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"He most lives, who thinks most, feels the noblest,
acts the best." The influences of kindness was sweetly
brought out in a letter from Rebeccca Price.

Miss Leabury, a guest from St. Paul read
two poems, "The Cucumber," and the "Blind Spinner"
by Helen Hunt in which the moral adorns the
tale to the effect, that though blind, through
the bond Divine, we shall never doubt, but
still and glad, await His will -

A forcible Allegory, read by E.G. Thomas
called "Nothing but Leaves," was both beautiful
and encouraging. It matters not what be our
avocation or place in life though we may often
feel to say at the close of the greatest effort,
"Master, I have nothing but leaves," yet the hearts
of God's children are comforted, as the angel of
consolation, softly speak to each weary discouraged
one, and they answer, now do I gather strength
and hope anew, for well I know thy patient love
perceives, not what I did, but what I strove to do,
and though the full ripe years are few, thou
will accept my sheaves.

Jane Porter had nothing to read.

Ellen Stabler contributed some sweet line
called "Our Own." Mary L. Roberts had nothing to
read but gave a recipe for Graham Gems.

M.E. Moore's selection was from the Century,
upon "Honesty" tracing the steps by which
the clear cut lines of right and wrong, truth
and error, honesty and dishonesty, taught