Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-13
ANoTHER cRooKEp PATH.s

as Il. was some milessof helet him haze
the horse. It was afne sunshiny morning
and Archie: enjoyed the,ride as yousIasy
we'll think. He made the good old horss
20 fast or. 60 Glow, Just as he had, mind
to, and the spring birds were singing on
every tree he passed. % His father told him
not to stop on the way. So he went and
did his errarid, and was trotting home With
q merry heart, when he caught site Of some
boys in. farm yard. .asse
And what should he do but ride into the
yard Just to, say sssgood morning, that was
all. The boys were playing marbles. Ar
chie'watehed them from the horses back,
until he got SO Interested that he slipped off
his saddle and took his turn in the game
and he played and played, until two hours
were gone. : -.
Archie was quite frightened when he
found how the time went. He jumped on
Charles back, and away he went. But
nothing looked so pleasantly as before. The
fields were rs green, and the sky as blue,
and the sun as bright, and the birds as gay,
but Archie, was not as happy. Hewas
innocent when he rode along in the morn
ing, and now he felt guilty. He, had done
exactly what his father told him not %.
He had stopped by the way, all the while
knowing his father was waiting for the er-
rand. =. -. =. ..a.,z1 =. -. -1..,..t
"Oh, dear; what excuse can I make e.
thought Archie. Excuse -? why none. There
was no excuse to make. Speak the truth,
like an honest fellow. Pretty soon Archie
|spied his father coming down the road 20
meet him. His father was afraid lest some
accident had happened. ~. am glad you
have reached home safely my sen. What
has: detained you?" asked his father. -.
81 lost my way" said Archie, 7s.and 10
took me some time to get right again. His
father, of course. believed him. He never
caught Archie in lie before. He went
home and said the same thing to his moth
er. Do you think he felt any happier for
lit? No, no, no. He was in . crooked
path, and you never find peace there. He
tried to appear easy and happy; but he
was uneasy and miserable, and did not
really like to look his parents in the face.
he did not sleep well that night. No.
body sleeps we'll on lie. He did not wake
up bright. Nobody wakes up bright on o
Lie. He was not comfortable all day. No
bodody is comfortable with a lie for bo.
som companion. Do you think they are ?
So it went on several weeks, and Archie
was almost st'forgetting it; almost, Isaid, for
there was still sore spot whenever he
thought of it, and that sore spot on his
memory he could never get over. By-and-
| by the gentleman in whose yard he stopped
came to see his father. As soon as Archie
set eyes on him his heart beat violently, and
he turned pale.
In few minutes the man turned to Ar.
chic, and asked, s'How did you get home
the other day, my boy? Our boys had a
very pleasant visit from you" How do
you think Archie felt? Mr.. Mann then
turned to his father, and said, "You must
let Archie come again. When he wns
there, few weeks ago. he only stayed a.
bout two hours. We hoped he had come
to spend the whole day."
There, it was all out. His father and
mother had caught him in direct lie. Ar.
chic felt so ashamed, so sorry and yet he
had rather have it out than in. It was 6
relief to have his parents know it, and tc
have their forgiveness. Nor was that all
Archie felt that he had grieyed his heaven.
|ly Parent. He knew that "lying lips are
an abomination to the Lord. An. abomi
:, nation! Think how God must hate liars
Archie felt troubled and humbled, and prey
ed God to forgive him this great sin, fo'
Jesus sake. ..... .. --..
Not great while after, his mother sem
him to buy her something at the shop. Ar
chic did so, but didnot bring home the righ'
/ change.
as that all the money, Archie 2" asket
his mother, looking him right in the eye
eyes, mother" .'r.-os, - -
81 hope, my dear son, you are not de
r ceiying me again" she said. '@=,
!, Archie was honest this. time, and it al
most broke his heart to be thus suspected
/ yet he felt it was just, and went away sor
!, rowfully.s - 81 < ~. 81 :, 80 !,
These are the consequences Of falsehood
Itis a crooked path, and hard to get ouE
of. A liar cannot be Immediately believed
/ It takes time to restore confidence in hif
!. word, even when he speaks the truth
| Childs Paper. ~,,a v,,. >, Ssz 4 So y,
| s@- Those who tell you Of others fsnlts
|, viii make themselves as free to Others q