Death in The Woods

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1、DeathinTheWoodsSherwoodAndersonIShewasanoldwomanandlivedonafarmnearthetowninwhichIlived.Allcountryandsmall-townpeoplehaveseensucholdwomen,butnooneknowsmuchaboutthem.Suchanoldwomancomesintotowndrivinganoldworn-outhorseorshecomesafootcarryingabasket.Shemayownafew

2、hensandhaveeggstosell.Shebringstheminabasketandtakesthemtoagrocer.Thereshetradesthemin.Shegetssomesaltporkandsomebeans.Thenshegetsapoundortwoofsugarandsomeflour.Afterwardsshegoestothebutcher'sandasksforsomedog-meat.Shemayspendtenorfifteencents,butwhenshedoesshe

3、asksforsomething.Formerlythebutchersgavelivertoanyonewhowantedtocarryitaway.Inourfamilywewerealwayshavingit.Onceoneofmybrothersgotawholecow'sliverattheslaughter-housenearthefairgroundsinourtown.Wehadituntilweweresickofit.Itnevercostacent.Ihavehatedthethoughtofi

4、teversince.Theoldfarmwomangotsomeliverandasoup-bone.Shenevervisitedwithanyone,andassoonasshegotwhatshewantedshelitoutforhome.Itmadequitealoadforsuchanoldbody.Noonegaveheralift.Peopledriverightdownaroadandnevernoticeanoldwomanlikethat.Therewassuchanoldwomanwhous

5、edtocomeintotownpastourhouseoneSummerandFallwhenIwasayoungboyandwassickwithwhatwascalled17inflammatoryrheumatism.Shewenthomelatercarryingaheavypackonherback.Twoorthreelargegaunt-lookingdogsfollowedatherheels.Theoldwomanwasnothingspecial.Shewasoneofthenamelesson

6、esthathardlyanyoneknows,butshegotintomythoughts.Ihavejustsuddenlynow,afteralltheseyears,rememberedherandwhathappened.Itisastory.HernamewasGrimes,andshelivedwithherhusbandandsoninasmallunpaintedhouseonthebankofasmallcreekfourmilesfromtown.Thehusbandandsonwereato

7、ughlot.Althoughthesonwasbuttwenty-one,hehadalreadyservedaterminjail.Itwaswhisperedaboutthatthewoman'shusbandstolehorsesandranthemofftosomeothercounty.Nowandthen,whenahorseturnedupmissing,themanhadalsodisappeared.Nooneevercaughthim.Once,whenIwasloafingatTomWhite

8、head'slivery-barn,themancamethereandsatonthebenchinfront.Twoorthreeothermenwerethere,butnoonespoketohim.Hesatforafewminutesandthengotupandwentaway.Whenhewasleavingheturnedar