>> 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,
>> so he jumped back on his bike and rode off.
>>
>> Now 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 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' 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 boy on the bike!
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