certherfbeef
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On the outskirts of a small Georgia 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.
Meanwhile, several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
Along came another boy riding along the road on his bicycle.
As he passed the cemetery, he thought he heard voices from inside. 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 cemetery fence, they listened intently. Then, they
heard,
"One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me." The old man
whispered, "Boy, you're telling 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.
Straining, 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!
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.
Meanwhile, several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
Along came another boy riding along the road on his bicycle.
As he passed the cemetery, he thought he heard voices from inside. 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 cemetery fence, they listened intently. Then, they
heard,
"One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me." The old man
whispered, "Boy, you're telling 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.
Straining, 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!
