世界名著现实关联读《飘》（Gone with the wind ）（23） (第2/3页)

mparehimwithrealwhitetrashliketheSlatterysAblejustain’trich.He’sasmallfarmer，notabigplanter，andiftheboysthoughtenoughofhimtoelecthimlieutenant，thenit’snotforanydarkytotalkimpudentabouthim.TheTroopknowswhatit’sdoing.”

    Thetroopofcavalryhadbeenorganizedthreemonthsbefore，theverydaythatGeorgiasecededfromtheUnion，andsincethentherecruitshadbeenwhistlingforwar.Theoutfitwasasyetunnamed，thoughnotforwantofsuggestions.Everyonehadhisownideaonthatsubjectandwasloathtorelinquishit，justaseveryonehadideasaboutthecolorandcutoftheuniforms.“ClaytonWildCats，”“FireEaters，”“NorthGeorgiaHussars，”“Zouaves，”“TheInlandRifles”(althoughtheTroopwastobearmedwithpistols，sabersandbowieknives，andnotwithrifles)，“TheClaytonGrays，”“TheBloodandThunderers，”“TheRoughandReadys，”allhadtheiradherents.Untilmattersweresettled，everyonereferredtotheorganizationastheTroopand，despitethehigh-soundingnamefinallyadopted，theywereknowntotheendoftheirusefulnesssimplyas“TheTroop.”

    Theofficerswereelectedbythemembers，fornooneintheCountyhadhadanymilitaryexperienceexceptafewveteransoftheMexicanandSeminolewarsand，besides，theTroopwouldhavescornedaveteranasaleaderiftheyhadnotpersonallylikedhimandtrustedhim.EveryonelikedthefourTarletonboysandthethreeFontaines，butregretfullyrefusedtoelectthem，becausetheTarletonsgotlickereduptooquicklyandlikedtoskylark，andtheFontaineshadsuchquick，murderoustempers.AshleyWilkeswaselectedcaptain，becausehewasthebestriderintheCountyandbecausehiscoolheadwascountedontokeepsomesemblanceoforder.RaifordCalvertwasmadefirstlieutenant，becauseeverybodylikedRaif，andAbleWynder，sonofaswamptrapper，himselfasmallfarmer，waselectedsecondlieutenant.

    Ablewasashrewd，gravegiant，illiterate，kindofheart，olderthantheotherboysandwithasgoodorbettermannersinthepresenceofladies.TherewaslittlesnobberyintheTroop.Toomanyoftheirfathersandgrandfathershadcomeuptowealthfromthesmallfarmerclassforthat.Moreover，AblewasthebestshotintheTroop，arealsharpshooterwhocouldpickouttheeyeofasquirrelatseventy-fiveyards，and，too，heknewallaboutlivingoutdoors，buildingfiresintherain，trackinganimalsandfindingwater.TheTroopbowedtorealworthandmoreover，becausetheylikedhim，theymadehimanofficer.Heborethehonorgravelyandwithnountowardconceit，asthoughitwereonlyhisdue.Buttheplante