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第10章 一个古怪的梦5(第1页)

Hey,Jones!ThatisoldColumbusJones—shroudcostfourhundreddollarsentiretrousseau,includingmonument,twenty-sevenhundred。Thiswasinthesringof1926。Itwasenormousstyleforthosedays。DeadeolecameallthewayfromtheAlleghaniestoseehisthings—theartythatoccuiedthegravenexttomineremembersitwell。Nowdoyouseethatindividualgoingalongwithaieceofahead-boardunderhisarm,oneleg-bonebelowhiskneegone,andnotathingintheworldon?ThatisBarstowDalhousie,andnexttoColumbusJoneshewasthemostsumtuouslyoutfittedersonthateverenteredourcemetery。

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"Weareallleaving。Wecannottoleratethetreatmentwearereceivingatthehandsofourdescendants。Theyoennewcemeteries,buttheyleaveustoourignominy。Theymendthestreets,buttheynevermendanythingthatisaboutusorbelongstous。Lookatthatcoffinofmine—yetItellyouinitsdayitwasaieceoffurniturethatwouldhaveattractedattentioninanydrawing-roominthiscity。Youmayhaveitifyouwantit—Icantaffordtoreairit。Putanewbottominher,andartofanewto,andabitoffreshliningalongtheleftside,andyoullfindheraboutascomfortableasanyrecetacleofherseciesyouevertried。

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"Nothanksno,dontmentionityouhavebeenciviltome,andIwouldgiveyoualltheroertyIhavegotbeforeIwouldseemungrateful。Nowthiswinding-sheetisakindofasweetthinginitsway,ifyouwouldliketo—No?Well,justasyousay,butIwishedtobefairandliberaltheresnothingmeanaboutme。Good-by,friend,Imustbegoing。Imayhaveagoodwaytogotonight—dontknow。Ionlyknowonethingforcertain,andthatisthatIamontheemigranttrailnow,andIllneversleeinthatcrazyoldcemeteryagain。IwilltraveltillIfiendresectablequarters,ifIhavetohoofittoNewJersey。Alltheboysaregoing。Itwasdecidedinublicconclave,lastnight,toemigrate,andbythetimethesunrisestherewontbeaboneleftinouroldhabitations。Suchcemeteriesmaysuitmysurvivingfriends,buttheydonotsuittheremainsthathavethehonortomaketheseremarks。Myoinionisthegeneraloinion。Ifyoudoubtit,goandseehowthedeartingghostsusetthingsbeforetheystarted。Theywerealmostriotousintheirdemonstrationsofdistaste。

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"Hello,herearesomeoftheBledsoes,andifyouwillgivemealiftwiththistombstoneIguessIwilljoincomanyandjogalongwiththem—mightyresectableoldfamily,theBledsoes,andusedtoalwayscomeoutinsix-horsehearsesandallthatsortofthingfiftyyearsagowhenIwalkedthesestreetsindaylight。Goodby,friend。

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Andwithhisgravestoneonhisshoulderhejoinedthegrislyrocession,dragginghisdamagedcoffinafterhim,fornotwithstandingheressedituonmesoearnestly,Iutterlyrefusedhishositality。Isuosethatforasmuchastwohoursthesesadoutcastswentclackingby,ladenwiththeirdismaleffects,andallthattimeIsatityingthem。

Oneortwooftheyoungestandleastdilaidatedamongtheminquiredaboutmidnighttrainsontherailways,buttherestseemedunacquaintedwiththatmodeoftravel,andmerelyaskedaboutcommonublicroadstovarioustownsandcities,someofwhicharenotonthemanow,andvanishedfromitandfromtheearthasmuchasthirtyyearsago,andsomefewofthemneverhadexistedanywherebutonmas,andrivateonesinreal-estateagenciesatthat。Andtheyaskedabouttheconditionofthecemeteriesinthesetownsandcities,andaboutthereutationthecitizensboreastoreverenceforthedead。

Thiswholematterinterestedmedeely,andlikewisecomelledmysymathyforthesehomelessones。Anditallseemingreal,andInotknowingitwasadream,Imentionedtooneshroudedwandereranideathathadenteredmyheadtoublishanaccountofthiscuriousandverysorrowfulexodus,butsaidalsothatIcouldnotdescribeittruthfully,andjustasitoccurred,withoutseemingtotriflewithagravesubjectandexhibitanirreverenceforthedeadthatwouldshockanddistresstheirsurvivingfriends。Butthisblandandstatelyremnantofaformercitizenleanedhimfarovermygateandwhiseredinmyear,andsaid:

"Donotletthatdisturbyou。Thecommunitythatcanstandsuchgraveyardsasthoseweareemigratingfromcanstandanythingabodycansayabouttheneglectedandforsakendeadthatlieinthem。

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Atthatverymomentacockcrowed,andtheweirdrocessionvanishedandleftnotashredorabonebehind。Iawoke,andfoundmyselflyingwithmyheadoutofthebedand

"sagging

"downwardconsiderably—aositionfavorabletodreamingdreamswithmoralsinthem,maybe,butnotoetry。

NOTE。-Thereaderisassuredthatifthecemeteriesinhistownareketingoodorder,thisDreamisnotleveledathistownatall,butisleveledarticularlyandvenomouslyatthenexttown。

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