Pecans in the cemetary.

[Shaney_R]

> 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 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.

 

[SexyNic]

[Ginge]

Oldie but goldie.