October 28

For none of us liveth to himself.—ROM. xiv, 7.

The smallest bark on Life's tumultuous ocean

Will leave a track behind for evermore;

The lightest wave of influence, set in motion,

Extends and widens to the eternal shore.

We should be wary, then, who go before

A myriad yet to be, and we should take

Our bearing carefully, where breakers roar

And fearful tempests gather; one mistake

May wreck unnumber'd barks that follow in our wake.

MRS. SARAH K. BOLTON.

Influence is as inseparable from character as the fragrance is from the flower, or the shadow from the substance. Every one that lives, therefore, lives not merely unto himself, but has a subtle effluence always radiating from him that produces some effect on others. On the rocks beneath us you will find the impress of the tiniest insect as well as that of the largest megatherium; and so in the strata of society, each man has his own place to fill, and will leave his own mark behind for blessing or for the reverse.

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR.