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                  Halloween Costumes Worn Early            Aunt Hazel was in Atlanta, Georgia, a week     before Halloween.  She decided to go shopping at the     local dollar store, and all of the employees were     wearing costumes.  At least, to Aunt Hazel they were.     In our modern society, they could just have been some     teenagers wearing their regular assortment of beads,     chains, and license plates for earrings, but she was sure     they were costumes.            Thus it was that when she went from there to the     drug store to pick up her one week supply of pills, the     seven of which required a mortgage on the farm to pay     for, she had Halloween on her mind.  In addition, the     price that she was having to pay for the medicine was a     frustration burning deep within her.            As she stepped into the drug store, no one was in     sight.  She marched right to the counter and pounded on     the little bell.  “Hey!  Can I get some help here?”                                       10
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