HighSchool Fan
04-30-2004, 01:00 PM
Pecans in the Cemetary
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> 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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."
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> > 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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> 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.