[Apologetics] Pecans

[Dianne Dawson]

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 by 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 slowly 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 telling' me 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 had the lead for a good half-mile before the kid on the 
bike passed him.  :)


      
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