View
237
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
1/28
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
2/28
Sai nutahr wns ohrg lg aukoji `lr`ukstng`is th Kuk
ngc Cnc hg n `hug`lj istnti lg Panbthg Gr Onrgsjiy.
Cnc wns n `hjjlir ngc Kuk wns n `jlppli curlgd >
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
3/28
] H H _ K N G P D H J C
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
4/28
A n r r y D n j j n d a i r
] H H _ K N G P D H J C
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
5/28
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
6/28
+hpyrldat "nrry )njjndair
Sai rldat hb "nrry )njjndair th oi lcigtlblic ns nutahr hb tals
whr% ans oiig nssirtic oy alk lg n``hrcng`i wlta si`tlhg ,, ngc
,- hb tai +hpyrldat Cisldgs ngc ntigts *`t >' 0O
rlgtic ngc ohugc lg )rint Orltnlg
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
7/28
Bhriwhrc
Kljjlhgs hb pihpji ouy n `nr5 tals ls tai sthry hb hgi kng5
out ahw kngy pihpji blgc taiy6$i alt tai #n`%pht waig taiy
cls`h$ir dhjc wltalg n bnjsi tng% ugcir tai ohggit.
Sai dngd wah `nki sii%lgd ngc waig taiy wiri ugnoji
th blgc lt taiy sit blri th als bjnt.
"i rinjlsis tals ls gh jhgdir n dnki ai `ng wlg ngc angcstai dhjc h$ir th tai jnw wah tijj alk tairi ls n riwnrc : lb ai
`ng stny njl$i jhgd ighuda th `hjji`t lt;
Sai dngd %lcgnp ngc suspigc alk noh$i n swlkklgd phhj
lg tai onsikigt wairi ai jl$is. Cls`h$iric oy als rhhkknti
wah #ust anppigs th oi ng ugcir`h$ir phjl`ikng wah6s
sii%lgd tai dhjc.
7bbiric n #ho lg tai Phuta hb gdjngc ai6s saht nt ngcgnrrhwjy klssis oilgd %ljjic. 7g tai #hurgiy ahki als `nr ls
ojnstic hut hb i8lstig`i. "i kngndis th thss n `hupji hb
Khjhth$ `h`%tnljs 9pitrhj ohkos4 : n tlp ai6c pl`%ic up brhk
Kh$lithgi Giws.
"i ls ndnlg %lcgnppic ngc cruddic tn%ig th n snbi ahusi
bhr tai ohss kng th `hjji`t out ls ndnlg ris`uic oy tai
ugcir`h$ir phjl`ikng. Sai piggy ghw crhps ngc ai
`anjjigdis als brligc wah $iaikigtjy ciglis lt. Ghw ugnoji thtrust ngyohcy ai ci`lcis th ch n ruggir ngc riturgs th
)irkngy wairi ai ans bhgc kikhrlis hb als tlki spigt tairi.
*jns ai ans gh #ho ngc ghwairi th jl$i. Out wlta tai
ornsagiss hb yhuta taisi hostn`jis nri shhg h$ir`hki ngc ai
shhg ans n #ho n``hkkhcntlhg ngc tai dlrj hb als crinks.
Oy n strngdi `hlg`lcig`i tai kng wah sthji tai dhjc
lgltlnjjy ls hg tai rug brhk tai phjl`i lg tai M&. =g hrcir th
tn%i tai aint hut hb tai sltuntlhg ai $lslts als slstir wah jl$is lg!ist )irkngy. Ph ugoi%ghwg th in`a htair tai ngtndhglsts
nri sit th ch onttji lg n spi`tn`ujnr knggir5
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
8/28
7ur airh wlgs tai onttji norhnc out ls nrristic hg als
riturg th tai M&. =g tai trlnj tant bhjjhws ai ls i8hgirntic
brhk njj ojnki.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
9/28
@anptir Hgi
Ky bjnt wns hg tai thp bjhhr. = whujcg6t sny lt wns pristldlhus
#ust shkiwairi th rist n winry ohcy : iltair klgi hr shki
jhgijy biknji =6c anppig th stukoji uphg ig rhuti. Kuk
njwnys snlc yhu anc th oi %lgc th htairs jiss bhrtugnti tang
yhursijb sh = clc an$i pnrigtnj ojisslgds. Sai bjnt wns tlgdic
wlta n `irtnlg hchur wal`a thh% ki ndis th suss hut. Out
Cnggy pujjic gh pug`ais. "i snlc lt wns si8. =t wns khri tangtant. Sairi wns ci`ncig`i `ldnritti skh%i wal`a i$ig brisa
pnlgt `hujcg6t alci. Sai `ah`hjnti pnlgt wal`a shkiohcy anc
sjnppic hg wns strin%ic. Gh trnciskng anc chgi tals. =t wns n
`nsaNlgNangc cinj wal`a tai tn8kng whujc gi$ir sii.
=t wns n oicNslt out = `njjic lt n bjnt. * bjnt pujjic lg tai
olrcs ngc hg`i tairi taiy wiri cujy wnrgic oy jnclis orlibs
plggic ndnlgst tai `alkgiyorinst. * ghti lg ky hwg bnlr`hppirpjnti rinc *ongchg ahpi njj yhu bnlr knlcs6 ngc lg
crh$is taiy clc. 7g n `hjc cny 9ngc tairi wiri kngy4 wlta
`hnj nt glgi saljjlgds n ond taiy jigt n `irtnlg nkolig`i ngc
njsh sn$ic hg buij.
*btir oilgd tarhwg hut hb +jnuci6s wi anc th dh
shkiwairi. = anc i8pi`tic th stny wlta alk ugtlj nbtir tai
+arlstkns ahjlcnys sh =6c ohudat gh drh`irlis. Out wlta
Cnggy tarintiglgd want ai6c ch wlta Onrry6s cruk : = king ltwns anjbNpnst bl$i lg tai khrglgd : ai anc n phlgt. Out als
Kuk tahudat htairwlsi. @Pjlgd yhur ojiiclgd ahh% sai
rhnric. *jjhwng`is whujc oi knci slg`i sai anljic brhk n
gnutl`nj bnkljy.
Ph wi sthwic ky oijhgdlgds lg tai khthr ns = sinr`aic
ky ph`%its bhr tai %iy. = rikikoiric lt wns n sthpNswlt`a
ugcir tai cnsaohnrc wal`a sthppic whujcNoi tali$is. "nc
taiy cildgic th stinj tai `anrlht lt wns sultnojy lgsuric.h`nj kng ouys `nr ngc blgcs dhjc wltalg.6 *ri njj als
trhuojis h$irI Sai pjn`nrcs s`rinkic tai giws ngc lg turg lt
wns tn%ig up oy tai rnclh.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
10/28
@"i sahujc oi sh ju`%y = kuttiric.
*gyohcy wah ans tai bhrtugi th blgc dhjc wljj %ghw
shkiohcy wljj `hki sii%lgd lt. =t6s hgi hb tai lclhsyg`rnslis
hb jlbi lsg6t ltI Mgcir ghrknj `lr`ukstng`is =6c an$i s`huric
tai `jnsslblic nc$irts hr dhgi th tai `nr sahwrhhks ngc ohudat
kysijb n jhnc hb trhuoji. Ghw = anc tai oist hb ohta whrjcs.
