>>>>>>>PECANS IN THE CEMETERY
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree
>>>>>>>just
>>>>>>>inside the cemetery fence.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the
>>>>>>>tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy.
>>>>>>>Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed,
>>>>>>>he
>>>>>>>thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to
>>>>>>>investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for
>>>>>>>you, one for me."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard!
>>>>>>>Satan
>>>>>>>and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk."
>>>>>>>When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for
>>>>>>>you,
>>>>>>>one for me..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's
>>>>>>>see
>>>>>>>if we can see the Lord."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still
>>>>>>>unable
>>>>>>>to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron
>>>>>>>bars
>>>>>>>of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>Lord.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's
>>>>>>>go
>>>>>>>get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>kid on the bike.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree
>>>>>>>just
>>>>>>>inside the cemetery fence.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the
>>>>>>>tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy.
>>>>>>>Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed,
>>>>>>>he
>>>>>>>thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to
>>>>>>>investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One for
>>>>>>>you, one for me."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard!
>>>>>>>Satan
>>>>>>>and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk."
>>>>>>>When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for
>>>>>>>you,
>>>>>>>one for me..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's
>>>>>>>see
>>>>>>>if we can see the Lord."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still
>>>>>>>unable
>>>>>>>to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron
>>>>>>>bars
>>>>>>>of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>Lord.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's
>>>>>>>go
>>>>>>>get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>kid on the bike.