From: geo2000@comcast.net
I'm going as 'Edelyn' for Halloween.......
GOMAN
PS-Nice Bear Witch Story...it gave me chills..... 'White Buffalo' is DEAD.
"Bret Wiersbe" wrote in message
news:QBXgd.13434$KJ6.335@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> As I reflect on past Halloweens, I will never forget the terror of the
> Bear-Witch. Some remember all too well; others choose to forget.
> Although the curse has long since been broken, I still have nightmares
> of the search for the Bear Witch. I took a walk the other day along
> familiar paths; paths that lead to old haunts; old haunts that used to
> be rich with Beanies. Interesting how things have changed in the past 4
> or 5 years. One particular store was now selling frozen custard instead
> of over-priced Erin Bears. One store was completely gone, replaced by a
> luggage store; how practical! I can buy a suitcase to store all my
> extra Peace Bears! Stores that used to be lined with people waiting to
> buy Gobbles the Turkey or Stretch the Ostrich, now just empty voids.
> Some stores were still in business, but seemed to have a new curse ....
> the curse of over-stocked Ty products! I stopped in one store to see
> what was new. It had been awhile since I bought anything with a Ty
> trademark. I didn't recognize a single item! I couldn't even tell you
> the names. Some of the bears were okay. An orange ghost, a vampire
> bear ... no Bear Witch in site, thankfully! I couldn't help but think
> of my old friend Beak the Kiwi Bird. I don't know what ever became of
> him. After his world-wide tour, he found love and happiness and I
> haven't heard from him since. I'm sure he's busy pooping up someone
> else's home by now ... but I digress. As I began my long journey home,
> I passed one other famous haunt ... but this one was not replaced by a
> clothing store or ice cream parlor. This one was completely gone! I
> walked up to the boarded storefront. A stench filled the air. It was
> the smell of fire. The store had burned recently and the windows had
> been covered by plywood. A notice had been posted on the door: "No
> Trespassing by order of the Chicago Fire Department". Laws are meant to
> be broken, so I pried a few boards loose and stepped inside. The smell
> was overpowering! I felt light-headed. I walked to the back room which
> must have been used for storage at one time ..... the smell got worse.
> All of a sudden, a women stepped out of the darkness! She was the most
> beautiful woman I had ever seen! I was hypnotized by her beauty. She
> gazed in my eyes, and I felt numb. She approached me, but as she did, I
> could tell she wasn't ..... human. A mirror hung on the back wall and I
> could see my own reflection, but not hers! She walked closer, but I
> could tell her feet were not even touching the ground! I tried to
> scream, but I was frozen in fear. Suddenly, her face grew ashen white
> and seemed to fall away in dust ... revealing only a skull! With a
> horrible shriek, she howled "Go away and don't ever return!". That's
> all I remember, and then I fainted. When I regained consciousness, I
> was outside again surrounded by a few firemen and paramedics. I heard
> one of them say I had been exposed to toxic PVC fumes and was lucky to
> be alive. I guess I'm lucky they didn't have me arrested for
> trespassing. "That building is condemned", one fireman said. I
> replied, "Well you better tell the woman that's in there to get out
> too." They just stared at me for a minute and said, "That building has
> been vacant for over a month. The woman who owned the store died in the
> fire. We're taking you to the hospital just as a precaution." Maybe it
> was a hallucination. Maybe the fumes caused my mind to play tricks.
> But as they helped me into the ambulance, I looked back at the
> building. To my horror, I saw an all too familiar encryption on the
> boarded up windows:
>
> ^ ^
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> Beware the Bear-Witch!
>
>
> Happy Halloween!
>
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