!ay i$ig tai ojh%i =6c ohudat lt brhk wngtic lt on`%5 Out
wayI
*gyohcy %ghws ouylgd n `nr ls n an/nrchus h``upntlhg
ugjiss yhu an$i n rijntl$i lg tai ouslgiss : taig sii%
ijsiwairi. 7a yi hb jlttji bnlta; * drint cinj hb trust ls ri1ulric
waig yhu ikonr% hg su`a n $igturi.Ky cnc njwnys crukkic lt lgth ki @Gi$ir ouy hr sijj n
`nr th n rijntl$i. "i ngc als orhtair ohudat hgi oitwiig taik
ngc anc bnjjig hut nohut lt. = %ghw lt clcg6t `hst n jht piranps n
bl$ir. Ph wns lt n `nsi hb gi$ir ouy n `nr out ngyohcy wljj tijj
yhu taiy an$i tailr usisI
Ghw = anc n hgchg kho s`rinklgd. Ohy ch tahsi
`h`%giys an$i phwirbuj jugds; Saiy gi$ir dn$i up ahugclgd
ki cny hr gldat. !aig = angcic lt h$ir th tai jnw lt clcg6t `utngy l`i wlta taik. Sh tn%i tai `nr taig...
=6c kit tals ojh%i lg tai nrky ngc nrrngdic th ouy als
khthr wal`a ai lgcl`ntic wns chlgd ghohcy ngy bn$hurs
jhnblgd lg als dnrcig. "i snlc @Oiwnri hb s%ujcuddiry; "i
clcg6t wngt lt th jhsi lts salgi an$lgd sur$l$ic tai Ojlt/ sh wi
ndriic hg n blduri =6c pny waig = `hjji`tic. Bhu6$i gh lcin
ahw = `ursic alk ngc als `anrlht. = %ghw lt6s `hkkhg prn`tl`ith drlgc yhur tiita h$ir khthrs ngc tailr ngtl`s out tals hgi5
wijj.
Ghw tai prhuc hwgir = `hujc gi$ir ugcirstngc way lts
pitrhj `hgsukptlhg wns sh alda. =t wns hgjy tig ahrsiphwir
out hgjy clc twigty kljis th tai dnjjhg. Saig = bhugc n cukky
tng% nttn`aic th tai hrldlgnj wal`a wns bhugc th oi jur%lgd
ugcir tai ohggit. !ant `hujc oi lg ltI = whujc an$i th wnlt bhr
ghw slg`i = clcg6t wngt ngy ghsy pnr%ir jhh%lgd h$ir kysahujcir. * jlttji hjc kng wah wns tai bhriruggir hb tai
gildaohurahhc wnt`a s`aiki anc #hlgic ki. =6c gh wlsa th
clssunci alk slg`i ai n`tic ns ugpnlc wnt`akng. !ay i$ig
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
11/28
khddlis anc clbbl`ujty dnlglgd n``iss th ky dnrndi wlta alk
nrhugc ghstrlj dn/lgd.
= stnrtic tai `nr ngc wi pujjic hut hb +jnuci6s chknlg. =t
wns hgjy n biw klgutis th ky giw bjnt. * biw sahrt ahurs ndh
wi6c njj oiig anppy wlta bnjsi ohgahkli hb +arlstkns ohh/i.
Sals wns tai hgi `nr = wns dhlgd th ridrit ouylgd. Out khri hb
tant jntir. Ghw augdir anc rinric lts udjy ainc ngc giicic th
oi clsslpntic oy n ci`igt kinj out tai `upohnrc wns onri.
Plg`i = ancg6t oiig i8pi`tic th oi sahwg tai chhr =6c pnlc ky
cuis. =6c dit n rionti waig = gi8t snw tai s%ug%. Cnggy snlc
@=6jj dit shki s`hbb brhk ky kuk6s. !ant ai siikic th
ldghri wns als kuk wns twigty kljis nwny. Srui sai anc nsahp ngc nkhgdst htair talgds sai shjc nji ngc tairi wns #ust
tai hcc `ang`i ai kldat oi slciNtrn`%ic ngc oibhri ai %giw lt
ai6c an$i bhrdhttig want ai6c dhgi bhr. * `jinr `nsi hb nji
nccjis tai `rngluk ngc ki wnltlgd lg tai wlgds drlgclgd tai
oicainc th pujp.
= dht tai blri jlt. Sai pri$lhus tigngt anc jibt ng nougcng`i
hb ruoolsa out gh stl`%s. =6c siig Kuk uslgd pnpir rhjjlgd lt
lgth jigdtas ngc tylgd lgth %ghts taig pjn`lgd `hnj nt strntidl`lgtir$njs. Pai usic n pnpir crnw saiit6 wal`a kngndic th bjy
up tai `alkgiy waig ldgltic. Sh tai ugwnry yhu anc th oi
pritty 1ul`% ght th an$i th sukkhg tai blri orldnci.
Kingwalji Cnggy wns shrtlgd tai oics hut. = dht tai hgi
wal`a snddic lg tai klccji. 7g`i jnlc taus = wns nttn`%ic oy
n jnrdi sprlgd. Sai shur`i hb tals `hlj wns ght ho$lhus ngc jny
chrkngt ugcir tai `h$ir hb tai sprlgdNlgtirlhr brhk waig`i ltsaht. =t anc lts usis ahwi$ir lb yhu anc biknji `hkpngy wlta
yhu. Saiy whujc `jlgd th yhu wlta su`a birh`lty njj ijsi whujc
oi bhrdhttig. !hrc dht nohut th n$hlc tai oic nt njj `hsts.
Cisplti tai oic ngc lts `npirlgd lt wns anjbNpnst tig oibhri wi
snw tai jldat hb cny. = %gh`%ic hg tai chhr hb hur gildaohurs
ljiig ngc Kn$ls wahsi bjnt prh$ic th oi gl`i ngc spn`lhus. =t
sphrtic twh oicrhhks ngc n ontarhhk ngc `hst twl`i ns ku`a
ns hurs. = i8pjnlgic hur pricl nkigt ngc nbtir kngy bnjsistnrts taiy prhcu`ic on`hg ngc idds. = thjc taik tailr riwnrc
whujc oi lg ain$ig out taiy snlc taiy6c pribir lt shhgir
@Ptl`% nrhugc ngc wi6jj tn%i yhu th tai puo nt jug`atlki.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
12/28
=6c jibt tai nrky tai pri$lhus sukkir ngc dht kysijb n #ho
ns n riprisigtntl$i sijjlgd `riclt crnpiry th pihpji wah
`hujcg6t nbbhrc tai blgir talgds lg jlbi sh anc th rishrt th
dittlgd taik hg `riclt. Sals wns n bnkljy talgd n``hrclgd th
kuk. = wns bhjjhwlgd lg drngccnc6s bhhtstips. Cnc njwnys anc
n yig th oi n rip out onj%ic nt tai lcin hb %gh`%lgd hg chhrs. =
wns slgdji ngc hgjy twigtyNbhur wildalgd n kiri tig sthgi
si$ig phugcs : oibhri wi #hlgic tai +hkkhg Knr%it. = anc
bnlr anlr ngc n brisa `hkpji8lhg thditair wlta n `aii%y drlg. =
njwnys whri n sult out gh #iwijjiry. Sairi wiri si$irnj
rinshgs bhr tals tai knlg oilgd = `hujcg6t nbbhrc tai trlg%its
ngc tai si`hgc tai nrky anc oisthwic hg ki n sult wal`a wnssjldatjy thh jhgd lg tai jid. = njwnys tahudat tairi wns `irtnlg
knjl`i nbhritahudat hg tai pnrt hb tai kljltnry. = njwnys kingt
th an$i tai trhusirs sahrtigic out gi$ir kit n tnljhr wah anc
als s`lsshrs th angc. =t wns tai nrky6s jlttji #h%i bhr pnst
cikinghurs `hkklttic wal`a taiy `hujcg6t prh$i. = wns
hutdhlgd out anc tai anolt hb rugglgd ky blgdirs tarhuda ky
anlr waig pirpji8ic wal`a n``hugtic bhr tai inrjy jhss hb tai
stubb.Ph ahw clc tai #ho whr%I * blrk hb `ng$nssirs whujc
whr% tai nrin tn%lgd pahths bhr n ohggy onoy `hkpitltlhg. =b n
pahthdrnpair nrrl$is ngc tijjs tailr kuk air onoy6s lg jlgi th
wlg n prl/i : wijj i$iry kuk ans tai oist onoy. Saiy `hujcg6t
bnlj. 7%ny lg taihry5 taig taiy whujc sijj tai n``hugt th hur
blrk.
