Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-06-20
NhER TIE 1 DING LANE TURNED
Man Relates Royhsea Exrers~see III
learning 10 Measure Life ana
condact BY Gsdss Standard.

~Altaass faFsy years aga. whea l
was u lad OF fsarfeen. sraseAvsy ssd
farmer nsaaea 1osash S,ebasias ersssrssa
nae and two either hays ass III hls1
sssests. where NE were gathering chest.
nnss~ said sensieusasa rexensty, in
Reminiscent conversation wish a
srseas, .sof canrsA MIR, Ssshsstas was
wifaaa his rights. hat sAere wsse husas.
els of ants THAT me sauas never nsss,
and hss rvagh. absssise Language an
geTed rs
swsTi gst sven with yan Fer his
Lyman cr0saer shouted hack sassiAnfiy,
aud he added hi a lawer tone It's a
lsng iAne ihss sion's turn somewhere
-ssn the way honse we discussed
Ways and means Of getting eyen' With
Josiah Ststhsns. bat none at cur hoy.
ish projects were practicable. The
ether boys soon forget che whole mai
ter. baf ~ for me, the aiaEe ahent
the 7ong lame was scarcely out af my
naind Tor q day. and repeated II 10
myself every tiaae ] saw Mr. Stei,hias,
II did not ossur 90 me thar was nurs.
Ing revengefuI spirit: on ahe eass
trary. felt rather proud of standing
UP for my own rights.
Zone October afternoon the next
year, as WIS crossing a corner ef rrm
Jtitison's pasture. ! saw eleven lainhs
iusnp ever 4 low place in the fenee Into
Mr.. Ssahhins' Seid. Something had
started them, fnr they raced full speed
the length Of the hack meadows and
disappeared over the crest OF d rocky
ridge heyand.
when reached the top OF the
ridge the lambs were nowhere Ii, sight.
There was d ssaali, unused hay barn
in the next field, and 1 found the
frightened animals hndsitesi, the sag
cling doar closed behind them. Plainly
the lambs had sastsesi against the door
when they crowded In setting 1t
aswing. and the high wind had done
the rest. TO my mind, the accident
was full Of possibilities. The heavy
door was not likely To be pushed open,
and when the animals were missed II
would be easy Il, direct the searcr, In
the right direction. Then I should
find the turning Of the long lane.
Il decided TO take Lyman Crosier
Into my confidence aud actually set off
for the Grosier farmhouse; but half
way there halted. Could I state the
circumstances In a way TO reflect cred
ttably On the part | was playings
did not intend to discinse nil the facts,
but only 10 tell Lyman that ] had
found the lambs shut UP Ia Josiah
Stebhins' hay barn. had always
hated lying and deeeit. and II shocked
uie to. realize how near I had come
to telling my friend faisehood. No,
weuid keep my secret.
4Couid II / stopped short as II q
real questioner blocked my path, de-
manding an instant answer. Some
times think ha did. God knew all
the details TINT had hesitafed to
relate to sehooimate, and what must
he think OF me2 Was the thought OF
petty revenge had cherished any
more pleasing to him than the open
deceie had refrained from practic-
Ing? And could / carry my project
through without acting il lie?
II opened the door Of the hay barn
and let the 1amhs out befoYe return
ed home. ard / told Ira Iudson that
they were In Mr.. stekbin's field. No
one else knew of the matter. That was
the turning polna &c my al,ole life.
for out there hi the silence ~ itssse an-
tunn fields learned to measure lie
and conduct by Gods Standard. ~
Youths Companion. +