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Black Beauty – Part I

10.  Joe 的成长

Black Beauty 病好以后,Joe 做事更加认真仔细。John 开始放心地把更多地事情交给他。

有一天,John 外出办事,主人需要给几英里外的一位绅士带封急信,就把任务交给了Joe。

主人的信顺利地送达了。回来的路上,经过一片制砖场时,Joe 看见一辆载满砖的马车陷在泥地里,动弹不得。马车夫大声呵斥着,不停地鞭打着两匹马。可是砖装的太多了,两匹马拼劲全力,车子还是纹丝不动。

Joe 对那人喊道:“别这样打你的马!你的车轮有一半陷到土里了,所以拉不动。我帮你拿几块砖垫到车轮底下,车子会轻一点。”

“少管闲事”,那人喝地醉熏熏地,继续残忍地鞭打着可怜的马儿。

Joe 调转马头,朝着制砖场的主人,Mr. Clay 家奔去。Joe 敲开Mr. Clay 的家门,急切地对他说,“有个人在你的砖场上,快把马打死了。车子动不了,也不让我帮忙。所以请你去看看,管管他。” Joe 因为愤怒,声音有点颤抖。

“好,我去看看。”  Mr. Clay 停顿了一下,说,“如果这人被带到法庭上,你愿意作证么?”“愿意” Joe 高兴地说。

回到家,Joe 依然不能平静。他告诉 John 事情的经过。“你做的对,” John 说,“很多人都会无视走过,不愿多管闲事。但是制止残暴和压迫 (cruelty and oppression)是每个人的责任。你做的对!”

得到 John 的肯定,Joe慢慢平静下来。他给 Beauty 擦洗身体,比平时更加坚定有力了。

当天下午,Joe 就被主人叫了过去。那个虐待马的人被起诉了。Gordon 先生本人就是县审判团的成员之一,所以要求 Joe 如实讲述事情的见证经过。

后来,Joe 听说那人因为虐待马,被判入狱两个月。

这事给了Joe 极大的鼓舞。他甚至说自己在那一星期内长高了一寸!他对人还像以前那样善良温和(kind and gentle), 但是明显多了几分魄力。是的,他好像突然长大了,突然从一个男孩变成了男人。

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