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埃德加·霍尔EdgarHall
March18，1925.Thoughonlyfiveyearsofage，Iwellrememberthedaythegreattorover“LittleEgypt”
，asthesoutherntipofIllinoisiscalled.Thelittleiningtoelivedlaydireitspath.Thehowlingwindsoundedasifadozenlopast.Wehuddlediastherfilledourearsaoshakeourverybones.
&wasover.Thequieturalandaneerie，uneasyfeelinggrippedus.Openingthedoor，mymotherstoodtransfixedasshegazedupontheawfulse.Debrislayeverywhere.Thestreeteople，someobviouslyinshock，milledaroule，utodesilencewassuddenlybrokenbyasubdued，pitifulwhiningatMother’sfeet.
Tremblily，awetalepoodlelaywedgedbetweenthedoorandthes.
“Mystars，”
mymothersaid，bendingover，“Whereverdidyou?”
ThebedraggledlittledogtimidlywaggedhistailandbeganligMother’shand.
Jacky，aswenamedhim，acceptedefamilywithoutreservatiournlavishedourloveuponthedisplacedbutluckylittlepoodle.
AlmostimmediatelywerealizedJaexaldog-averysmartone.Surroundedbymassesofcurlyhair，hisdarkinquisitiveeyessparkledwithlife.
&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn’tatallunusual.Inthosedays，manyhobosstoppedatourhtaplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited.Ashesatdow，weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe’dbeehingshe’dseen.Wewerespellboundbyhistales.
Allofasuddeopped.Welookediioaring，aoodJacky.Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo’sface.
“Youlittlerascal，”
hesaid，ghimbyse-souareyoudoinghere?”
&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy.HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefmediately，Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldma.
“Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog?”
askedthehobo.
“Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthesduriornadoof25.”
saidmybrother.
“Yes，sir.Itaddsup.”
saidthehobo.“IwaswithaMissouriinMarchof25.Thatwassuresomeblow.Thebigtentedtoshreds.Everythingwasdemolished.”
“Thispoodlewastheopshowdog.He’ssovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars.Luckydog，heisblownallthatdistagettinghurt.”
&hehoboasked，“Doyouhaveabarrelhoop，boy?”
“Sure，I’llgetyouone.”
saidmybrquioldbarrel，heliftedoffoeelbands.Hedashedbadedittothehobo.
Frombehhisoldbatteredhatthehobo’sblueeyessparkled.Asmilebrhhisheavygraybeard.
“Watchthis，”
hesaid.“Lessyouboysbeentoacircusyouain’thihis.”
Hewalkedoutintotheyardaheloopacoupleoffeetabovetheground.
&ready.”
hesaidtoJausingthatstrange-sourembledwithext.Onandhesprangforedthroughtheloop-forward，thenbackward.Asandsued，hehurledthroughthehendoverend.Hedanhishihens.MybrothersandIstarediheknowledgeableoldhoboputJackythroughhiscircustricks.“He’salittlerustyonsomeof’em，buthesureaiin’anyofit.”
saidthehreatbeiheragain.Bringsbackmemories，don’titlittlefriend?”
hesaidfoedJack’shead.
&haforlornlookabouthim，hestraightenedup.“IguessIbestbegoin’。”
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