The works of D. London familiar to every fan of adventure literature. His characters – bold, strong-willed, determined people who can find a way out of any situation. That person can be called a fourteen year old boy from the story “On the banks of Sacramento”. Reader feedback suggests that his act deserves the title "feat".
The Epigraph to the story was the passage of the seamen's songs. It is often sang the main character – little boy with red hair, blue eyes and white skin covered with freckles. He had never seen the sea, but heard a lot about him from his father, old man Jerry. Once he decided to leave the ship to look at the Sacramento river, and so they settled here. Married, entered the mine "Yellow dream", where he continued to work to this day. It is the job of caretaker at the ropes was to get to the other side trolley with ore.
After the death of Margaret, he began to educate his son, Jerry Jr., giving him all my love. So begins the story of “On the banks of Sacramento”.
Meeting baby Jerry Hall, superintendent of the cable mine "Yellow dragon", makes it clear that his father even before he went to San Francisco. The boy was left alone, was very proud. He tries to behave in conversation like an adult, and even after learning that Hall goes to the gorge to hunt, says: “looks Like rain”.
The Weather really deteriorated, and Jerry went to the house where already were going to leave today.
At noon there was a knock at the door, and into the room “stormed” the couple Spilled. They searched the Hall, as they urgently needed to get to the other side. These services are provided to residents only "Yellow dragon". After learning that the caretaker went into the gorge, they got very upset. Beyond the river, an explosion occurred at the mine, and seriously injured the father of Mrs. Spiller. Now the couple remained single output – to cross on the rope, which looked old Jerry.
In a tough situation puts your young hero Jack London. On the banks of the Sacramento there is a crisis, and "Yellow dream" had been idle. In addition, the cable was not designed for transporting people. The boy did not dare to undertake the crossing, as it never did this myself, without the supervision of his father. Finally Mr. Spillane managed to convince him that another way to get to the other side just yet.
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Jerry knew how to zapoceti the rope, but now he had to do it alone. And in the trolley instead of ore were people, and the rain and wind has amplified incredibly.
Summary "On the banks of the Sacramento» continue the description of incredible courage and ingenuity of the hero.
The Challenge for Jerry was to regulate the speed of the trolley. For this it was necessary to follow a spinning drum. Now the crossing was complicated by the strong gusty wind and lack of visibility. It seemed that the spouses who went in the way, immediately swallowed by the abyss.
At the same time with a loaded trolley from the other side was moving an empty cabin, helping to maintain balance. At first everything went well. However, at some point the rope stopped and did not react to the actions of the boy, It meant one thing – have not worked the mechanism got corrupted, and people hung out there somewhere in the mist above the raging river. While the boy examined the drum in the hope of finding the fault, the clouds dissipated, and at some point he saw the raging Sacramento and dangling over her Mr. and Mrs. Spiller. What to do: leave everything as is or try to remove people from this captivity – before such a choice puts his hero Jack London.
Jerry, understand that the cause of the malfunction must be sought on the other side, rushed to the "Yellow dragon"… But in the second drum baby no problems found. Mr. Spillan inspected his truck. Its wheels were also serviceable. So the whole thing in an empty trolley.
The boy didn't have time to think. Brief contents "On the banks of the Sacramento" does not include parts that preceded the threat “journey”. Taking the necessary tools, erecting a loop, playing for him the role of the lockers, Jerry went on the rope in the opposite direction. His knees were shaking with fear, inside all was still, but he scraping the palm, stubbornly moving towards its goal. About one and a half hours it took him to put out the wheel in place. It was not easy. Sometimes it seemed that all was hopeless and he will never deal with a rusted mechanism. But the boy again and again made a new attempt, yet did not occur to the decision. To eliminate breakage helped the old nail, miraculously tucked in his pocket.
I Climbed into the truck, tired and exhausted psychologically Jerry headed for the shore.
When they Reached the place, the boy slowly got out. Then strengthened the trolley. Andonly then fell to the ground and began to cry. Unbearable pain in tattered palms, experienced the fear, the incredible tension, finally, the joy of a saved people – all this became the cause of tears, which he was not ashamed.
Summary "On the banks of Sacramento” completes the prosaic. Staggering, Jerry Jr. got to the house. Tears gave way to pride as he without false modesty, to appreciate what he did. And only one thought bispora it now: “If dad could see!”
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Alin Trodden - author of the article, editor
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