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1、Youhearitsaidthatfatherswanttheirsonstobewhattheyfeeltheycannotthemselvesbe,butItellyouitalsoworkstheotherway.Aboywantssomethingveryspecialfromhisfather.IknowthatasasmallboyIwantedmyfathertobeaproud,silent,dignifiedman.WhenIwaswithotherboysandhepassedalongthestreet,I
2、wantedtofeelaflowofpride."Thereheis.Thatismyfather."Buthewasn'tsuchaone.Hecouldn'tbe.Itseemedtomethenthathewasalwaysshowingoff.Let'ssaysomeoneinourtownhadgotupashow.Theywerealwaysdoingit.Thedruggistwouldbeinit,theshoe-storeclerk,thehorsedoctor,andalotofwomenandgirls.
3、Myfatherwouldmanagetogetthechiefcomedypart.Itwas,let'ssay,aCivilWarplayandhewasacomicIrishsoldier.Hehadtodothemostabsurdthings.Theythoughthewasfunny,Ithoughthewasterrible.Ididn'tseehowmothercouldstandit.Sheevenlaughedwiththeothers.Ortherewasaparade.He'dbeinthat,too,r
4、ightatthefrontofit,asGrandMarshalorsomething,onawhitehorsehiredfromaliverystable.Irememberoncewhenhehaddonesomethingridiculous,andrightoutonMainStreet,too,Iwaswithsomeotherboysandtheywerelaughingandshoutingathimandhewasshoutingbackandhavingasgoodatimeastheywere.Irand
5、ownanalleybackofsomestoresand,thereinthePresbyterianChurchsheds,Ihadagoodlongcry.OrIwouldbeinbedatnightandfatherwouldcomehomeandbringsomemenwithhim.Hewasamanwhowasneveralone.Beforehewentbroke,runningaharnessshop,therewerealwaysalotofmenloafingintheshop.Hewentbroke,of
6、course,becausehegavetoomuchcredit.Hecouldn'trefuseit,andIthoughthewasafool.There'dbemenIdidn'tthinkwouldwanttobefoolingaroundwithhim.Theremightevenbethesuperintendentofourschoolandaquietmanwhoranthehardwarestore.OnceIremembertherewasawhite-hairedmanwhowasacashierofth
7、ebank.Itwasawondertomethey'dwanttobeseenwithsuchawindbag.Iknownowwhatitwasthatattractedthem.Itwasbecauselifeinourtownwasattimesprettydullandheliveneditup.Hecouldtellstories.Hemadethemlaugh.Iftheydidn'tcometoourhousethey'dgooff,sayatnight,towheretherewasagrassyplaceby
8、acreek.They'dcookfoodthereanddrinkbeerandsitaboutlisteningtohisstories.Hewasalwaystellingstoriesabouthimself.He'dsaythisorthatwonde
