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Chapter2思念里的流浪狗HomelessDogsinMyMind
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预知未来的狗JimtheW
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In1925，SamVanArsdale，proprietoroftheRuffHotelinMarshall，Missouri，purEerpuppyinLouisiana.Thepuppywassideredtheleastpromisierandwassoldatathrorice.Thedogwasnothiolookatashehadusuallybigpawsandanungainlyappearance.SamdeJi
JimgreanionforSaThedogwassmartandgood-natured，andSamleasedwithhis“bargain”
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Oneday，whenJimwasthreeyearsold，heandSamwerewalkingthroughthewoods.Theweatherwashot，andSamsaidtoJim，“e，boy，letsgoaleunderahickorytree.”
Thereesoftreesinthewoods，butJimranstraightovertoahickorytree.Samrised.Nodoubtitwasjusta，SamsaidtoJim，“Showmeablackoaktree.”
WhenJimrabladputhisrightpaworee，Samwasamazed.Thistpossiblybetrue.
“Showmewalnuttree，”
hesaid，andJimraotheandputhispawonit.Samuedwitheverythihinkof-astump，hazelbushes，acedartree，evenatin.Jimcorretifiedthemall.Samcouldhardlybelievetheevidenceofhisowneyes.Howcouldadogdosugs?
Samweoldhispened.
Shesaidflatly，“SamVanArsdale，youtellme，butdontgotellinganyoneelse.”
Sampersuadedhisaothewoods，whereJimputoperformance.Sheshookherheadi-Samscrazystorywastrue！
&hefewdays，Samthelptellinghisfriendsaroundtownwhathissmartdogiledathimilyandmovedoffprettyfast.
Onemandidlisten，althoughofcoursehetical.Sam，notigthatthemanhadparkedhisthestreetafewyardsaway，toldJimtoshowthemanwhichcarwashis.Jimwentstraighttothedputhisfrontpawonit.
&hermaheliseplatenumberofhiscar.Samwroteitdoieceofpaperandputthepaperonthesidewalk.HetoldJimtoidehouthesitation，Jimwalkedtothequestion.
Afterislikethese，Jimsreputationspreadlikewildfirearouown.Soonhewasdemhispowersielforamazedcrowdsofuptoahuatime.ThereseemedtobenolimittowhatJimcoulddo.Whenpeoplewereinthelobby，hecoulddetermiroomheyothehotel，ittifypetotheclothestheywore，thecoloroftheirhair-ihefactthatdhttobed-theirprofession，and，ihemilitary，theirrank.
&heskepticssaid，SamwassecretlysignalingtoJiAlthoughnoneofSam‘sfriendsandassociatesquestioegrity，knowinghimtobeaplain-speakingmanwhowouldn’tdreamofdegothers，onewomathistheory.Shehadthecleverideatowriteaninstruinshorthand；whichSamdidand.WhenSamshowedJimthepaperonwhistruwaswritten，andtoldhimtodowhateveritsaid，Jimweoaman.Thewomanshouted，“Hesdoingit！”
Thensheexplaiheinstruwas，“Showusthemanwithrolledsocks.”
JimsreputationspreadfarbeyoownofMarshall.Neersandmagazinesfromalloverthetryseocoverthestory.Theywentaway，likeeveryoneelse，amazed.JimbeastheW.
Jimsfeatsarousedstifidmedicalcuriosity.HewasexamierinariansatMissouriStateUy，whosaidthattherewasnothingunusualaboutJim-physically，hewasjustlikeaheycouldofferionforhisunytalent.
Oneday，somefriendspersuadedSamtotestJimfurther.Couldhepossiblypredictthefuture?SamtookaheKehatyearhewrotedowhehorsesonpiecesofpaperthathethenlaidonthefoor.HeaskedJimtoselectthehorsethatwouldwin.Jimputhispawoheslipsofpaper，utinalockedsafeuherace.ItturhatJimhadpickedthewiedhissuccessthefollowingyear，andsoonforsevensuccessiveyears.
SamwasnotagamblingmaedtoprofitfromJim‘sabilitiestoforetellthefuture.HereylettersandtelegramsrequestingJim’spredisofwinninghorses.SomepeopleofferedtosplittheproftswithSaButSamneverwavered.edinaluParamountforJimtoworkinmoviesforayear.Likethemodestmidwesternerhewas，Samsaidhedidn‘treallyhemoneyanddidn’twanttoercializeJi
Astimepassed，theboweenSamandJimgrew.Sam‘sloveforJimwasthatofamanfreatestfriend.Andthedog’sabilitytodoanythingSamaskedwasjustoofJimsdeepdevotiontowardsSaSowheheageoftwelvein1937，Samwasdevastated.AhewholetownofMarshallwasstuheloss.JimwasburiedintheRidgeParkCemetery，wherehissmallwhiteheadstoheW.
萨姆·范·阿斯代尔是密苏里州马歇尔镇拉夫旅馆的老板。
1925年，他从路易斯安那州买回了一只英国塞特小猎狗。
他被认为是这窝小狗中最没前途的一只，并且几乎是以白送的价格卖的。
这只小狗看上去毫无特别之处，像大多数狗一样，有着一双大爪子和一张丑陋的嘴脸。
萨姆决定叫他“吉姆”
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