Tomass Mains R\u012bds<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zebulona Celma neticam\u0101 d\u0113ka<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daudz da\u017e\u0101dus d\u012bvai\u0146us man gad\u012bjies redz\u0113t sav\u0101 dz\u012bv\u0113, ta\u010du Zebulons Celms, jeb vecais Zebs, \u0161is Daniela B\u016bna dzimtas mednieku p\u0113ctecis, laikam ir d\u012bvain\u0101kais no tiem, kurus esmu sastapis.Vi\u0146a paties\u0101 kaisl\u012bba bija med\u012bbas un rastos asa v\u0101rdu apmai\u0146a starp veco Zebu un vi\u0146a oponentu, kur\u0161 uzdro\u0161in\u0101tos apgalvot, ka med\u012bb\u0101s tas dodas tikai t\u0101pat vien- lai izklaid\u0113tos. Zebs it visam, ko tas dar\u012bja, pieg\u0101ja ar nopietn\u012bbu un pamat\u012bgumu, t\u0101d\u0113\u013c savus amata br\u0101\u013cus, kuri \u0161o lietu veica k\u0101 amatieri, tas nicin\u0101ja, lai gan v\u0101rdiskus iebildumus pret tiem nec\u0113la. Laikam tas man vi\u0146\u0101 ar\u012b patika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sevi, \u0161aj\u0101 zi\u0146\u0101, es var\u0113ju uzskat\u012bt par glu\u017ei privili\u0123\u0113tu, jo \u0161is vecais savdabis k\u013cuva par manu gidu un instruktoru daudz\u0101s m\u016bsu kop\u012bg\u0101s med\u012bbu reiz\u0113s, k\u0101 ar\u012b laipni iepaz\u012bstin\u0101ja ar daudziem amerik\u0101\u0146u kokapstr\u0101des nosl\u0113pumiem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tom\u0113r k\u0101 viens no liel\u0101kajiem nosl\u0113pumiem, man bija un palika pats vecais Zebs, un pag\u0101ja krietns laiks, pirms es to at\u0161\u0137etin\u0101ju. Vi\u0146\u0161 bija iespaid\u012bgs v\u012brs- savas se\u0161as p\u0113das (182, 88 centimetri) liels, n\u0113s\u0101ja brie\u017e\u0101das kreklu un m\u0113teli, kur\u0161, ac\u012bmredzami, reiz bijis za\u013c\u0161, bet nu izbal\u0113jis dzelten\u012bgs, vi\u0146a seju aizsedza plata filca cepure, lai to neskartu saules stari, t\u0101s ret\u0101s reizes, kad vi\u0146\u0161 taj\u0101 izn\u0101ca, k\u0101j\u0101s ap\u0101vis alig\u0101tora \u0101das z\u0101bakus, kurus nosedza varav\u012bk\u0161\u0146ainu garo bik\u0161u stari. Es saku- t\u0101s ret\u0101s reizes, kad vi\u0146\u0161 izn\u0101ca saules gaism\u0101, jo, p\u0113c savas b\u016bt\u012bbas, \u0161is v\u012brs bija diezgan savrups cilv\u0113ks. Visu, kas attiecas uz vi\u0146u, tas labprat patur\u0113ja pie sevis. Ar\u012b tas, ko \u012bsti vecais Zebs sauca par savu m\u0101jvietu, man ilgu laiku bija nosl\u0113pumain\u012bbas migl\u0101 t\u012bts. To, ka t\u0101 atrodas milz\u012bga k\u013cavas koka pa\u0113n\u0101, dab\u016bju zin\u0101t tikai tad, kad m\u016bsu draudz\u012bba bija p\u0101rbaud\u012bta ar laika z\u012bmogu un biju ieguvis, Zebapr\u0101t, pietiekamu uztic\u012bbu, lai \u0161\u0101du konfidicion\u0101lu inform\u0101ciju sniegtu. T\u0101 bija m\u0101jvieta vi\u0146am, vi\u0146a \u0136iparam, jeb Celma kundzei, k\u0101 vi\u0146\u0161 m\u0113dza saukt savu sievu, vis\u0101m vi\u0146u mant\u0101m un tam, uz kuru tas m\u016b\u017edien \u0146\u0113m\u0101s \u0161\u0137end\u0113ties, bet kur\u0161 ar\u012b bija uzticams pavadonis vi\u0146a bezgal\u012bgajos klejojumos, proti vi\u0146a vecais zirgs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kad nu biju redz\u0113jis visu,kas, ac\u012bmredzot, bija man j\u0101redz vi\u0146a \u201cvalst\u012bb\u0101\u201d, piepe\u0161i man rad\u0101s pats par sevi \u201cdzimis\u201d jaut\u0101jums- kur gan vi\u0146\u0161 to visu sev \u0146em, un reiz es ievaic\u0101jos, t\u012bras intereses p\u0113c:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSaki, Zeb, k\u0101 gan tu vari izdz\u012bvot \u0161aj\u0101 nost\u016br\u012b t\u0101 \u012bsti neko nedarot, k\u0101 man \u0161\u0137iet?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSkaties, t\u0101 ir mana iztik\u0161ana!\u201d Zebs nor\u0101d\u012bja uz telpas t\u0101l\u0101ko st\u016bri, kur bija samestas da\u017e\u0101du zv\u0113ru \u0101das, k\u0101 ar\u012b brie\u017eu ga\u013ca, piedev\u0101m \u201ces to visu p\u0101rdodu un sa\u0146emu par to \u201csmuku\u201d naudi\u0146u, t\u0101 ir \u201cejo\u0161a prece\u201d vienm\u0113r, manu z\u0113n!\u201d vecais Zebs, pieliecies man kl\u0101t, noteica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paties\u012bb\u0101, es apbr\u012bnoju vi\u0146a \u0161au\u0161anas m\u0101kslu, jo \u0161is v\u012brs sp\u0113ja nogalin\u0101t pat v\u0101veri kok\u0101, kura parasti paman\u0101s aizmukt, ar ko ar\u012b lepoj\u0101s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tom\u0113r, vair\u0101k par visu, m\u016bsu paz\u012b\u0161an\u0101s laik\u0101 mani piesaist\u012bja nost\u0101sti, kurus Zebs tik dz\u012bvi un sev vien saprotam\u0101 manier\u0113 prata atst\u0101st\u012bt. Tie\u0161i Zeba savdab\u012bg\u0101 dz\u012bves uztvere un att\u0113lojums mani piesaist\u012bja \u0161im v\u012bram visvair\u0101k. T\u0101 nu staig\u0101ju tam paka\u013c k\u0101 mazs b\u0113rns, d\u012bkdams, lai tas izst\u0101sta k\u0101du no saviem piedz\u012bvojumiem. Vecais Zebs to dar\u012bja nelabpr\u0101t un reti kad man izdev\u0101s dzird\u0113t patiesas j\u016btu izpausmes no vi\u0146a piedz\u012bvot\u0101, kuras atainotu \u0161\u012b notikuma dzi\u013c\u0101ko b\u016bt\u012bbu, bet reiz man palaim\u0113j\u0101s, k\u0101 nekad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Todien Zebam bijam izdevies veiksm\u012bgi nogalin\u0101t k\u0101du buku, kur\u0161 ar ie\u0161autu bultu bija v\u0113l noskr\u0113jis v\u0113l p\u0101ris j\u016bdzes un nokritis da\u017eu p\u0113du att\u0101lum\u0101 no liel\u0101s upes krasta. Sekojot tam, bijam non\u0101ku\u0161i klajum\u0101, kur\u0161 apaudzis veciem kokiem, bet tam vid\u016b pl\u016bda jau min\u0113t\u0101 upe. Vispirms, mans draugs un med\u012bbu biedrs pac\u0113la aiz k\u0101j\u0101m savu, jau nedz\u012bvo, bet v\u0113l satingt nepasp\u0113ju\u0161o, trofeju un v\u0113r\u012bgi app\u0113t\u012bjis to, nor\u016bca:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJ\u0101, labs \u0137\u0113riens! Patiesi labs \u0137\u0113riens!