N By N. LAVERL Cl-IIIISTENSEN Special to the Herald Pioneering. indians. homesteading. romance – they’re all port of a new book. Lambs in the Meadow. authored and published by a Provo man. Lee Reay. The 275-page volume. available either in hard back or soft. is a humorous historical narrative of the town of Meadow and environs in Millard County. its main theme centered around lleay’s own family. beginning with his grandparents. early Mormon settlers in Pshvant Valley. and their stniggles in wresting a living from the soil. Prominent in the historical account are friends. neighbors. and relatives of the author’s family in Meadow and surrounding towns. including Kanosh and Fillmorc. Reay. capping a varied business and journalistic career. is now engaged in publishing his own books.His Meadow Lane Publications location is at 2716 Edgewood, Provo He writes with a warm. smooth-flowing style and with intimate detail that comes through at its best as he describes rural life in his boyhood years. The Paiute Indians peopled the Pahvant Valley long before the first white settlers arrived. “Tbeir village on the high bench east of Kanosh town included more than 100 canvas teepecs and woven willow wicktups when l first visited there.” Reay wrote. Chief Kanosh was the undisputed leader ul the Pahvant tribe when the Mormon settlers came. ”1-ie was a strong. pics turesque leader who always wore a blanket in winter and was a great personal friend uf the Mormon prophet Brigham Young. They trusted each other: to them a handshake was better than signed treaties? Numerous townsmen play roles in incidents described in Lambs in the Meadow. “Bchind the counter. Pret Bennett could make you a banana split or a baloney sandwich.” the author wrote of one of the citizens. ”1 often salivatef ow the stalk of ripe bananas which hung behind the counter. 1 never could afford bananas. But once on a special date. l marched in with a girl friend and said. “Give us a banana split.” just like that. 1 paid for it too. with 20 cents in cash. in my dates eyes l was a big spenderf Reay’s accounts nl mischevious boyhood pranks make interesting reading – like the time the pigs got drunk on fermented pnines and the HaIloween night when the young people disase sembled Pret Bennett’s wagon. pulled its pam to the lup of the church. and reassembled the vehicle across the roofrpeak beside the belfry. Making soap after “pigkilling time.” home remedies. bounty hunting for cash. the kerosene lamp. advent of the radio and of elsctric lights. horsetrading. the Model T. Ford. breaking wild mustangs. threshing time – these are a few of the subjects the author weaves into his tales and anecdotes in the interesting. easy-to-read new book. The volume is tastefully illustrated. and packaged in an attractive cover featuring symbols from the narrative.