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. On the wall was a photo of a Victorian guy glaring back at me. Also displayed was a chamber pot and a 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 coffee grinders and old Prince Albert tobacco cans, A portrait of Napoleon and a hood ornament for a '37 Mercedes Benz! Hanging on a clothes rack was an old soldier's moth-eaten uniform. I have no need for a hornet's nest that once held and angry swarm. Though I found many things I could do without, not so my spouse! She bought a cart full of gimcracks and trumpery to clutter up the house! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (c) All Rights Reserved First Place in Black Eyed Susan's "Antique" Contest - May 2014