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1、BYSHOREANDSEDGEBYSHOREANDSEDGEBRETHARTE1BYSHOREANDSEDGEANAPOSTLEOFTHETULESIOnOctober10,1856,aboutfourhundredpeoplewerecampedinTasajaraValley,California.Itcouldnothavebeenfortheprospect,sinceamorebarren,dreary,monotonous,anduninvitinglandscapeneverstretch
2、edbeforehumaneye;itcouldnothavebeenforconvenienceorcontiguity,asthenearestsettlementwasthirtymilesaway;itcouldnothavebeenforhealthorsalubrity,asthebreathoftheague-hauntedtulesintheoutlyingStocktonmarshessweptthroughthevalley;itcouldnothavebeenforspaceorc
3、omfort,for,encampedonanunlimitedplain,menandwomenwerehuddledtogetherascloselyasinanurbantenement-house,withoutthefreedomordecencyofruralisolation;itcouldnothavebeenforpleasantcompanionship,asdejection,mentalanxiety,tears,andlamentationwerethedominantexpr
4、ession;itwasnotahurriedflightfrompresentorimpendingcalamity,forthecamphadbeendeliberatelyplanned,andforaweekpioneerwagonshadbeenslowlyarriving;itwasnotanirrevocableexodus,forsomehadalreadyreturnedtotheirhomesthatothersmighttaketheirplaces.Itwassimplyarel
5、igiousrevivalofoneortwodenominationalsects,knownasa"camp-meeting."Alargecentraltentservedfortheassemblingoftheprincipalcongregation;smallertentsservedforprayer-meetingsandclass-rooms,knowntothefewunbelieversas"side-shows";whiletheactualdwellingsofthewors
6、hiperswererudelyextemporizedshantiesofboardsandcanvas,sometimesmerecorralsorinclosuresopentothecloudlesssky,ormoreoftentheunhitchedcoveredwagonwhichhadbroughtthemthere.Thesingularresemblancetoacircus,alreadyprofanelysuggested,wascarriedoutbyastragglingfr
7、ingeofboysandhalf-grownmenontheoutskirtsoftheencampment,acrimoniouswithdisappointedcuriosity,lazywithoutthecarelesseaseofvagrancy,andviciouswithouttheexcitementofdissipation.Forthecoarsepovertyandbrutaleconomyofthelargerarrangements,thedrearypanoramaofun
8、lovelyandunwholesome2BYSHOREANDSEDGEdomesticdetailsalwaysbeforetheeyes,werehardlyexcitingtothesenses.Thecircusmighthavebeenmoredangerous,butscarcelymorebrutalizing.Theactorsthemselves,hardandaggressivethroughpracticalstrug