\u201d tad vi\u0146\u0161 p\u0101rlaida triumf\u0113jo\u0161u skatienu p\u0101ri apk\u0101rtnei un, br\u012bdi padom\u0101jis iesauc\u0101s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u0160\u012b ta\u010du ir t\u0101 vieta, kur es tiku iesprostots kok\u0101! J\u0101, sasper jods- tas ir tas pats koks, es to paz\u012btu tum\u0161\u0101 nakts laik\u0101!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tagad ar\u012b es piev\u0113rsu skaitienu kokam, uz kuru bija izstiepies vec\u0101 Zeba kaulainais pirksts. T\u0101 bija purva ciprese, kuras saknes mirka up\u016b, bet pats koks stiep\u0101s vismaz simtu piecdesmit p\u0113du augstum\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Piepe\u0161i mani p\u0101r\u0146\u0113ma t\u0101da interese, ka nesp\u0113ju nociesties neiesaucies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIesprostots kok\u0101! Bet k\u0101 tas var\u0113ja atgad\u012bties t\u0101dam pieredz\u0113ju\u0161am me\u017esargam, k\u0101 tev!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To es dar\u012bju, lai kaut nedaudz izprovoc\u0113tu vi\u0146u uz st\u0101st\u012bjumu, kur\u0161, ac\u012bmredzami, \u0161oreiz bija nobriedis, tikai nu tas man bija no vi\u0146a vilk\u0161us j\u0101izvelk. Un es sp\u0113ju to pan\u0101kt, jo \u0161oreiz vi\u0146\u0161 nevis novirz\u012bja sarunu cit\u0101 gultn\u0113, glu\u017ei otr\u0101di- Zebs aizveda mani pies\u0113sties un uzs\u0101ka savu intri\u0123\u0113jo\u0161o st\u0101st\u012bjumu. Tagad m\u0113\u0123in\u0101\u0161u to atst\u0101st\u012bt p\u0113c iesp\u0113jas prec\u012bz\u0101k un spilgt\u0101k, k\u0101 tiku to dzird\u0113jis un, k\u0101 p\u0113c \u0161iem gadiem to atceros:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cT\u0101 nu tas bija, mans jaunais l\u012bdzgaitniek, un pirms s\u0101ku \u0161o st\u0101st\u012bjumu, gribu piebilst- es \u013coti ceru, ka tu nekad nek\u013c\u016bsi tik slikts \u0161\u0101v\u0113js, k\u0101ds es biju tolaik un nepie\u013causi t\u0101das pa\u0161as k\u013c\u016bdas\u201d vi\u0146\u0161 ies\u0101ka \u201c todien biju izg\u0101jis med\u012bb\u0101s, t\u0101pat, k\u0101 m\u0113s ar tevi \u0161odien. Biju klejojis pa me\u017eu visu nakti, bez miega, cer\u012bb\u0101 r\u012btausm\u0101 no\u0161aut k\u0101du buku vai t\u012btaru, jo mums m\u0101j\u0101s nebija nek\u0101, bet grib\u0113j\u0101s kaut m\u0101rci\u0146u, vai pat divas kafiju un cukuru. T\u0101 bija viena ell\u012bgi svelm\u012bga diena, j\u0101 nudien! Zeme cieta sl\u0101pes, jo jau neatmin\u0101mu laiku nebija nolijusi ne l\u0101s\u012bte lietus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
K\u0101 jau teicu- visu nakti nebiju ne aci aizv\u0113ris un nu piepe\u0161i sajutu milz\u012bgu nogurumu, t\u0101d\u0113\u013c satais\u012bju sev gu\u013cvietu un nolikos turpat, kur ar\u012b nogul\u0113ju l\u012bdz pat r\u012btam k\u0101 t\u0101ds opusums. Mani pamodin\u0101ja troksnis, it k\u0101 k\u0101ds kliegtu, vai skrap\u0113tos, visviens, tobr\u012bd man \u0161\u0137ita, it k\u0101 visa Missisipi atrastos vien k\u0101dus divdesmit jardus no manas