)hlgd th `hjji`t taisi pahths wal`a wiri tig pir igtchwg ngc sh ku`a n wii% yhu wiri `hgtlgunjjy ns%ic wairi
tai prl/i wns ngc ngy lkpjl`ntlhg taiy6c oiig `hggic wal`a
taiy anc kingt taiy whujcg6t pny. =t thh% si$irnj wii%s th
shrt hut tals jli oy wal`a tlki tai `usthkir wns tahrhudajy
bic up wlta tai ci`ilt ngc whujcg6t i$ig i8nklgi hur snkpjis.
=b taiy clc snohtndi wnsg6t ug%ghwg. = %ghw Cnggy anc als
`nsi hb snkpjis rulgic oy tai slkpji i8picligt hb tlpplgd
on`hg ngc thknthis h$ir als sth`%. Saiy wiri shrry out taikhst tijjlgd riknr% ns ai ahoojic tarhuda tai chhr ugnoji th
saut tai `nsi bhr binr hb kn%lgd lt whrsi wns @Sant6jj tin`a
yhu ght th jli nohut tai %lc6s pahths ngc tai ojhhcy prl/i.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
13/28
Out oy tals tlki yhu6c dnlgic igtry th tailr ahusi ngc yhu6c
an$i th rinssuri taik talgds whujc oi clbbirigt tairinbtir.
=6c kh$ic lg wlta +jnuci ngc als bnkljy. +jnuci whr%ic
bhr tai snki blrk n tikphrnry nrrngdikigt ugtlj ky bjnt
oi`nki n$nljnoji. Saiy ancg6t tai ainrt th tarhw tai pri$lhus
tigngt hut oibhri tai +arlstkns ahjlcny ugcir tai dulsi hb
dhhcwljj th njj kig; Out = an$i th sny = clcg6t bng`y tarii lg n
oic. 3hrtugntijy taiy6c jibt ngc wi clcg6t an$i th ri$irt th
strhgdNnrk tn`tl`s.
Bhu6c an$i jl%ic +jnuci. "i wns n cinc rlgdir bhr n $iry
bnkhus bljk stnr whujc slgd ngc cng`i wltahut oilgd ns%ic
ngc wns n jnclis6 kng th ohht. "i wns sknjj ngc dhhc jhh%lgdwlta ojhgc wn$y anlr.
!i thh% tai dlrjs hut th jug`a. ljiig ngc Kn$ls wiri ohta
lg tailr tiigs ngc stucylgd nt tai jh`nj ugl$irslty. !aig wi dht
th tai puo taiy wirig6t sir$lgd ngy kinjs oi`nusi lt wns
+arlstkns. Cnggy snlc @=t6s tai blrst tlki ai6s hbbiric th ouy n
talgd ngc taiy6ri ght sir$lgd ngy druo. =t6s n sitNup.
ljiig jnudaic hut jhuc `njjlgd ki n s%lggy shc. @=6k
suri ai clcg6t king lt sai jnudaic.@"i kingt lt snlc Cnggy. @"i6s n s%lggy onstnrc. =t6s #ust
want ai6c ch th dit hut hb pnylgd ai `hg`jucic. = anc th
sklji oi`nusi = wns sn$lgd bhr n `nr ngc = clcg6t wngt th spigc
n jht hb `nsa.
@Bhu6jj an$i th wnt`a alk ai drlggic. @"i6jj kh$i lg
wlta yhu twh th sthp pnylgd tai rigt bhr als pjn`i. Saig yhu6jj
an$i th biic alk oibhri yhu `ng dit rlc hb alk. Dust knr% kywhrcs ai skljic nt taik. ljiig jnudaic hut jhuc nt tals.
Kn$ls snlc @=6k suri ai6s ght jl%i tant nt njj ngc yhu6ri oilgd
rhttig th alk. =6k dhlgd th an$i n oi gl`i th "nrry6 wii%.
= ns%ic tai jngcjhrc lb als wlbi anc ngytalgd th spnri. Ghw
= %ghw way ai jhh%ic nt ki n olt strngdi. Pai wns nkpjy
prhphrtlhgic. @*s% air ai suddistic. Pai ndriic th bl8 us up
wlta n biw sngcwl`ais nbtir tai `usthkirs anc cipnrtic sh wi
wiri njjhwic th ig#hy want wns hg hbbir ngc tai jh`nj rnooltssldaic wlta rijlib.
Knrdnrit ns%ic way ai6c jibt lt thh jnti th prh$lci clggir
bhr tai bistl$i h``nslhg. = i8pjnlgic tai `lr`ukstng`is nohut
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
14/28
Onrry ngc tai cruk ngc Cnggy6s tarints ngc oilgd ns%ic th
jin$i ngc sai skljic.
!i wigt on`% th tai bjnt wlta tai dlrjs wairi ljiig
suddistic @it6s an$i n dnki hb `nrcs.
Cnggy ngc = i8`angdic djng`is : ns hb hgi klgc wi anc
tai #hlgt tahudat strlp ph%ir.6 Ght uggnturnjjy taiy whujcg6t
pjny. !i sahujc an$i twlddic waig taiy prhcu`ic n `nrc
tnoji ngc hb `hursi `nrcs. !i cls`h$iric taiy pjnyic gldatjy
ns n bhrk hb rijn8ntlhg nbtir taiy6c `hkpjitic tailr stuclis.
ljiig ns%ic lb wi6c jl%i n crlg% ngc wi $lslojy orldatigic
nt tai tahudat hb nj`hahj wal`a turgic hut th oi `hbbii. Saiy
wiri jnudalgd ngc dlddjlgd nohut tai dnki wi kngndic thjhsi sh Cnggy ci`jnric n pri$lhus igdndikigt ai6c bhrdhttig
nohut. = `hujc sii ai wnsg6t dittlgd hg wlta Kn$ls wal`a put n
cnkpir hg tai wahji prh`iiclgds. ljiig ngc = oidng th cng`i
th n s`rnt`ay drnkhpahgi taig Kn$ls pjincic n aincn`ai. =
tahudat sai wns tn`tbujjy jin$lgd tai blijc th ljiig ngc ki.
!lta tai nosig`i hb Cnggy ngc Kn$ls = %lssic ljiig
si$irnj tlkis in`a khri pnsslhgnti tang tai jnst. = wns trylgd
th ri`njj n kicl`nj ohh% wal`a cis`rloic tai wairinohuts hbtai irhdighus /hgis `hg`igtrntlgd hg tai hgis wlta wal`a =
wns bnkljlnr. 3hr n biw khkigts njj wns dhlgd wijj ugtlj =
rikikoiric tai ijohw wns hgi hb taik. "irs `nki nt ki jl%i
n spinr ngc ljiig ci`jnric @=6k ght n dlrj jl%i tant. =b tant6s
tai typi hb dlrj yhu6ri sii%lgd jhh% ijsiwairi. "nc = klsrinc
tai wahji sltuntlhgI = %giw = ancg6t. Ph = klsirnojy riturgic th
ky rhhk.=6c #ust riturgic ngc knci lt prisigtnoji waig tairi wns n
%gh`% hg tai chhr. @=6$i orhudat yhu n crlg% : = ahpi yhu jl%i
sairryI
@!airi clc yhu `hg#uri tals brhkI = ns%ic.
@7a wi anc lt njj tai tlki. =t6s Kn$ls6 out wi sanri sai
i8pjnlgic.
!i snt hg tai sittii jlstiglgd th tai rnclh ngc risukic hur
%lsslgd. = `hujcg6t oijli$i lt wns tai snki pirshg su`a wns airigtauslnsk. Ghw sai wns riturglgd ky %lssis ngc `hklgd
on`% bhr khri. = knci n kigtnj ghti th ncc sairry th ky
wii%jy sahpplgd jlst. Kn$ls riturgic wlta tai inrtaNsanttirlgd
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
15/28
giws tant air aincn`ai anc jibt air wal`a = wns nwnri hb
slg`i =6c dhttig lt.
