章惠仲告虎 成都人章惠仲與其妹婿丘生,紹興二十六年以四川類試中選,,同赴廷試,。未出峽,舟覆于江,,丘生死焉,,章僅得免。既賜第,,調(diào)井研縣主簿,。還至峽州,得家書報其弟病死,,章茹哀在道,,兼程而西,跨羸馬,,倩一川兵挈囊以隨,。過萬州,日勢薄晚,,猶前行不已,,遂墜崖下,去岸十余丈,遍體皆傷,,不可起,。俄有虎至,奮而前,,銜其髻欲食,。章窘怖,呼而言曰:“汝虎有靈,,幸聽我語,。吾母年八十矣,生子二人,,女一人,。往年妹婿死于水,今年弟死于家,,獨吾一身存,,將以微祿充養(yǎng),今汝食我,,亦命也,,無足惜,柰吾老母何,?”虎自聞其言,,已釋髻,低首為傾聽狀,,語畢,,即舍去。盤旋其傍,,若有所捍御,。夜過半,章痛稍定,,睡石上,,夢人告曰:“天欲曉,可行矣,。”覺而已明,,攀危木寸步而上。及登岸,,馬猶立不動,,遂乘以行,告敕皆在身,,但囊橐為兵攜去,。章赴官滿秩而母亡,未幾,章亦卒,。乃知一念起孝,,脫于死地,專為母故也,。異類知義如此,。與夫落陷穽不引手而擠之下石者遠(yuǎn)矣??梢匀硕蝗缁⒑?/span>,! |
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