8-6-08...LOST IN THE BIG CITY
I called Brenda and we consulted a bit on this one. We put our two pea brains together and come up with what we have agreed is the facts. It was in November but neither of us can remember our exact age at the time. We did agree that our Brother's were not there so we must have been four. Anyway that doesn't really matter. As I've said before Brenda and I hardly ever got out of our little valley on that dead end road and I think this was our first trip to the big town of Ft. Smith. ( well it is big now) Our Parents were going Christmas shopping we think, that don't matter either. Such pretty sights and sounds. Brenda and I were just flabbergasted' by the awe of it. Our Daddies took off to another part of the big store and we of course were left with our Mama's. They carried us for a while just to keep up with us I expect. When they came to something they wanted to look at they sat us down with strict orders not to move. We tried not to move, we really did. So many things to see and we had passed some dolls. We tried to get them to stop but of course they didn't. We were standing there gazing with such wonder around us when a beautiful lady came by. She was pushing a stroller with the mostest', greatest' most beautiful doll I had ever seen. Brenda look! Lets ask her where she got that doll, then maybe our Mama's will buy us one. Otay' brenda said. That girl couldn't talk plain till' she was purt'neart' grown. We tried to ask the lady but she smiled at us and kept going. Well I took off after her with Brenda on my tail saying Clydene you better come back. The lady looked back and saw us and stopped. She looked serious now but maybe we could ask her where she got that doll. She was trying to talk to us and pointing back but we didn't understand because as we found out she didn't speak English. Brenda was pulling on my coat tail and saying cumon lets go I'm scared. She slowed me down enough for the Lady to start down another aisle. Our Mama's had spotted us by then and were hot on our trail but I was going to see that doll no matter what. I took off running down that aisle after that woman likity'split' and Brenda was right behind me. By now I think I was dragging her by my coat tail cause' she wouldn't turn loose. She was strong as a bull but I'd seen that doll and I was movin'on. There she is Brenda lets go. After running up several aisles we caught up to her. I was asking about the doll while attempting to pick it up. Had it by the arm too but the lady got hold of me and she could say NO! If she couldn't speak any English she could sure say No. Well that little doll started crying and I said shoot'fire' Brenda this is a real baby. We don't want that thing. Lets go. That was what Brenda wanted all along so we turned around to go back to our Mama's and they weren't there. Brenda! They left us, They left us. Brenda started bellering and held on to me tighter. We had made such a twisting run around that of course we didn't know where our Mama's were and I guess they hadn't been able to keep up with us. The lady took us by the arms. Heck she didn't have to take Brenda's arm she was grown to my coat. The lady tried to talk to us and tell us she would help us find our Mama's but we wanted loose from her and we wanted loose now. Poor Lady, trying to push the strooler with that loud mouth baby hollering and get us to co-operate. Bless her heart. I kicked her on the shin and took off but she still had hold of Brenda and as you know Brenda was anchored to me. My Auntie and My Mama had finally caught up to us and I can imagine what it looked like to them. Now here is where I've learned I got my scrappiness" My auntie was a small woman but she came charging like a mad bull, pulled that poor woman away from us and slammed her in to the nearest display, which just happened to be toys of some kind that started falling off the shelf. Well Brenda and I were gonna' sit right down there and have a ball with all those toys but my Mama got hold of us and got us outta' the way. The poor Lady was trying to tell my Auntie what had happened but Auntie was like an old mad setting hen protecting her eggs. Brenda was bellering' and so was that baby. Oh My goodness. What a sight. I got tickled and Brenda stopped bellerin' cause' she always did what I did. We were giggling.. Some man came up and I think was about to take somebody off to somewhere. Auntie finally settled down enough to listen. The man translated and the poor Lady told her story. She was going to take us up to the front desk or something and try to find out our names so our Mama's could be found. Auntie thought she was kidnapping us. I don't think there was much shopping done that day. We met our Daddies outside the store. They gripped cause' we weren't there when we were supposed to be. Auntie and Mama had hugged the poor Lady before leaving the store. The Lady came out and heard our Daddies grumbling and she ducked back in that store so fast she was just a blur. At least that's what I heard my Daddy say that night. Our poor Mama's were explaining to our Daddies what had happened and they started laughing which didn't set well with our Mama's. Anyway, If they had planned to give our hides a tanning when we got home, they forgot all about it. "YIPPEE" The Goodest' Parents in the World" YESSIREE!!!
