There Are Gypsies In My Dreams!
In the early days of the twentieth century, it was fairly common in
the United States to see roving bands of real live gypsies. They
traveled in wagons pulled by horses and camped at night wherever they
could.
These gypsies liked to camp in the orchard next to my mother's house.
They traded horses, food, and other such items with my grandfather
and, for a few days each year, brought excitement to this quiet area
of deep southern Illinois. It's a rural place where slow drawls are
still the order of the day and churches abound.
As the sun set, all the kids, my mother included, hid behind trees
and bushes to watch the gypsies around their campfire. They stayed
outside as long as they could. Finally their mother would make them
come in for bed. Even then, they continued to peek out the windows
long after the kerosene lamps inside the house were extinguished.
How those gypsies loved to dance! As the darkness of night settled
in, the fiddle music got louder and louder and the women danced on
and on and on.
On a hot, clear summer night in 1917, one beautiful young gypsy lady
got so carried away that she moved into the middle of the rutted,
dirt road.
There she stripped off her multi-colored dress and danced wildly in
her undergarments. She danced and danced, her movements only fading
away from my mother's view as the campfire flickered out. What an
image!
My mother, usually at my insistence, told me this story time and time
again. As a child, I never tired of it. I still dream of that dancing
gypsy woman and probably always will!
Please take the time to tell your children and grandchildren the fun
stories from your youth. Thank you for letting me share one of my
very best memories. It's funny, isn't it, what sticks in our minds?
Charlie Clar is a U.S.A. based entrepreneur who thrives on the
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flows from God. His professional expertise is in personal and
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