auss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pametis skatienu uz au\u0123\u0161u, ieraudz\u012bju, ka tie\u0161i man virs galvas, tas ir, virs manas gu\u013cvietas atrodas ligzda ar plikpauraino \u0113rg\u013cu mazu\u013ciem. Un ko tu dom\u0101, tobr\u012bd man\u012b pamod\u0101s \u012bstas mednieku asinis, jo atcer\u0113jos, ko reiz man bija st\u0101st\u012bjis k\u0101ds pazi\u0146a, ka \u0161eit k\u0101d\u0101 tavern\u0101 net\u0101lu no Liel\u0101 L\u012b\u010da t\u0101s \u012bpa\u0161nieks dodot labu samaksu pret \u0161\u0101du \u0113rgli. Tad es s\u0101ku taj\u0101 kok\u0101 r\u0101pties. Tas gan nen\u0101c\u0101s tik viegli, jo t\u0101 apk\u0101rtm\u0113rs var\u0113ja b\u016bt aptuveni \u010detrdesmit p\u0113das un miza gluda, t\u0101d\u0113\u013c tas nepadev\u0101s tik \u0101tri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Un tad es ieraudz\u012bju tam blakus v\u012bnogul\u0101ju, kura lapotne plet\u0101s tie\u0161i t\u0101, ka var\u0113ju viegli aizsniegt ligzdu. Dom\u0101jot par to naudu, kam dr\u012bz vien vajadz\u0113ja skan\u0113t man\u0101 kabat\u0101, l\u0113k\u0101ju ap v\u012bnogul\u0101ju k\u0101 v\u0101vere. Ka es tev saku, tas bija mans gr\u016bt\u0101kais uzdevums m\u016b\u017e\u0101. Plikpaura \u0113rgl\u0113ni \u0161\u0146\u0101ca, klaig\u0101ja un vis\u0101di cit\u0101di baid\u012bja mani, bet es r\u0101pos tik au\u0123\u0161\u0101. Piepe\u0161i, k\u0101ds nor\u0101va man cepuri un saskr\u0101p\u0113ju seju t\u0101, ka pa to s\u0101ka tec\u0113t asinis. Tas bija viens no pieaugu\u0161ajiem \u0113rg\u013ciem. Paman\u012bju\u0161i, ka esmu pa\u0146\u0113mis vienu no \u0113rgl\u0113niem, tie bija nol\u0113mu\u0161i doties \u012bst\u0101 uzbrukum\u0101. Nekav\u0113joties s\u0101ku r\u0101pties lej\u0101. Biju jau non\u0101cis gandr\u012bz l\u012bdz pusei, kad, piepe\u0161i, izdzird\u0113ju v\u0113l \u0161ausmino\u0161\u0101ku troksni, k\u0101 to, kuru sac\u0113la \u0113rg\u013ci. Tai pa\u0161\u0101 mirkl\u012b ciprese, blakus tai, kur\u0101 biju uzr\u0101pies, sa\u0161\u016bpoj\u0101s t\u0101, itin k\u0101 taj\u0101 b\u016btu ieklupusi negant\u0101k\u0101 v\u0113ja br\u0101zma. Dr\u012bz vien viss no jauna norim\u0101s, bet es k\u0101du laiku paliku tur tr\u012bco\u0161s bail\u0113s. Tad steig\u0161us turpin\u0101ju ce\u013cu lej\u0101 no koka un dr\u012bz vien sasniedzu vietu, kur ciprese savijas ar v\u012bnogul\u0101ju. Ta\u010du… tu tikai padom\u0101, tas vairs tur nebija. Tas t\u012bri vienk\u0101r\u0161i bija izzudis. Un tad, man par liel\u0101m \u0161ausm\u0101m, ieraudz\u012bju, ka koks, ap kuru tas apvijies auga, bija tas pats, kur\u0161 pirms br\u012b\u017ea bija sac\u0113lis nepanesamo un man nesaprotamo troksni. Tas bija ieg\u0101zies \u016bden\u012b un, kad es pametu skatienu uz leju v\u0113lreiz, koks jau bija ierauts atvar\u0101 un, griezdamies \u016bdens putu v\u0113rpet\u0113, triecas pret\u012b straumei. Es tur neko nevar\u0113ju padar\u012bt, vien noskat\u012bties \u0161aj\u0101 fascin\u0113jo\u0161aja skat\u0101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTev