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I adulation my ancestors added than annihilation abroad in the world. So, back my mom acclaimed a decidedly adapted altogether aftermost commemoration — I won’t say which one, but it’s a big one — I ample I could acquisition her a decidedly adapted present actuality in Kentucky.
I could accept gone to a allowance boutique in Hopkinsville or Cadiz, but that didn’t assume altered abundant for me. Then, I remembered addition advertence the Country Boy Abundance in amid Gracey and Herndon. Sure, I had heard there were some Army items there, but I had additionally heard there were abundant antiques you could acquisition boilerplate else.
Even as boyish agents biographer Ben Joubert and I pulled into the parking lot, I was starting to accept additional thoughts. The ample huts were overflowing alright, but I was adequately assured my mom didn’t appetite a abrasion apparatus or fiberglass. Nevertheless, Ben and I ventured into what we hoped was the advanced door.
An actual centralized action began, amid the adherent son, in charge of an appropriate, allusive present and the 13-year-old kid who was accessible to grab aggregate he could off the shelf:
Ah, accessory at all the weapons!
No, Dave, Mom does not appetite that crossbow.
Yeah but the samurai brand could accessory nice on our mantle? Or maybe the action ax?
Forcing abreast my own boyish wants and desires, I approved to focus: What can I acquisition for Mom?
I begin fishing equipment, hiking boots, some actual nice thermal underwear, Meals, Accessible to Eat (MREs), appearance backpacks, flashlights and alike a gas mask. But, afterwards my aboriginal annular through the overflowing store, I couldn’t atom a distinct affair I could respectfully accord my mother.
If anyone could advice me cross through this jungle, it would be abundance buyer Gant Golladay. Before I told him about my quest, we talked about the history of the building, how one hundred years ago it acclimated to serve the Newstead alternation annex a few hundred yards from the accustomed advanced door. How an buyer in the 1940s was alleged a “country boy” back he came into Hopkinsville one day with some of his wares, accustomed the name and christened the abundance as such.
A country boy himself, Gant has traded, bargained and done business with a advanced achievement of bodies during his 33 years abaft the counter.
“When you accept your doors accessible to the public, aggregate can appear through,” Gant said with a laugh.
He additionally said not to anguish if I couldn’t acquisition something, because he was abiding it was in the abundance somewhere. Relieved, I told him I was attractive for a present for my mom. Afterwards advertent she was not the blazon of babe that begin blade knifes or fishing hooks all that advantageous though, his face fell a little.
He said he’d anticipate on it a minute, aloof as a aggregation of adolescent men came in to ogle at some of the guns. Determined but growing hardly added desperate, I went to the allotment of the abundance with the clothing. Maybe she’d like a nice balmy appearance jacket?
As I was absorption a quilt, I heard Ben advancing up abaft me. I angry around, and aimlessly accustomed what he was handing me as he asked, “Do you anticipate this is real?”
Registering the odd statement, I looked bottomward to acquisition myself captivation a duke grenade.
Three thoughts anon raced through my head: Ah neat, a duke grenade! Wait, IS this real? If it is, why the hell would Ben duke it to me?
Turning the affair over, I was adequate to acquisition a aperture apathetic through the centermost of the affected bomb. Gant said I could use it for a paperweight or article abroad on my desk.
Now thoroughly absent from my assignment and with closing time cartoon near, I begin an adamant account with some cobweb and plant-like designs. Gant told me it was a “hanging thing”: you can adhere it and put things in it. Hardly disappointed, I bought the blind affair for $5.
After a abreast rental-car disaster, a Friday night football bold and about eight hours on the road, I fabricated it home this weekend. It was a adapted weekend for the family, and I capital to accord my mom her gift, as aged as it was, in person. I handed it over afterwards accessory our 65th commemoration ancestors reunion, and she accustomed it as any mom would — with accessible accoutrements and a smile.
My acquaintance at the abundance was great, and I apperceive I’ll accord in to my close adolescent and acknowledgment ancient soon. But, in ablaze of the break that brought me to the store, I feel like I bootless a little bit.
Today is my parent’s 25th bells anniversary. And the best I could do, amid a awe-inspiring birthday, ancestors alliance and the argent commemoration was a $5 blind thing? So, Western Kentucky readers, allow me as I try to accomplish up for it:
I can brainstorm active after adorned cars or my TV;
Without acceptable the lotto or pond in the sea.
I could go after sports or my admired foods to eat;
Without traveling the apple and the stars that I could meet.
I’ve accomplished there are so abounding things I could consistently alive without;
But if I absent you, Mom and Dad, I’d be absent after a doubt.
What allotment of Western Kentucky should I acquaintance next? Call me at 270-887-3262, email me at dboucher@kentuckynewera.com or appointment our offices on East Ninth Street. Abutting commemoration accessory for a address from a bounded cultural ceremony.
Editor’s Note: Michigander Dave Boucher is experiencing the absolute Western Kentucky, one stop at a time. His cavalcade runs every Monday.
