一架紅木鋼琴 the red ahgany ian (第1/9頁)
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Manyyearsago，whenIwasayoungmaninmytwenties，IworkedasasalesmanforaSt。Louisianocomany。
Wesoldourianosalloverthestatebyadvertisinginsmalltownnewsaersandthen，whenwehadreceivedsufficientrelies，wewouldloadourlittletrucks，driveintotheareaandselltheianostothosewhohadrelied。
EverytimeweadvertisedinthecottoncountryofSoutheastMissouri，wewouldreceivearelyonaostcardwhichsaid，ineffect，“Pleasebringmeanewianoformylittlegranddaughter。Itmustberedmahogany。Icanay$10amonthwithmyeggmoney。”Theoldladyscrawledonandonandonthatostcarduntilshefilleditu，thenturneditoverandevenwroteonthefront——aroundandaroundtheedgesuntiltherewasbarelyroomfortheaddress。
Ofcourse，wecouldnotsellanewianofor$10amonth。Nofinancecomanywouldcarryacontractwithaymentsthatsmall，soweignoredherostcards。
Oneday，however，Ihaenedtobeinthatareacallingonotherrelies，andoutofcuriosityIdecidedtolooktheoldladyu。IfoundrettymuchwhatIexected:theoldladylivedinaoneroomshare-croerscabininthemiddleofacottonfield。
Thecabinhadadirtfloorandtherewerechickensinthehouse。Obviously，theoldladycouldnothavequalifiedtourchaseanythingoncredit—nocar，nohone，norealjob，nothingbutaroofoverherheadandnotaverygoodoneatthat。Icouldseedaylightthroughitinseverallaces。Herlittlegranddaughterwasabout10，barefootandwearingafeed-sackdress。
Iexlainedtotheoldladythatwecouldnotsellanewianofor$10amonthandthatsheshouldstowritingtouseverytimeshesawourad。Idroveawayheartsick，butmyadvicehadnoeffect—shestillsentusthesameostcardeverysixweeks。Alwayswantinganewiano，redmahogany，lease，andswearingshewouldnevermissa$10ayment。Itwassad。
Acouleofyearslater，Iownedmyownianocomany，andwhenIadvertisedinthatarea，theostcardsstartedcomingtome。Formonths，Iignoredthem—whatelsecouldIdo?