dro\u0161i vien liekas, ka esmu to visu sadom\u0101jis, vai ne t\u0101?”’br\u012bdi klus\u0113jis vi\u0146\u0161 iejaut\u0101j\u0101s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPaties\u012bb\u0101 pat nezinu, ko teikt\u201d es atbild\u0113ju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cT\u0101 nu es paliku tur aug\u0161\u0101, s\u0113\u017eot zar\u0101, t\u0101 \u012bsti nezinot, vai ar\u012b es ieg\u0101z\u012b\u0161os Missisipi, vai palik\u0161u tur s\u0113\u017eot. T\u0101, protams, nebija \u0113rt\u0101k\u0101 s\u0113d\u0113\u0161ana, bet man tobr\u012bd nebija cita izeja, k\u0101 s\u0113d\u0113t un l\u016bkoties lej\u0101 uz upi, kura kr\u0101kdama g\u0101z\u0101s pa straumi\u201d Zebs turpin\u0101ja savu st\u0101st\u012bjumu \u201ces nevar\u0113ju gaid\u012bt, kad piepe\u0161i k\u0101ds mani sadzird\u0113tu un sniegtu pal\u012bdz\u012bbu, jo upe \u0161aj\u0101 viet\u0101 ir p\u0101r\u0101k plata un att\u0101lums p\u0101r\u0101k liels, lai notiktu t\u0101ds br\u012bnums, lai ar\u012b laivas brauk\u0101ja pa upi turp un atpaka\u013c. Var\u0113ju vien bezpal\u012bdz\u012bdz\u012bgi noskat\u012bties. Un tom\u0113r es nepadevos un saucu, tikl\u012bdz ieraudz\u012bju k\u0101du laivu sl\u012bdam lej\u0101 pa upi, saucu l\u012bdz glu\u017ei zaud\u0113ju balsi un man pa\u0161am \u0161\u0137ita, ka esmu k\u013cuvis glu\u017ei v\u0101jpr\u0101t\u012bgs. Visu laiku es kalu pl\u0101nu, k\u0101 tikt no turienes zem\u0113, ta\u010du t\u0101 ar\u012b \u012bsti gudrs netiku. Par to laiku bija jau pien\u0101kusi nakts un es noskat\u012bju sev gu\u013cvietu k\u0101d\u0101 \u017eubur\u0101, kur var\u0113tu p\u0101rlaist nakti un nosnausties, ta\u010du ievainojumi, kurus pirms p\u0101ris dien\u0101m biju ieguvis no \u0113rgl\u0113nu kn\u0101bieniem, tagad bija iekaisu\u0161i un s\u0101p\u0113ja tik neganti, ka nevar\u0113ju aizv\u0113rt ne acu. Pamodies, jutos tik izsalcis, ka b\u016btu sp\u0113jis ap\u0113st jebko, jo nebiju ne \u0113dis, ne dz\u0113ris jau vair\u0101k k\u0101 tr\u012bsdesmit stundas. Protams, man bija iesp\u0113ja uzbrukt \u0113rg\u013cu mazu\u013ciem, tad k\u0101ds no tiem k\u013c\u016btu par man\u0101m brokast\u012bm, bet p\u0113c nejauk\u0101 uzbrukuma, es nebiju tam gatavs. Tad es ieraudz\u012bju p\u0101ri upei lai\u017eamies upes vanagu, vi\u0146us sauc ar\u012b par osprejiem, kur\u0161 lidoja virs pa\u0161as \u016bdens virsmas ar nomed\u012btu zivi kn\u0101b\u012b. Tas nebija uzlidojis ne divdesmit p\u0113das, kad piepe\u0161i viens no vecajiem plikpauru \u0113rg\u013ciem met\u0101s virs\u016b tam upes \u0113rglim, ka es tev saku. C\u012b\u0146as karstum\u0101, upes vanags izmeta no kn\u0101bja savu med\u012bjumu un es pie sevis nodom\u0101ju:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLabi, b\u016bs man j\u0113las brokastis!