Kn$ls riklgcic ljiig sai6c prhklsic air kuk sai6c
%iip ng iyi hg air ngc sai6c chgi tant wlta n citirklgntlhg
wal`a `hujcg6t oi bnujtic. ljiig walspiric th ki @=6jj oi
on`%. Pai wns : hgjy tals tlki sai wns winrlgd air gldaty.
!lta air ghw lg tai khhc = rijli$ic air hb air gldat nttlri
ngc talgds oidng th aht up tahuda = %ipt n wintair iyi hut bhr
air ijohw.
Kn$ls oidng ankkirlgd nt tai chhr riklgclgd air hb
risphgsloljltlis. ljiig ghw lg tai oubb wns lg gh brnki hb
klgc th oi ji`turic ns th air khrnjltlis. = digtjy insic air hgthtai oic. !lta gh khri nch tai ri`hlj stru`%. Pai i8pjnlgic
jntir tant sai tahudat lt wns n ayphcirkl`. )lrjs `ng oi sh
bng`lbuj. Pai s`rinkic 3u`% hbb; 3hr n spjlt si`hgc = wns
ugsuri wahk sai kingt air pnj hr ki. Ghw = anc n dlrj
s`rinklgd ngc onttirlgd tai chhr brhk tai hutslci `jnc lg air
gldatdhwg ngc ljiig hg tai lgslci trylgd th n$hlc tai sprlgd :
hr ky kikoir.
Sals njirtic tai tigngts brhk tai si`hgc ngc blrst bjhhrswah binrlgd tai whrst `nki th sii want tai rn`%it wns nohut.
@=t6s hgjy n dlrj lg air gldat nttlri. Saiy wiri prhgi th riknr%
lg ci`loijs ng hjc jnd whujc an$i oiig prhuc hb5 ngc tailr
wl$is `nki th sii bhr taiksij$is. Kn$ls wns ghw lg air
strlci s`rinklgd ngc sahutlgd. = thjc ljiig tai oist pjn`i bhr
Kn$ls wns n `hg$igt ngc tai shhgir tai oittir. Pai jibt knyoi
th `hgsujt ng njkhgir. @=6jj oi on`% sai trljjic out = jh`%ictai chhr ngc wigt th oic.
Sairinbtir waig = wigt chwgstnlrs `urtnlgs whujc twlt`a
ngc sahujc = kiit ngyohcy ig rhuti rislcigts whujc ghc ngc
sklr%s whujc oi i8`angdic. =t wns `jinr taiy `hgslciric ki n
olt hb n `nrc.
* biw cnys jntir lt wns ky cny hbb ngc = wns whgcirlgd
ahw = wns th spigc lt. Gikisls wns nt angc. ljiig anc n brii
pirlhc ngc wi wigt bhr n strhjj lg tai pnr%. Sai `rh`usis wirioidlgglgd th sahw ngc wi ncklric tailr whgcrhus oinuty.
ljiig oidng th ri`lti n jh$ijy phik. =ts gnki is`npis ki
ghw lb = i$ir %giw lt lg tai blrst pjn`i. h$i wns lg tai nlr ngc
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
16/28
= anc jlttji clbbl`ujty lg orlgdlgd lt th hur ji$ij lg tals si`jucic
`hrgir. Mgoi%ghwg th us n dhnt anc sjlppic lts jinc brhk n
ginroy bnrk ngc yhu %ghw ahw `urlhus taiy `ng oi. =t `nki
up hg tai ojlgc slci ngc oidng th glooji ky trhusir jid.
3hrtugntijy lt pl`%ic hgi tant wngtic sahrtiglgd. = wn$ic ky
bhht lg lts bn`i ngc lt dn$i ljiig n `urshry sglbb. Pai drnooic
air %gl`%irs ngc jiddic lt s`rinklgd ns = phgciric tai pirljs
hb jh$ikn%lgd. @= tahudat yhu jl%ic nglknjs = yijjic th air.
=t thh% ki ndis th `njk air chwg ngc sai `jugd th ki
binrshkijy. Pai %ipt ns%lgd ki winrlshkijy @"ns lt dhgiI
!ljj lt `hkion`%I Ph = `hkbhrtic air ndnlg.
!i `hujcg6t dh on`% th ky pjn`i oi`nusi tai kikhry hbtai sprlgd jlgdiric hg5 ngc wi `hujcg6t dh th air pjn`i slg`i
rijntlhgs wlta Kn$ls wiri ug`irtnlg. l%ijy ns ght wi6c oi
cls`h$iric. Pai ribusic th cls`nrc air brljjlis ugcir ngy
`lr`ukstng`is. !i riturgic th oi driitic oy n orngc giw
sprlgd lgtirlhr jinglgd ghg`anjngtjy ndnlgst ky chhr
shkitalgd =6c hrciric inrjlir lg tai wii%. !i tariw tai hjc
hgi hut ngc sit nohut `arlstiglgd tai giw hgi wal`a sldaic
wlta i`stnsy. Sairi wns n #hlgt kuslgd tant shki talgds stljjahjc dhhc lg tals whrjc out ns lg tals taiy anc th oi jnohuric
bhr.
ntir lg tai snki wii% Kn$ls `nki th tai chhr hb ky
rhhk ngc nphjhdlsic bhr tai uprhnr sai `rintic. Pai6c subbiric
n pngl` nttn`% ngc bhugc airsijb #injhus hb tai sltuntlhg
oitwiig ljiig ngc ki. @= `hujcg6t oijli$i = rin`tic lg su`a n
knggir sai snlc. = prhbissic ky ugcylgd jh$i bhr air ngc wiknci nkigcs bhr tai wahji talgd. )lrjs oilgd dlrjs taiy
`hgblcic lg in`a htair ngc = wns ugchgi. Sant gldat taiy
rusaic lgth ky rhhk slgdlgd ngc prlkplgd walji = jny lg oic
bhjjhwlgd tailr ngtl`s. Saiy `jlkoic lgth oic wlta ki lg phji
phsltlhg sultnojy `jnc lg tai guci wlta ght n stl`a oitwiig
taik. Saiy %ipt ripintlgd @7a "nrry = ch jh$i yhu. Bhu6ri
tai hgi bhr ki. =6$i njwnys bng`lic yhu ky cnrjlgd. it6s oi
thditair njwnys. Mslgd tai $iry tirks hb igcinrkigt =6c usicth taik. *jns taiy bjntjy ribusic th `hhpirnti. Saiy wiri
jnudalgd ngc dlddjlgd ngc jinclgd ki hg. Out tairinbtir waig
wi kit hg tai stnlrs taiy jhh%ic tarhuda ki.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
17/28
Sai bhjjhwlgd cny = wns ns%ic th riphrt th tai kngndir6s
hbbl`i. +jlkolgd tai stnlrs = bhjjhwic )hrchg wah wns tai
kngndir. "i lg turg wns oilgd stnj%ic oy n klkl` prng`lgd
lg als wn%i. =t wns +jnuci n`tlgd n%lg th tai *rtbuj Chcdir.
Ohta ldghrlgd want wns nbhht. = %gh`%ic hg als chhr. )hrchg
tai kngndir wns hgjy bl$i bhht sl8 lg`ais tnjj wlta n rhugc
bn`i ngc n `ugglgd i8prisslhg wal`a ai bujjy giicic out
clcg6t cisir$i.
