
Dealers,
peddlers and con-men were setting up their tables and blankets on the frosty
lawn to show off and offer their goods. As the air warmed we slid into
the action by walking up and down all the lanes looking over all the
brick-a-brac, vintage clothes, new and old furniture, records, radios and all
the junk you could ever imagine. There seemed to be about 200 hundred flea mark et vendors
here. Any treasure? Yes, I was stopped by a twinkle of light that bounced
off of a very radical looking desk clock that apparently had been living in
limbo, outer space, or in a box in an attic since the early 1950’s. It was in
nearly mint condition. As the saying goes, it spoke to me. I had to have
it. I sized up the peddler; boots, jeans, a very faded navy and red
flannel shirt over a dirty white sweatshirt, topped off with a Red Sox baseball
cap. “How much for the clock” I ask.
After
waiting what felt like days for him to respond he spoke…”fifteen dollars”
I
looked away then down then back at him. “Would you take five?” I asked. I
wait for his response. Again, I suffer another long silence.
“Seven, I’ll take seven.” I count out seven one dollar bills as he gently puts
my new treasure into a re-cycled grocery bag. I smile, thank him and slip back into the crowd with my Atomic / "The Jetsons" style clock and I'm still smiling.
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