Antique Store

I took my periodic stroll through the local antique store today. I stumbled over things and stepped 'round clutter to make my way! I looked for clocks - found none, but saw many things I could do without, And those are the things that I propose to tell you all about! There was an old buggy wheel - I could see no use for that! I saw horse collars, washboards and someone's stuffed Angora cat. Hanging on the wall was an austere Victorian guy glaring back at me. Prominently displayed was a chamber pot and scraggly Christmas tree! What use have I for a manure fork or hubcaps for a '47 Dodge, Or a shaggy buffalo robe or shriveled scalps from an Indian lodge! Displayed were empty cigar boxes and empty Prince Albert cans, A portrait of Napoleon and hood ornament for a '27 Mercedes Benz! I saw a set of 1920 Brittanica Encyclopedias and a Corona typewriter, Well-worn snowshoes, a tuning fork and strangely, a bishop's mitre! Hanging on a clothes rack was an old soldier's moth-eaten uniform. What on earth would I do with a hornet's nest once hosting an angry swarm! Leaning against a wall was a hood and bumper for a '37 Ford Tudor. On a shelf was a gas mask and tin helmet from the First World War! Though I found many things I could do without, not so with my spouse! She bought a cart full of gimcracks and trumpery to clutter up the house! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved