Emmy Lou

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              Emmy Lou
Pa always said that when Emmy Lou moved to Little Rock, she became "city-fied." And as if to prove his point, he often told the following story.

Emmy Lou had made one of her infrequent trips home, and one evening she decided to visit the out house before going to bed. She had just closed the door and seated herself on one of the two holes of the seat, when suddenly up popped a large raccoon from the other hole. Emmy Lou screened "Help!" jumped up, pushed open the door, stepped outside and fell on her face, with her pantaloons around her ankles. Rising to her feet she again screamed "Help," tried to run, and again fell down. About that time Pa heard her scream and ran out onto the porch, just in time to see her try once again to run with her pantaloons around her ankles, all the while screaming help, and her eyes wide with fear. Pa just about bust a gut laughing. I guess it was pretty funny, but the story is better the way Pa tells it.

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     Grant