tailieunhanh - LUYỆN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH QUA TÁC PHẨM VĂN HỌC-SHORT STORY BY O’HENRY- An Afternoon Miracle

SHORT STORY BY O’HENRY An Afternoon Miracle Đây là một serries truyện ngắn anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng quen thuộc. Nhằm giúp các em và các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh | SHORT STORY BY O HENRY An Afternoon Miracle At the United States end of an international river bridge four armed rangers sweltered in a little dobe hut keeping a fairly faithful espionage upon the lagging trail of passengers from the Mexican side. Bud Dawson proprietor of the Top Notch Saloon had on the evening previous violently ejected from his premises one Leandro Garcia for alleged violation of the Top Notch code of behaviour. Garcia had mentioned twenty-four hours as a limit by which time he would call and collect a painful indemnity for personal satisfaction. This Mexican although a tremendous braggart was thoroughly courageous and each side of the river respected him for one of these attributes. He and a following of similar bravoes were addicted to the pastime of retrieving towns from stagnation. The day designated by Garcia for retribution was to be further signalised on the American side by a cattlemen s convention a bull fight and an old settlers barbecue and picnic. Knowing the avenger to be a man of his word and believing it prudent to court peace while three such gently social relaxations were in progress Captain McNulty of the ranger company stationed there detailed his lieutenant and three men for duty at the end of the bridge. Their instructions were to prevent the invasion of Garcia either alone or attended by his gang. Travel was slight that sultry afternoon and the rangers swore gently and mopped their brows in their convenient but close quarters. For an hour no one had crossed save an old woman enveloped in a brown wrapper and a black mantilla driving before her a burro loaded with kindling wood tied in small bundles for peddling. Then three shots were fired down the street the sound coming clear and snappy through the still air. The four rangers quickened from sprawling symbolic figures of indolence to alert life but only one rose to his feet. Three turned their eyes beseechingly but hopelessly upon the fourth who had gotten nimbly up and was