In the cemetery on the outskirts of a small town there was a big, old pecan tree
just inside the cemetery fence. One day, 2 boys filled up a bucket full 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 the boy. As he counted, 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 who it was, so he jumped back on his bike and rode off to
tell someone.
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 just heard! Satan and the
Lord are down in the cemetery dividing up the souls!" The man said, "Beat it,
kid. Can't you see that it is hard for me to walk?" When the boy insisted though,
the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery with him.
Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me...One for you, one for
me....." The old man whispered, "Boy, you been telling me the truth! Let's see if
we can see the Lord." Shaking with fear, they both peered through the fence, yet
they were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the
wrought iron bars of the fence tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord.
Then they heard, "One for you, one for me...That's all. Now, let's go get those
nuts down by the fence and we'll be done."
It was told that the old man made it back to town
a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike!
Compliments of Beth, Sanford, NC
