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Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years in the Catskill Mountains. As a longtime resident of the same area, I can believe it. Life in Walton, New York, is pretty peaceful\u2014except for one week every summer when the Delaware County Fair rolls into town.<\/p>\n

For a hundred years Walton has looked forward to those magical six days when the scent of sawdust, animals and candy apples fills the air and calliope music blows in on the warm breeze.<\/p>\n

My two kids and I had never missed a single year. Until now. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d I told them the day the caravans arrived. \u201cWe just can\u2019t afford it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five-year-old River couldn\u2019t believe it. Willow was 10. Old enough to understand. \u201cMaybe we\u2019ll find a way to go just for one day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think so, sweetie.\u201d<\/p>\n

My husband and I had recently separated. Our new living arrangement meant a lot of changes at home. The kids and I had money for basic necessities but not much else\u2014no extra money to spend on fun.<\/p>\n

I seemed to always be sorry lately. Sorry for disrupting your lives, <\/em>I thought as Willow and River left the room. Sorry for making you deal with things that aren\u2019t your fault. Sorry for taking away things you\u2019d come to depend on.<\/em><\/p>\n

That night I went over our finances again, trying to see some way we could afford to compromise. The midway ride bracelets were a good bargain\u2014you could ride all day with one. But for us they were still just out of reach.<\/p>\n

The fair came to town as usual. We were drawn to it by the colorful flags and giant Ferris wheel, visible from blocks away. From outside the fence we admired the striped tents, watched longingly as other people rode rides, petted animals, played games. Is this making it worse? <\/em>I thought. Am I just reminding the kids of what they\u2019re missing? <\/em><\/p>\n

Both had been going to the fair since they were in baby carriages. Animals they\u2019d petted back then had grown up almost before their eyes. Even the crew were like old friends at this point, since they were nearly always the same. Same friendly faces, same distinctive uniforms, every day for six days, year after year. But we watched from afar.<\/p>\n

By the morning of the sixth day, I awoke ready for the fair to be gone. Glancing out the window I saw the sky was overcast. Maybe it will rain, <\/em>I thought hopefully. Nobody wants to be at a fair in the rain. Not even us.<\/em><\/p>\n

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There was a knock at my door. Willow entered carrying a tray with (burnt) buttered toast, orange juice and the weekly newspaper circular. River followed close behind. \u201cWhat\u2019s this?\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

Willow set the tray down and nervously met my eyes. \u201cToday\u2019s the last day,\u201d she said. \u201cIf we go, we don\u2019t have to spend money there. We could just pay to get in and…look.\u201d I could barely swallow the bite of blackened toast over the lump in my throat. I couldn\u2019t blame the kids hoping that by some miracle they could continue the family\u2019s great fair tradition.<\/p>\n

I looked down at the circular Willow had thoughtfully placed on the tray and unfolded it. A bold coupon leaped off the page: Three Dollars Off A Midway Ride Bracelet!<\/p>\n

The kids\u2019 mouths dropped open. \u201cLet\u2019s do this!\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

We spent all morning searching under and behind couch pillows, checking junk drawers and every pocket of every piece of clothing. We collected all the redeemable bottles and cans in the house.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t enough to get bracelets for all of us, but the kids wore theirs proudly. While they raced around the midway pointing out familiar faces among the carnies, I mentally calculated my budget for the rest of the month after this little splurge.<\/p>\n

For their first ride, Willow and River chose the Scrambler\u2014one of my favorites. I didn\u2019t recognize the tall, African-American carny who was running it. He got the kids settled, then turned to me. \u201cYou coming?\u201d he called.<\/p>\n

I held up my empty wrist. \u201cI don\u2019t have a bracelet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on,\u201d he said, and waved me over. He settled me in a car all by myself. As he leaned over to lock me in, he said, \u201cMiss, you look like you\u2019re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders, and I\u2019m not going to stop this ride until you\u2019ve given your problems to God.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I stared in shock as he went back to the controls. Did he really just say that? <\/em>He flipped the switch and the ride roared to life, building up speed. Every few seconds my kids zoomed past me in their car, laughing and shouting. The carny gave the kids a thumbs-up when they zoomed his way, but when my own car brought me face to face with him he just turned his head!<\/p>\n

Is he honestly trying to force me to talk to God? <\/em>I thought. Well, he couldn\u2019t do that. I had so many troubles I didn\u2019t know how to begin. Sooner or later he was going to have to stop the ride. But the ride went on and on. Surely we should have stopped by now? <\/em>I tried to catch his eye the next time I went past. No luck. The bright colors and lights started to blur. I was getting dizzy.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease stop now!\u201d I yelled when I came face to face with him again, but he didn\u2019t pay any attention. So I tried sign language. I pointed to myself, then up to the sky, then gave a thumbs-up and nodded, the universal signal for \u201cI\u2019m okay with God!\u201d<\/p>\n

The carny gave me back his own signal: a raised palm and a head shake, not buying it. I\u2019d met my match. I raised my eyes. Suddenly I knew exactly what to say. God, I\u2019m scared and lonely. I don\u2019t know what the future holds. Please help.<\/em><\/p>\n

Just as I finished, I felt a change in the ride. It felt the way a car feels when you take your foot off the gas. He couldn\u2019t have known I was praying, could he?<\/em><\/p>\n

The carny didn\u2019t say anything as he helped me out. He just squeezed my hand gently to keep me from stumbling. He pressed something into my palm too: a little gold pin in the shape of a dove.<\/p>\n

Things got better after that day at the fair. Slowly we adjusted to our new life. My ex-husband and I became good friends, my children grew up\u2014Willow started college and River is now in high school.<\/p>\n

All these years later, I still have that dove pin. It\u2019s the only evidence I have that the carny existed. I still return to the fair every year. But I\u2019ve never seen him again.<\/p>\n

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