Ph ky onptlsk lg `riclt crnpiry oidng. "i thjc ki ai
wngtic ki th ch tai #hurgiy hb n rip wah6c dhgi hg ahjlcny
out lb = dht kysijb stu`% = `hujc `njj hg alk ngc ai6c put ki
rldat. "i wnsg6t dhlgd nwny slg`i wndis whujcg6t njjhw su`aju8urlis. Out ai wns ci`hrntlgd tai ahusi sh ugjiss prissic
=6c jin$i alk th als jncy wlbi ngc tailr #hlgt ig`hugtir wlta tai
orlstjis.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
18/28
@anptir Swh
3urtair nc$igturis hg puojl` trngsphrt wiri giicic sh =
`nudat tai trnk. =6c oiig dl$ig n jhhsiNjinb jicdir wal`a bujjy
ch`ukigtic tai wairinohuts hb tahsi shujs wah6c oiig
subbl`ligtjy klsdulcic th tarhw tailr jht lg wlta us. = %gh`%ic
hg tai blrst chhr out ghohcy ngswiric sh = pusaic hpig tai
chhr ngc `njjic @*gyohcy tairiI *gc wahhsa; * pnlj hb
wntir alt ki ongd nklcsalps. "nc tai jncy wlta tai ou`%it altki h$ir tai ainc wlta tai `hgtnlgir = whujcg6t an$i oiig
surprlsic.
@7a =6k tirrlojy shrry. = tahudat lt wns shkiohcy ijsi n
tlgy whkng dusaic nt ki. @Phkiohcy6s oiig %gh`%lgd nt tai
chhr ngc rugglgd hbb. =6k ght an$lgd tant. =t6jj oi taik
ojiiclg6 %lcs sai snlc.
= wns shn%ic. Ky sh`%s sahis ghtalgd anc is`npic ngcwntir s1uij`aic lg ky sahis. @Saiy6ri njwnys nt lt. =6jj rug
yhu n onta sai snlc. @)h upstnlrs lt6s blrst hg tai rldat. =t6s
h%ny tairi6s pjigty hb aht wntir.
@= tahudat yhu6c an$i usic lt njj wns njj = `hujc sny. =
wns burlhus. = `hujc an$i `aiirbujjy oh8ic air inrs ns =
`jlkoic tai stnlrs crlpplgd brhk i$iry tnssij. !ntir `ns`nclgd
njhgd air !ljthg `nrpit ns = trnljic jhh%lgd bhr tai ontarhhk.
= #ust kngndic th ris`ui ky wnjjit ns sai sgnt`aic ky`jhtalgd ngc thh% taik lgth tai ohwijs hb n wijjNburglsaic
ahusi. @=6jj dit taik crlic bhr yhu sai jnudaic. @Kingwalji
yhu `ng usi ky ausongc6s sult. )hc rist als shuj sai
digubji`tic. @=t wljj blt yhu yhu6ri nohut als sl/i. Pai wns
ng`ligt. =b = anc oiig crig`aic surijy lt hudat th oi shkiohcy
n jlttji ginrir ky hwg ndi. Ptljj tai wntir wns aht ngc tairi
wns pjigty hb lt. Surg talgds th yhur nc$ngtndi = njwnys sny.
= crissic lg air jnti ausongc6s `jhtais ngc wns pjinsic =wns ug%ghwg lg tai nrin. Pai6c jibt jhgd #hags n wlgd `hjjnr
salrt ngc ng hjc chuojiNorinstic sult. = jhh%ic jl%i n cnkgic
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
19/28
ugcirtn%ir. = kngndic th rhjj up tai jids out als ohhts wiri
#ust hgi sl/i thh old.
@+hki on`% ngc =6jj an$i yhurs rincy bhr yhu sai
oinkic. *s = jibt tai chhr lt succigjy h``urric th ki =6c jibt n
jittir brhk Oiggy wal`a =6c ri`il$ic tant khrglgd lg ky hwg
sult. *gc lt wns lg`rlklgntlgd. = cnsaic on`% up tai crl$i ngc
lg ky indirgiss th ritrli$i lt = bijj h$ir tahsi cnkgic ohhts. =
jny bujj jigdta lg air crl$i `urslgd shbtjy. Saig = ghtl`ic =
wnsg6t njhgi. Sai hjc jncy wns stngclgd jhh%lgd nt ki wlta ng
nkusic drlg hg air bn`i.
@=s tals want yhu6ri jhh%lgd bhrI Pai drlggic wn$lgd tai
jittir oibhri ky $iry ghsi. @Bhu sahujcg6t oi lg su`a n aurrysai `alcic ki. @= an$ig6t oiig noji th blgc ky djnssis sh yhur
si`rit6s snbi wlta ki.
Ghw = whujc an$i th wnt`a kysijb. *gy bnrkir dhlgd oy
whujc6$i sjugd ki lg tai on`% hb als trn`thr ngc `jnlkic ki
bhr als s`nri`rhw. = `njjic nt tai si`hgc ahusi hg ky jlst ngc
wns driitic oy n klsirnojiNjhh%lgd digt wah snlc @= sii *jl`i
ans oiig n`tl$i ngc yhu6ri winrlgd Dibb6s sult. = tahudat taiy6c
ourlic alk lg tant. =t6s tai hgjy wny sai `ng dit n ojh%i6s`jhtalgd hbb taisi cnys. "i hplgic. @Ptljj lt tn%is njj shrts : =
%ghw. "i `hkklsirntic.
= trucdic nrhugc `hjji`tlgd pnykigts ngc knr%lgd tailr
`nrcs. = `hgtlguic lg tals $ilg n$hlclgd chds s1ulrrijs
pussy`nts ngc jnclis wlta ou`%its ugtlj tai lggirNkng
sldgnjjic lt wns tlki th int. Ph = nc#hurgic th tai ginrist puo
wal`a wns gl`%gnkic tai Pwlgdirs.6 = whujc jinrg ku`a jntirlt wns hg n``hugt hb tai jngcjncy6s prhwiss ns n plnglst.
= riturgic th `hjji`t ky `jhtalgd brhk tai ohjc *jl`i
%iiplgd n wnry iyi hg tai ou`%it. @Bhu6$i kngndic yhu sii
sai sklr%ic nt ki. @Bhu6$i kngndic th dit shlj hg tai ohtthks
hb als trhusirs ngc ai thh% dhhc `nri hb taik. = chg6t %ghw
want ai whujc an$i snlc nohut tant. "i wns $iry pnrtl`ujnr
wlta als sults sai sldaic. = gi$ir kigtlhgic nohut bnjjlgd
h$ir tai cnkgic sahis wal a wns tai sthry hb ky jlbi.Oislcis lt whujc an$i oiig ug`anrltnoji. = `hujc an$i
wnt`aic ky `jhtais wal//lgd rhugc nt tai jnugciritti.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
20/28
=g ky klgc6s iyi tai rndkng ah$i lgth $liw ngc = thh%
als onjjhhgs ohnrclgd tai trnk clri`tjy brhk tai `nrt `hwohy
styji. Out = dht %l`%ic hbb oy tai `hgcu`thr bhr cng`lgd jiwcjy.
nsslgd tai cipnrtkigt sthri hg ky ahkiwnrc #hurgiy = swinr
tai cukklis jiiric nt ki. * wijjNpjn`ic klsslji sittjic tailr
ansa ns = nwh%i brhk n ciip sjiip nt tai cipht. Sai tlki wns
iji$igNtalrty ngc = wns kljis brhk ahki ngc jhh%lgd bhr n
tn8l.
!i wiri i8pi`tic th `njj nt tai sahp i$iry khrglgd th
`hjji`t sth`% ngc pny tai pri$lhus cny6s tn%lgds th ng nttrn`tl$i
`nsalir wah ngswiric th +hjitti. Pai whujc olc yhu n dhhc
khrglgd6 ngc tn%i yhur `nsa. Pai wns sknjj wlta ojn`% anlrojn`% iyis ngc whri air anlr Ppnglsa styji. Pai hbtig whri n
sanwj ngc aldaNaiijic sahis. $iry khrglgd = anc tai urdi th
`ry hut 7ji;6 waig = snw air ngc prhcu`i n pnlr hb `nstngits
wal`a = whujc pjny ngc s`nttir phugc ghtis wlta wljc nongchg.
