My Life Between the Dimensions

 REMEMBERING A KINDNESS I write this while remembering the sensitivity of a family member.  It is not about the artifact, though, in itself it is a remarkable collector piece.  It measures 4 ⅝” by 3” at its widest point.  Made of hematite, it is as heavy as lead.  This ax head was a valued commodity and a real prize in its day.  It was heavily used by its owner, a right-handed individual, and served as an instrument of war, as well as a utilitarian function. About 1954, for those who can recall the time, on the Poplar Bluff side of the Highway 67 bridge above Old Greenville in Wayne County, Missouri stood an old trading post.  The owner worked diligently collecting artifacts to sell, and on the sly, chipped arrowheads of his own to pass off to unwary tourists passing through.  His collection of the real stuff was impressive though.  Mother and Dad always stopped to let me look and on one occasion, allowed me to buy a couple of arrowheads....