoodlelaywedgedbetweenthedoorandthes。

“Mystars，”mymothersaid，bendingover。“Whereverdidyou?”

ThebedraggledlittledogtimidlywaggedhistailandbeganligMothershand。

Jacky，aswenamedhim，acceptedefamilywithoutreservatiournlavishedourloveuponthedisplacedbutluckylittlepoodle。

AlmostimmediatelywerealizedJaexaldog-averysmartone。Surroundedbymassesofcurlyhair，hisdarkinquisitiveeyessparkledwithlife。

&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn‘tatallunusual。Inthosedays，manyhobosstoppedatourhtaplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited。Ashesatdow，weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe’dbeehingshedseen。Wewerespellboundbyhistales。

Allofasuddeopped。Welookediioaring，aoodJacky。Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobosface。

“Youlittlerascal，”hesaid，ghimbyse-souareyoudoinghere?”

&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy。HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefmediately，Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldma。

“Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog?”askedthehobo。

“Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthesduriornadoof1925，”saidmybrother。

“Yes，sir。Itaddsup，”saidthehobo，“IwaswithaMissouriinMarchof1925。Thatwassuresomeblow。Thebigtentedtoshreds。Everythingwasdemolished。”

“Thispoodlewastheopshowdog。Hessovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars。Luckydog，heis。Blowedallthatdistagettinghurt。”

&hehoboasked，“Doyouhaveabarrelhoop，boys?”

&youone，”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。ehadlosthim。

&hehobopaused。LookingdownatJacky，hesaid，“Ourcircusdaysisover，friend。Overahetrampinglifesnolifeforyou。Youbeststayhere。”Jackystood，watgthehobowalkaway，stillpoisedtofollow。