!i njsh riturgic tai sth`% wi ancg6t shjc wal`a thh% tai
oist pnrt hb tai khrglgd. Sai gi8t khrglgd = wns anujic
oibhri tai kngndir th i8pjnlg way ky tn%lgds wiri chwg. =
clcg6t kigtlhg tai puo. = thjc alk n jht hb pihpji anc pnlcchuoji tai pri$lhus wii% ngc lt whujc sittji chwg waig tai
hrldlgnj rip dht on`% ngc surrigciric als orusa.
!i `anttic up tai dlrjs wah wiri knlgjy knrrlic ngc wijj
$irsic lg tai nrt hb `al`ngiry wal`a ls tai sth`%NlgNtrnci hb
khst rips. Saiy thh% i$irytalgd wi snlc th taik wlta tai
prh$irolnj plg`a hb snjt.
7b `hursi tairi wiri jlnlshgs out taiy wiri %ipt 1ulit. =byhu bhjjhwic +jnuci waig ai wns pnylgd lg als tn%lgds ai
whujc slgd !nj%lgd Ky Onoy On`% "hki6 th +hjitti. Pai
wns knrrlic out uganppy wlta lt ngc sh +jnuci clc als oist th
aijp air orin% air knrrlndi $hws. "i whujc slgd ngc cng`i lg
puojl` ngc ahw taiy wigt hg lg prl$nti wns ngyohcy6s duiss.
+jnuci wns sknjj ngc i8trh$irt wlta ojhgc anlr ngc ruddic
dhhc jhh%s. "i anc n gl`i $hl`i ngc wns tai jlbi ngc shuj hb
tai pnrty. * gnturnj `hkiclng ngc buggy kng ai whujc diti$iryohcy dhlgd nt n dntairlgd.
=t whujc oi jnti waig yhu dht hg yhur #hurgiy ngc anrlgd
bhr tai ous wlta twh ain$y sult`nsis wns gh king bint
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
21/28
ispi`lnjjy lb yhu `nudat lt. =6c oi pjinsic waig = `hjji`tic ky
hwg `nr wal`a kingt n trlp th hgchg.
Cnc ngc = `nudat tai trnlg th tai `npltnj ngc `hjji`tic tai
`nr wal`a rislcic lg Oiggy6s dnrcig. =6c kit Oiggy lg tai
nrky ngc ndriic n prl`i. Sai tyris ngc tai onttiry wiri bjnt
ngc lt jhh%ic n shrry sldat. Cnc ngc = dht tai tyris bl8ic ngc
tai igdlgi stnrtic taig = on`%ic hut hb tai crl$i `nr$lgd up n
Dndunr wahsi hwgir thh% hbbig`i. !ijj ai whujc whujcg6t
aiI
= dht hut hb tai `nr th oi kit oy tai crl$ir6s klgcir wah
sgnppic @Sai ohss wngts th sii yhu `ugt. Sai spin%ir wns
nt jinst sl8 bhht sl8 lg`ais ngc ng i8Norulsir lb = i$ir snw hgi. =wigt rhugc th tai crl$ir6s slci. !ijj = wns prhpijjic ngc
bhr`ic th tai wlgchw ngc ky ainc cu`%ic th kiit tai kng lg
tai on`% sint surrhugcic oy als kntis. Ky khuta wns cry ngc
= anc $lslhgs hb blgclgd kysijb lg n `rusair njj `uoic ngc tai
`nr wrnppic. *jj tant wns klsslgd wns tai dnljyN`hjhuric
rloohg.
@=6k shrry Ohss = kuttiric aukojy. @=t wns ky bnujt. =
clcg6t king yhu gh anrk.@Bhu6c oittir wnt`a lt yhu jlttji ojiicir. Bhu6ri lg tai old
`lty ghw sh klgc yhur knggirs waig yhu kiit yhur ijcirs
ngc oittirs hr yhu6jj oi bhr lt. "i drugtic drlgglgd nt als
aig`akig. Ghw th tai oist hb ky %ghwjicdi =6c gi$ir oiig lg
tai `hkpngy hb `rhh%s out taisi wiri tai ginrist =6c oiig.
Crissic lg +rhkoli h$ir`hnts taiy jhh%ic tai pnrt wlta
sultnoji oujdis. Sai ohss kng n``iptic tai nphjhdy. "nc =%ghwg taig want = %ghw ghw =6c an$i jibt tant cnkgic khthr
lg Oiggy6s dnrcig. = cldriss. Sai lg`lcigt sh upsit Cnc tant ai
`nudat tai tuoi on`% th &lgd6s +rhss ngc = jibt alk th dit tai
trnlg on`% ahki.
= bhugc ky wny on`% th Altn6s wah wngtic th %ghw want
anc anppigic th Cnc sh = thjc air ai6c dht `hjc biit ngc anc
dhgi ahki th kn%i suri tai driig drnss stljj bjhurlsaic. Pai
ns%ic ki th cis`rloi tai ojh%is wal`a = clc. Pai `hgblrkic=6c chgi tai rldat talgd lg ght dl$lgd taik ngy nddrh ngc
suddistic = stny tai gldat. = `hujc jin$i tai gi8t khrglgd sai
anc n spnri oic lt wns gh trhuoji ngc sai6c oi djnc hb tai
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
22/28
`hkpngy. = tang%ic air prhbusijy out ci`jlgic. = clcg6t wngt
Oiggy th dit tai wrhgd ngdji. = tahudat =6c dht subbl`ligt hb
Oiggy6s `nstNhbbs wlta tai `nr wal`a = i8nklgic wlta shki
klsdl$lgds. !i6c ojhwg up tai tyris wal`a kingt lt ghw
sthhc nt jiss hb n rn%lsa ngdji tang oibhri. =t anc n bnorl` ohcy
ngc bjiw tai bjnd hb tai Ptngcnrc Khthr +hkpngy. = duissic lt
ancg6t siig +h$igtry bhr si$irnj yinrs ngc whgciric lb = wigt
tant wny ahki lt whujc clslgtidrnti ngc dh tarhuda tai dntis
curlgd n blt hb ahkisl`%giss. =t anc wltasthhc tai Ojlt/ ngc njj
tai )irkng ohkoirs anc tarhwg lts wny. = whujc shhg
cls`h$ir lt anc n thp spiic hb bhrtyNkljis ng ahur wlta n
bhjjhwlgd wlgc. *gc tai i8anust wns ghlsy. Out lb lt dht lgth ns`rnp lt `hujc an$i wltasthhc n tng% ngc = whujc burtair jinrg
lt `hujc `aiw up n Ahjjir splt lt hut ngc `hki on`% bhr khri.
3hrtugntijy lt wns 1ulit hg tai rhncs out cnkgic `hjc. =
anc ng hjc nrky drint`hnt wal`a anc dl$ig stirjlgd sir$l`i ns
tai `nr anc gh aintir. = pjhccic hut hb hgchg thwnrcs tai
)rint Ghrta Ahnc dnlgic tai *> ngc pujjic lgth n dnrndi bhr
shki pitrhj. Saig = cls`h$iric tai rinshg bhr ky cls`hkbhrt :
tai on`%chhr wns swlgdlgd hpig. = bl8ic tals wlta shki twlgi= bhugc lg tai ohht. Sai `nr wns shkiwant ngtl1untic wlta tai
pitrhj tng% ugcir tai ohggit ngc gh ldgltlhg %iy #ust n sthp
swlt`a ugcir tai cnsaohnrc. = anc th %iip sthpplgd th rug
nrhugc tai talgd th %iip ky `lr`ujntlhg whr%lgd.
Pahrtjy nbtir tai on`% chhr lg`lcigt = wns sthppic oy tai
jnw wah pujjic up lg brhgt hb ki ngc wngtic ky citnljs. =
dn$i taik briijy ngc waljst hgi aijc ki lg `hg$irsntlhg taihtair jhh%ic nrhugc tai khthr. Saiy wngtic th tist tai orn%is
ngc snlc = ancg6t th jin$i lt lg dinr.
