The Garden of Thought

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THE SERVILE AND THE CHIVALROUS. 803

to stand up stiffly and handle the details of our transactions. It

is the choice of our better judgment, we are serving our own pur- pose. The stern features of our experience are not necessarily always bitter, but they are always important. To feel the noblest and act the best, a man must have implicit faith in his own mortal mission, its object, its necessity, its endowment to perform all its labors The faith in, or better still the knowledge of, this power in men to do all that must be done, is one of the first essentials to the greater life. Fortune smiles on the man who has discovered his own strength; there is magic in his touch; there is richness

of persuasion in his voice. His courage and cheer and chivalrous bearing sheds the life-light on his undertakings. There is charm and magnetism about his face and form — it is the charm of life, and all the life-loving elements are anxious to do his bidding. He is in tune with the universe. He is in accord with truth. He is the glad force to which men and nature respond; his life is large and full and blessed. Grayson, Utah.

THE GARDEN OF THOUGHT. (For the Improvement Era.)

Have you weeds in your garden of thought, Uproot them every one; Then sow in their place some precious seeds And nourish them by the sun Of loving words and of kindly deeds. And they in their time will bring forth seeds, That may, perchance, in other mind, Take root and bless by giving Forth seed again, until all shall find The higher place of living. Grace Ingles Frost. Salt Lake City, Utah.