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第10章 老农夫的卡车that0ldbckdg(第1页)

n[美]基姆格尔登

JimGolden

在我的生命里,我曾遇到一个居住在这座大山上的老农夫。这个老人既没有奶牛、马匹、猪,也没有鸡群。实际上,这个农夫甚至没有一个老农妇来照顾他。镇上的每一个人都知道这个老人是个很吝啬的家伙。雨还没停,他就迫不及待地跑出去驱赶那些在他的农场上唱歌、吃谷粒的小鸟。你看,这个老农夫是多么吝啬。

“我无法全部射中你们,因为你们是一大群。”农夫说着放下了他的枪。接着,他把手伸到那只被吓坏的老母狗的脖子后面,把她一路侧身拖到他那辆小型运货卡车的旁边。那只老狗发出阵阵哀号。然而那个吝啬的老农夫对这些不管不顾,只是拖着这只老黑狗,使出全身的力气,将她扔到那辆破旧的货车上。接着,他用枪托在她的屁股上打了几下,让她躺下。然后,他跳上卡车,以最快的速度在曲折泥泞的路上朝树林冲去。

农夫越开越快,嘴里不停地唠叨,时不时地高声咒骂几句。那辆破旧的老卡车在肮脏而泥泞的路上颠簸着。最初在这条路上滑行,不一会儿又滑到那条路上。突然,卡车向路边滑去,完全滑出了泥泞的大路,一下撞在了排水沟上,接连翻滚了好几下。那里全是灌木丛、树叶、烂泥和各种各样的被扔掉的垃圾。最后,一切都异常安静,只有那辆破旧货车底部的那一小团火焰发出了劈啪的声响。

“有没有人呀?谁来帮帮我!”老农夫大声地喊叫着。然而没有一个人过来帮他,甚至连那只老黑狗为了活命也跑掉了。

老人再一次孤零零的了,就像他在农场度过的30年。那团火变得越来越大,离他越来越近。最终,老人一头倒在泥泞中,无力地咒骂着、叫喊着,试着用手指抓些小泥块扔向火团。大火烧到了他的双手,变得异常肮脏,他的外衣也被烧焦了,冒着烟。最终,他只好放弃了。他最后咳了一下,缓缓地把脸埋入烂泥和灰土中。

突然,他听到身后的路上传来了声音。他极其缓慢地抬起他那又脏又黑的脸,尽力撑起来向身后的那条路望去。不远的地方,那只老黑狗正一瘸一拐地尽快向他跑过来。那只狗的后面还跟着五六个人,也向燃烧的卡车跑来。

我不太清楚后来发生了什么事情,因为没过几天,我就从那里搬走了。我在佐治亚州布伦斯威克的小服装店多次遭窃,我只好关门停业。然而3年后,我回到里兹尔赫斯特地区——我的销售点就在那里,我决定停下来,在当地路边的小餐馆喝一杯咖啡。当我静静地坐在那里,向窗外望去时,我看到这辆被烧过的又黑又旧的运货卡车,此时它就停在当地饮料商店前的街上,一侧已经塌陷坏掉。两个小伙子正在往它后面装成捆的干草。我顺着长长的木制装载坡道看去,那里有三四把破旧的椅子,经过风吹日晒,已经摇摆不定。令我倍感吃惊的是,我看到了那个只有一条腿、满脸笑容的老农夫。他的拐杖靠在墙上,他则紧紧地抱着那只剩下三条腿、一只耳朵的肮脏的老黑狗。老黑狗正舔着他的脸,仿佛很喜欢他似的!

Onceuonatimeinmylife,wayuonthisgreatbighilltherelivedthisreallyoldfarmer。Thatoldmandidn’thaveanycows,horses,igsorchickens,infact,thatoldfamerdidn’tevenhaveanoldfarmwifetoheltakecareofhim。Everyonearoundtownknewthatthisoldguywasaverymeanerson。Hewassomeanthathecouldhardlywaitfortheraintostosohecouldrunoutsideandchaseallthebirdsawaywhowerecomingouttosingandeatgrainonhisfarm。Thatisjusthowmeanthisoldfarmerreallywas。

“Ain’tgonnashootyourightherebecauseit’stoobigamess,”saidthefarmer,asheloweredhisshotgun。Thenhereacheddownandgrabbedthescaredoldfemaledogbythebackoftheneckanddrugheronhersideallthewayovertohisick-utruck。Theolddogwasjusta-cryinganda-whiningthewholetime。Butthatdidnotmattertothatmeanoldfarmer。Hejusttooktheoldblackdogandflungher,ashardashecould,intothebackofhisoldrundownick-u。Thenhitherintherumacouleoftimeswiththebuttofhisshotgununtilshelaiddown。Thenhejumedinthetruckandheadedasfastashecoulddownthelongwindingdirtroad,towardsthewoods。

Fasterandfastertheoldfarmerdrove,justatalkingandcursingoutloudtheentiretime。Thatbeatuoldtruckwasa-sliinganda-slidingalloverthewetdirtroad。Firstslidingthisa-wayandthenslidingthata-way。Thenallofasuddenthetruckslidsidewaysandrancomletelyoffthedirtroad,hittheditchandbeganrollingoverandover。Therewerebushs,leaves,dirtandallkindsofstuffbeingflungeverywhere。Finallyeverythingbecameverystillandquiet,excetforthecrackleofasmallfirethatwascomingoutfromunderneaththeoldick-utruck。

“Please,somebodyhelme!”yelledtheoldfarmer。Buttherewasnobodytohelhim,noteventhatoldblackdogwhohadnowranawayinordertosaveherself。

Onceagain,theoldmanwasallalone,justlikehehadbeenfortheastthirtyyearsonhisfarm。Thefirewasgettinghotterandhotterandcloserandcloser。Theoldmanfinallylaidhisheadbackdownintothedirt,softlycursing,cryingtohimselfandtryingtoflingalittledirtwithhisfingersontothefire。Hishandswereburntanddirtyandhisoverallsweresingedandsmoking。Finallyhejustgaveu,gaveonelastcoughandslowlyloweredhisfaceintothedirtandash。

Allofasuddenheheardvoicescomingfromtheroadbehindhim。Veryslowlyheraisedhisblackenedfaceandlookedbacktowardstheroad,asbesthecouldbeingusidedown。Herecamethatoldblackdoghobblingasfastasshecouldtowardshim。Behindthatdogwerefiveorsixeolerunningtowardstheburningtruck。

IreallydonotknowmuchaboutwhathaenedafterthatbecauseImovedawayseveraldayslaterbecausemysmallclothingstoreinBrunswick,Georgia,hadbeenbrokenintosomanytimesthatIhadtoshutitdown。ButasIwasintheHazlehurstarea,wheremydistributorwaslocatedandafterbeinggoneforthreeyears,Idecidedtostoatthelocaldinerforacuofcoffee。AsIsattherequietly,lookingoutthewindow,Inoticedthisburntoldblackick-utruckwithit’ssidecavedinsittingacrossthestreetatthelocalfeedstore。Twoyoungboyswereloadingbalesofhayintotheback。IlookeddownthelongwoodenloadingramtowheretherewerethreeorfouroldweatherbeatenrockingchairsandtomysurriseIsawthisonelegged,laughingoldfarmerman,hiscrutchesleaningagainstthewall,huggingthisthreelegged,oneeared,dirtyoldblackdogwhowaslickinghimintheface,asthoughshelikedhim!

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