小学民间故事阅读之Sliver Pete
<p><span word="Sliver">Sliver</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span></p><p><span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8 <span word="in">in</span> 1885 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="man">man</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Sliver">Sliver</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meanest">meanest</span>, <span word="ugliest">ugliest</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cussed">cussed</span> <span word="hombre">hombre</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Colt">Colt</span> 45. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cowpoke">cowpoke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheated">cheated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="sheriff">sheriff</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="Sliver">Sliver</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Father">Father</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="townspeople">townspeople</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="of">of</span> $20,000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="Sliver">Sliver</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>. <span word="Mind">Mind</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Sliver">Sliver</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saloon">saloon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bakery">bakery</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Sliver">Sliver</span> <span word="Pete">Pete</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="windy">windy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stagecoach">stagecoach</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stagecoach">stagecoach</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stagecoach">stagecoach</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="swung">swung</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gaunt">gaunt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brown">brown</span>/<span word="black">black</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="collar">collar</span>, <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span> <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="preachers">preachers</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="waved">waved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coachman">coachman</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flapped">flapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gust">gust</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="glancing">glancing</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>, <span word="winked">winked</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="secondhand">secondhand</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p>
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