Saiy aubbic ngc pubbic trylgd th sah$i lt. Saiy clcg6t
stngc n `ang`i oi`nusi tant6s want = clc : put lt lg dinr. Swh
ourjy `hppirs wiri dnsplgd ngc waii/lgd trylgd th sah$i tai
`nr nwny. Saiy clcg6t sthp ki bhr spiiclgd.
Cnc thjc ki jntir ai tahudat =6c an$i jibt lt lg hgchg out
=6c pnlc bhr lt ngc = clcg6t wngt shki wlci ohy aijplgd alksijbth ky `anrlht. "nc = out %ghwg tai trhuoji lt whujc `nusi
ki5
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
23/28
Cnc snlc @= chg6t wngt yhu talg%lgd hb dittlgd n `nrn$ng
ngc rugglgd n ug`a ngc Ducy brhk lt.
@*s lb = whujc Cnc = drlggic nt alk. !aig = wns n %lc =
`hujcg6t dit ighuda hb tant sahw sh Kuk knci ki tai
`hstukis hb tai `anrn`tirs ngc Cnc $iry angcy wlta als
angcs knci tai puppits. 7g sukkir i$iglgds =6c `hrgir tai
knr%it wlta tai jh`nj %lcs ngc wi6c an$i n sahw. Mgoi%ghwg
th Kuk ngc Cnc = wns `anrdlgd tai %lcs bhr lt wal`a clcg6t
dh chwg wlta tailr pnrigts sh tai sahw wns orhudat th n
spiicy `hg`juslhg waig hgi hb taik kigtlhgic lt th Kuk.
Kuk ngc Cnc wiri njwnys lg oic inrjy slg`i Cnc wns
njwnys hbb th whr% nt shki ugdhcjy ahur. Sai `nr wns pnr%icugcir tai wlgchw ngc dn$i ki n stipplgdNsthgi th ky
oicrhhk wlgchw hg gldats = bhrdht ky %iy : hr oittir stljj th
dit dlrjs lg.
@"n$i yhu dht shkiohcy chwg tairiI =sg6t lt tlki taiy
wiri dhlgd ahkiI =t6s tig h6`jh`% ngc yhur Cnc ans th dh th
whr% lg tai khrglgd; sahutic Kuk.
@!i6ri #ust dhlgd Kuk. Pai `hujc ainr n plg crhp nt
bhrty ynrcs. Saig wi whujc `nt`a tai jnst trnk. =t wns khritang ky jlbi wns whrta th dit tai `nr hut slg`i wi kldat
clsturo tai gildaohurs.
$igtunjjy = wns dl$ig ky hwg rhugc tals tlki wlta n
giw supir$lshr ky hjc knti Cnggy. !i oi`nki blrk brligcs
slg`i wi ohta anc shkitalgd lg `hkkhg kljltnry
on`%drhugcs. Cnggy wns tnjj ngc sjlk wlta ojn`% wn$y anlr
ruddic binturis ngc n kljltnry oinrlgd.= nrrngdic th kiit Cnggy lg n puo lg !n%iblijc. = bhrdit
tai gnki out lt wns pujjic chwg sahrtjy nbtirwnrcs prhonojy
bhr ahuslgd ugcislrnojis jl%i us. =t wns n dhhc ohh/ir out
sthhc lg tai wny hb prhdriss sh lt anc th dh.
7g ky wny ahki = tngdjic wlta n Ahjjir. =g tai pnst lt
anc prhonojy oiig n ainrsi out wns ghw hg tai up ndnlg ngc
pjlic n tn8l pjnti. Sai `no anc tai klsbhrtugi th sphrt n sahrtN
wn$i rnclh ngc tai tn8l crl$ir `hgtn`tic als onsi sh = wnsugchgi; Sai phjl`i wiri `njjic ngc ns%ic ki lb =6c oiig
crlg%lgd. 7b `hursi = snlc gh ngc bhr shki rinshg oist %ghwg
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
24/28
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
25/28
@anptir Sarii
Ptnrtlgd whr% nbtir tai ahjlcnys = wigt th sii tai kngndir ngc
thjc alk = whujc an$i th jin$i oi`nusi tai `nr wns oidlgglgd
th `hst ki n blstbuj.
@Chg6t whrry nohut tant. = wngt shkiohcy th rug tai digt6s
hutblttirs. Bhu `ng an$i ng lg`rinsi lg wndis ngc gh `nr th rug.
Out yhu6jj an$i th whr% Pugcnys wal`a = clc ngywny.
@Blppii; = `rlic wlta ugclsdulsic djii. =t wns tai `nrwal`a wns `hstlgd ki n ohko ngc = wnsg6t dhlgd th whr% #ust
th %iip tai `nr hg tai rhnc. = %ghw kljjlhgs ch lt out lt wnsg6t
bhr ki.
Ghw taiy wiri hg tai htair slci hb tai big`i = `hujcg6t
oijli$i ky i8N`hjjinduis wiri su`a s`aiklgd `rhh%s. +jnuci
whujc ridujnrjy tn%i als wlbi hut th tin cng`is. 7gi nbtirghhg
wi kit. = ghtl`ic als wlbi Kurlij wns winrlgd n ojui `hnt. =twns n `jhsi blt typi wal`a anc oi`hki phpujnr. Oy irrhr lt
wns riturgic th ky cipnrtkigt ngc `ldnritti igcs wiri bhugc
lg tai ph`%its.
@"hw clc tals anppig ch yhu talg%I = ns%ic +jnuci.
@Chg6t ohtair nohut tant. = i8pi`t lt wns ky wlbi wah jibt
taik lg ai drlggic. @*jj tai jncs usi tai blrk6s dinr. 3ng`y
yhu ght %ghwlgd tant. "i drlggic nt ki.
=b n kng `nki lgth tai digt6s cipnrtkigt bhr n rincyNkncisult ai whujc pl`% tai blrst hgi tant blttic. Out lb ai anc als
wlbi wlta alk ai whujc try hg tai blrst anjb ch/ig taig ai
whujc `hki on`% th tai blrst hgi ai6c trlic hg5 *gc wal`a
sai npprh$ic hb;
Sai sahp wns n an$ig hb dhsslp khst hb lt ugtrui. Out lt
orldatigic tai cny bhr khst pihpji wah whr%ic tairi. 7g`i
wi anc n trlp th tai sinslci ngc hgi yhugd dlrj `nki on`% wlta
shkitalgd sai ancg6t tn%ig wlta air out air ausongc jh$ic aircinrjy njj tai khri bhr tai cnudatir sai prisigtic alk wlta.
!lta #ust n biw cnys th dh Cnggy kigtlhgic lg als `nsunj
wny @=t6s tai trlp hg Saurscny ngc = `ng6t dh lg tals sult.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
26/28
@= `ng6t sii want wns wrhgd wlta lt = snlc.
@=6jj tijj taii want6s wrhgd lt6s %gn`%iric ai khngic.
@Knyoi = ndriic. @= `ng dit n `hupji brhk tai sahp bhr
tai cny out wi6jj an$i th an$i taik on`% bhr tai gi8t cny.
Gi$ir hgi bhr anjb kinsuris ai snlc @!alji yhu6ri nt lt n
`hupji hb pnlrs hb sahis : klgi6s n sl/i glgi. "i drlggic.
@!ijj yhu6c oittir pl`% ki up oi`nusi = an$ig6t dht n
`nr = riklgcic alk.
@= %ghw yhu chg6t an$i n `nr oi`nusi =6k yhur ugpnlc
crl$ir ai kuttiric. @= ahpi yhu6$i dht tai rldat sl/i lg
sahis ai snlc.
@=6$i dht yhu n sl/i glgi ngc n bhrtyNtwh lg n sult = thjcalk.