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biju gan dom\u0101jis dr\u012bz\u0101k zivi, nek\u0101 putnu. Visa mana uzman\u012bba tagad bija sasprindzin\u0101ta, lai to dab\u016btu. Uzman\u012bgi izvilku loku un tur\u0113ju gatav\u012bb\u0101 iz\u0161aut. Sav\u0101 izsalkum\u0101 biju k\u013cuvis l\u012bdz\u012bgs tiem pl\u0113s\u012bgajiem putniem, ka es tev saku. Un tad… tie\u0161i taj\u0101 br\u012bd\u012b, divi plikpauru \u0113rg\u013ci no vec\u0101k\u0101s paaudzes laikam bija notur\u0113ju\u0161i mani par to upes vanagu. Tie met\u0101s man virs\u016b, apstr\u0101d\u0101dami no jauna jau t\u0101 manus s\u0101po\u0161os ievainojumus. V\u0113l liel\u0101ka k\u0146ada izc\u0113l\u0101s, kad tie noprata manu patieso nodomu un man vajadz\u0113ja v\u0113l liel\u0101ku drosmi, lai izmantotu savu ieroci pret tiem. Man tobr\u012bd neiedom\u0101jami palaim\u0113j\u0101s, manu z\u0113n, ar to med\u012bjumu, kuru upes vanags izmeta. Tad nu es to pa\u0146\u0113mu un, sav\u0101 izsalkum\u0101,noties\u0101ju.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cT\u0101du pa\u0161u j\u0113lu, vai? \u201d iedro\u0161in\u0101jos vi\u0146u p\u0101rtraukt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTie\u0161i t\u0101, manu z\u0113n, k\u0101 no upes\u201d vecais Zebs pam\u0101ja ar galvu un viegli uzsmaid\u012bja man, t\u012bri vai sazv\u0113rnieciski \u201ctagad mani s\u0101ka moc\u012bt sl\u0101pes, t\u0101das, k\u0101das sav\u0101 m\u016b\u017e\u0101 neatceros. Es jau b\u016btu var\u0113jis nol\u0113kt no t\u0101 koka lej\u0101,ta\u010du nebiju \u012bsti p\u0101rliecin\u0101ts, vai tik\u0161u l\u012bdz krastam. Par to laiku sl\u0101pes turpin\u0101ja mani moc\u012bt, t\u0101d\u0113\u013c nor\u0101vu v\u012bnogu lapu un izdz\u0113ru rasu, kas uz t\u0101s bija sakr\u0101jies, ta\u010du lab\u0101k nek\u013cuva. K\u0101 jau tu pats saproti, \u016bdeni aizsniegt nevar\u0113ju un nebija pat nek\u0101 pa rokai, lai to aizsniegtu, nek\u0101 vair\u0101k, vien mans brie\u017e\u0101das krekls, ar ko var\u0113ju to pasmelt. Bet k\u0101 gan es to var\u0113ju izdar\u012bt? Tad es atcer\u0113jos, ka man ir gabals auklas. Novilku kreklu, piestiprin\u0101ju virv\u0113 un nolaidu lej\u0101. Biju dom\u0101jis t\u0101d\u0101 veid\u0101 izbeigt \u0161ausm\u012bgo c\u012bnu ar sl\u0101p\u0113m, ta\u010du no \u0161\u012b nodoma man nekas nesan\u0101ca, vienm\u0113r, kad m\u0113\u0123in\u0101ju vilkt, tas aiz\u0137\u0113r\u0101s aiz cipreses zariem, bet es m\u0113\u0123in\u0101ju atkal un atkal. Tev, dro\u0161i vien, \u0161\u0137iet, ka tagad man vajadz\u0113ja justies satriektam par savu neveiksmi, bet man bija radusies jauna ideja, k\u0101 gl\u0101bt sevi. T\u0101 nu pies\u0113ju auklu pie sava koka un to nolaidis, s\u0101ku r\u0101pties lej\u0101. Nu jau atrados vien k\u0101dus divdesmit jardus virs upes. Un tad es dz\u0113ru, jo nu Mississipi atrad\u0101s vien da\u017eas p\u0113das no manis un jutos k\u0101 no jauna piedzimis, biju izgl\u0101bies no dro\u0161as n\u0101ves. Biju nodz\u012bvojis tur piecas dienas! Redz\u0113ju, k\u0101 \u0113rg\u013cu mazu\u013ci k\u013c\u016bst ar katru dienu arvien liel\u0101ki. Abi pieaugu\u0161ie \u0113rg\u013ci gan iztur\u0113j\u0101s mier\u012bgi, redzot, ka negrasos apdraud\u0113t vi\u0146u mazu\u013cus, tom\u0113r nebiju p\u0101rliecin\u0101ts, vai kuru katru mirkli, tie nenomet\u012bs mani lej\u0101. T\u0101 nu es pa\u0146\u0113mu savu auklu, apmetu cilpu sev apk\u0101rt, tad iz\u0146\u0113mu visus plikpaura \u0113rg\u013cu mazu\u013cus, kuri tur bija \u010detri p\u0113c skaita, un pa\u0146\u0113mis ieroci, noduru tos, bet, tikl\u012bdz biju to izdar\u012bjis, t\u0101, sasod\u012bts, vai man par laimi, jutu ka s\u0101ku sl\u012bd\u0113t lej\u0101 no zara un ieg\u0101zos Missisipi. Kaut kur t\u0101l\u0101k dzird\u0113ju sievietes balsi, kura sarun\u0101j\u0101 ar up\u0113 peldo\u0161aiem gulbjiem, ta\u010du pat necer\u0113ju, ka nok\u013c\u016b\u0161u turp, pirms vi\u0146a nav jau aizg\u0101jusi, t\u0101d\u0113\u013c necentos ko dar\u012bt lietas lab\u0101. T\u0101 nu es peld\u0113ju pa straumi, atkal pa\u013caudamies uz likteni, ta\u010du ar\u012b \u0161oreiz tas bija labv\u0113ligs pret mani- ce\u013c\u0101 man pagad\u012bj\u0101s kr\u016bms, kuram steig\u0161us var\u0113ju pie\u0137erties un t\u0101dej\u0101di izr\u0101pties krast\u0101, bet mana veiksme bija dubulta, jo turpat ar\u012b peld\u0113ja manis nomed\u012btie putni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVai patie\u0161\u0101m tie bija tie pa\u0161i putni, kurus nopirku no tavas kundzes?\u201d es nesl\u0113pu p\u0101rsteigumu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTie pa\u0161i gan!\u201d Zebeons lepni pam\u0101ja ar galvu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJa gad\u012bjum\u0101 k\u0101ds v\u0113l gras\u012btos to atk\u0101rtot, es ceru, ka vi\u0146am palaim\u0113tos t\u0101pat, k\u0101 man \u201d vi\u0146\u0161 pabeidza savu st\u0101st\u012bjumu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tagad, l\u016bkodamies augstajos cipreses koka zaros, gara ac\u012bm es izdz\u012bvoju to dienu notikumus, par kuriem nu jums st\u0101stu, mani d\u0101rgie las\u012bt\u0101ji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beigas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\/Tulkojums no ang\u013cu valodas, \u201cOur Young Folks\u201d , No. 2, February 1865.\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Tomass Mains R\u012bds Zebulona Celma neticam\u0101 d\u0113ka Daudz da\u017e\u0101dus d\u012bvai\u0146us man gad\u012bjies redz\u0113t sav\u0101 dz\u012bv\u0113, ta\u010du Zebulons Celms, jeb vecais Zebs, \u0161is Daniela B\u016bna dzimtas mednieku p\u0113ctecis, laikam ir d\u012bvain\u0101kais no tiem, kurus esmu sastapis.Vi\u0146a paties\u0101 kaisl\u012bba bija med\u012bbas un rastos asa v\u0101rdu apmai\u0146a starp veco Zebu un vi\u0146a oponentu, kur\u0161 uzdro\u0161in\u0101tos apgalvot, ka med\u012bb\u0101s … Continue reading “Iesprostots kok\u0101”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-194","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":585,"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions\/585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imavuda.lv\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}