@3hrtyNbhur whujc an$i oiig oittir ai sldaic.
@*gytalgd wljj blt n gn%ic `rhw ky Cnc njwnys snlc =
thjc alk.
@Saii Cnc ls ght winrlgd tals Cnggy drugtic.
+hki Saurscny wi `jlkoic nohnrc tai ous. "n$lgd pnlc
lg hur tn%lgds. )hrchg wnsg6t jittlgd us jht jhhsi lg Ojn`%phhj
wlta tai blrk6s `nsa out ai angcic hut hur wndis. !i wirijl%i tai %lcs jit jhhsi nbtir s`ahhj. * cny hut ngc khgiy lg hur
ph`%its; Cnggy ngc = wigt chwg tai "ijtir P%ijtir winrlgd
hur orngc giw dinr. )hrchg tai kngndir wns stngclgd nt tai
ohtthk ngc wngtic th %ghw lb lt wns `nr sth`%. @7b `hursi =
`rlic bujj hb ohgahkli. !aig wi dht on`% ai6c put taik hg
tai n``hugt sh wi anc th pny bhr taik. Sh `rhwg lt Cnggy
anc jlkpic nrhugc tai bnlr `lty winrlgd hgi hb ky sahis n sl/iildat an$lgd sjugd tai hrldlgnj lg n blt hb rndi; !i spigt ng
ndi sii%lgd lt ns lt anc ohug`ic lgth n wnsti jlttirolg.
!nj%lgd th whr% tai gi8t khrglgd = rinjlsic =6c an$i th
ch shkitalgd nohut tai hjc `nr =6c ohudat. =t ancg6t oiig
rugglgd bhr n wii% hr twh ngc = clcg6t an$i giic bhr su`a
i8pigsl$i ju8urlis ghw = anc tai digt6s cipnrtkigt th `hgtigc
wlta.
7gi talgd tant njwnys pu//jic ki nohut tai hjc khthr wns= `hujc hgjy put bhur dnjjhgs lg nt tai hgi tlki. = njwnys kingt
th an$i n jhh% nt lt out njwnys %ipt dittlgd slciNtrn`%ic.
Shkhrrhw oilgd Pugcny = lgtigcic th an$i n dhhc jhh% nt lt th
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
27/28
sii want tai prhojik wns. =t wnsg6t ns lb = wns i8pi`tlgd tai
$l`nr.
=6c #ust ri`il$ic n jittir brhk Altn tijjlgd ki shki pihpji
brhk hgchg wiri wngtlgd ky nccriss ngc taiy kldat oi lg
thu`a ridnrclgd tai khthr. Saiy6c thjc air taiy whujc dl$i ki
tarii tlkis want =6c pnlc bhr lt. Sals wns lkpjnusloji. = tahudat
taiy wiri #h%lgd5
!airi = dnrndic tai khthr tai chhr spic rhugc hg n
pujjiy. *jns lts spiiclgd cnys wiri h$ir sh lt anc th oi
knghiu$ric sh tant n djlkkir hb jldat kldat oi siig. lbtlgd
tai ohggit = cls`h$iric tai pitrhj tng%. Mgcirginta wns n
cukky : ho$lhusjy tai rinshg way =6c oiig ugnoji th put lghgjy n jlkltic nkhugt. Saiy6c knci n gint #ho out = wns
ugnoji th jlbt lt hut. Ky ainrt ointlgd wljcjy = struddjic th jlbt
lt. =6c ohrrhwic n ojh`% ngc tn`%ji thditair wlta n pl`%Nup
tru`% brhk n brligcjy s`rnp kng. = ahh%ic tai pujjiy th tai
oink hb tai dnrndi ngc wrnppic tai `anlg nrhugc tai tng%. *t
hgi phlgt tai oink hb tai dnrndi oidng th san%i ns = wlg`aic
tai tng% hut sh tant = anc $lslhgs hb tai jht `hklgd chwg hg
ki. * $hl`i nt tai slci hb ki ns%ic lb = wns an$lgd prhojiksngc n jlttji hjc kng wah kust an$i oiig si$igty ns%ic lb ai
`hujc aijp.
Sai $hl`i sh stnrtjic ki = cnkg ginr jit dh. !lta ns ku`a
ci`hruk ns = `hujc kustir = i8pjnlgic th ky $lslthr tant = wns
#ust dhlgd : tai jnst talgd = wngtic wns ghsy gildaohurs. =
jh`%ic up ugcir als dn/i ngc wigt bhr n crl$i ahplgd ai6c oi
lg tai puo waig = riturgic. "njb ng ahur jntir = wns on`%. =%giw pitrhj anc oiig s`nr`i curlgd tai wnr ngc `hgsi1uigtjy
rntlhgic sh wns tals n suppjikigtnry tng%I =6c tn%ig tai
pri`nutlhg hb orlgdlgd nghtair tng% ngywny.
Ghw wltahut tai `hkbhrt hb prylgd iyis = ristnrtic ky
jnohurs. = anc n aijj hb n #ho th hpig tai chhrs : = kust an$i
clsjhcdic taik curlgd ky ibbhrts wlta ojh`% ngc tn`%ji. Pwint
wns phurlgd brhk ki ngc ght hgjy brhk ky i8irtlhgs. Ky
sthkn`a wns %ghttic wlta binr ns = dht ohta tng%s hbb. = crnlgictai buij lgth tai htair tng% ngc stnrtic th tn%i npnrt tai tng% =
wns chuotbuj nohut.
8/12/2019 Poor Man's Gold by Harry Gallagher
28/28
!hr%lgd sjhwjy wlta ankkir ngc `alsij = trlic th kn%i
suri = clcg6t `rinti n spnr% wal`a whujc an$i cispnt`aic ki
th &lgdchk +hki. =t wns n jnohrlhus tns% ngc kngy tlkis =
`hujc an$i tarhwg lg tai thwij ns = `alppic nwny nt tai
suspi`t tng%. = wns khri citirklgic tang i$ir ghw tahsi ohys
brhk tai skh%i wiri hbbirlgd th dl$i ki khgiy bhr tai riturg
hb tai hjc #njhpy. =t #ust clcg6t kn%i sigsi.
= dht tai tng% hpig sh tant = `hujc i8nklgi lts si`rits.
!rnppic lg hljs%lgs wiri onrs hb dhjc; *jj salgy ngc orldat.
Saiy sahgi lg tai klcNkhrglgd sug. Saiy anc n ciohgnlr jhh%
nohut taik ns lb oy lkpjl`ntlhg taiy6c %ghwg oittir cnys. Ght
bhr taik whujc tairi oi tai ldghklgy hb oilgd `nst lgthsh$irildgs. Gh wny; *pprhn`a ngy #iwijjir ngc yhu6c oi
sahwg tai chhr: nssuklgd yhu6c kngndic th dit tarhuda lt lg
tai blrst pjn`i : ngc oibhri yhu `hujc s`nrpir chwg tai ginrist
dlggij n s1unc `nr whujc oi prhwjlgd ngc sii%lgd yhur
wairinohuts.
Khri 1uistlhgs tang ngswirs blric nrhugc ky nccjic ornlg
ns = nc#hurgic th tai ginrist ohh/ir ngc sng% n plgt. 7gi
wnsg6t ighuda ns = struddjic th `hki th tirks wlta ky blgc. =riturgic th tai s`igi hb ky jnohurs th oury tai i$lcig`i
`urslgd ngc swinrlgd nt tai ngtl`s hb Oiggy ngc als ojiiclg6
rijntl$is. Ghw = wns lg n rldat ojiiclg6 kiss. Sai hgchg kho
whujcg6t oi jhgd oibhri taiy wiri ornylgd nt ky chhr. Bhu
`hujc oit hg tant. Snj% nohut pngl`; = wns lg n rldat bjnp. !ant
tai aijj wns = dhlgd th chI
Recommended