Ps 15 57 ■V^' PS 1537 .D35 G3 1919 Copy 1 \ JOHN DE WITT AUTHOR SPOKANE. WASHINGTON ■M~"I~!-!~!~''^I€^Hri'Tj^TfrH^fTtei€^hrfr}r^'^^ lDe6lcatlon This Book of Verse is, dedicated to my best friend tluoiijfii rain, shine and years. for whom I wrote tlie poem " Olje (barbzn of ^aitls^ed (Tare" THE VENKRABLE F. B. WKNTWORTH Winchester, Ky., Aiolideacon Diocese of Protestant Episcoi)al Cluircli, Lexington, Ky., and President St. John's College, Corbii, Ky. The Mountainee:r's Missionary Friend and Teaclui-. Bishop Lewis W. Burton of Lexington, Ky., says of tiim: "When you speak of Archdeacon Wentwortli, you cannot say too much of him. He has done an extraor- dinary work in tliis diocese and developed an unusual degree of spirituality and an exceptional Christian character." ^ In everything he always rings one hundred per cent true. •lOHN DE WITT. Somebody's burden When you feel a little lonely, When you feel a little sad, .Tust you bear somebody's burden. Make the other fellow glad, And your troubles they will vanish. Like the mist at rise of sun. And the smile that they will give you. AVill repay— ;-for what you've done. >-ie}eee^^8^^e^^^9es [ 3 ] to Ibe ^ea6ir of ^l)l5 ^ooK HIS is my second Book of Verse. Its aim is to make life sweeter for someone — some- where. If you are that someone write and tell me which bit of verse helped you most. I've tried to put into them, out of varied experiences, the human touch that means so much and that you and I understand. The spirit of Optimism reigns within — so — the door is shut on sadness. May my military verse never let you forget what the United States and her Allies have given to se- cure for you and the World, an honorable and last- ing peace. May my sentiment set you dreaming. My hints on Happiness to a greater Faith and increased ef- fort for good. My Miscellany cause you to draw from your own well-filled storehouse some nugget — long hidden — that will make the world rejoice. My Traveler's Treasures help you extend more cour- tesies to the Commercial Traveler away from home and ni}' humor a smile that will not wear off. '■ Yours sincerely, ' ■;,: JOHN DE WITT. SpoRitie, Washington. Copyright, 1919 John De Witt ©dA5i;H)J0 f '( , ^~^ .■iyi\7i-'-^l\^t\^t^^r!^X^t^i\yt\/i^%\y^7l-^^^ "l\7(\7f\7i ^l-^H/i ^ t , » . » - I - t . * . *"^ i ^l)e <5ar6en of ^anl5l)e6 Care r"^***'^'"; KNOW of a beautiful garden, The Garden of Banished Care, Where the flowers are ever growing, I -ji • U^ • And only rest is there. :d ; * ; The World with all its follies ""*'*'»"*^' Is shut outside its gate. And love alone may enter. With friendship for its mate. The Violet and Forget-me-not, In truth — a royal pair, -1- Are both of them — well hidden, jI In that Garden of Banished Care. ± And we watch the Merry Widow, rf, With the purple in her cap. And I pick the tiny buttercups. And lay them in your lap. With You and I — in that garden, l| 'Tis just like Fairyland, •J> For we breathe the flowers' perfume. And walk there hand-in-hand. And though no word is spoken. Yet Love — is ruler there, And brings to us a message, In that Garden of Banished Care. '^4,^ei6^:e^€iCicioi:ootcrf^^:ei€r^^(^eeieeeBe^^oBee^^ PATRIOTIC POEMS A Americanism 5'^'*'*'^^*{MERICANISM is an Eagle evolved from the ashes of old Worlds. It arises in a new plumage of beauty, dignity, courage, strength and intelligence, the admiration of .*fc»»^^»»^*^»ii* all beholders. In its Faith, Hope and Love, it soars to un- known heights. Its talons are a warning to the oppressor and the vandal. In its beak it carries the Stars and Stripes, the flag of Liberty, Justice and Equality — a guarantee of the Peace of Nations. It gives its best of everything, without hope of a return, that Honor and Glory may reign supreme. It is God's masterpiece of true Christianity — Civilization and Democracy. Dedicated to that American of Americans, Woodrow Wilson President of the United States >^-(^^)eee^^aee6 ig:K:. Senator Henry Cabot T^odge [ 7 ] A XiJ^onderfunFlag »*^fc»»»«;>«^»* T •{IS a wonderful flag that flies on the * \ breeze, i It's colors are red, white and blue; \ It flies o'er the land and it flies o'er The Banner of the free. Good will and a hand clasp to-day; With all of the world our comrades at last. ■I 'V t T r seas, :c I A sure protection to you. T So wear it and bear it wherever you go, And cheer as you count every star; This wonderful flag will let the world know We're ready for peace or for war. T CHORUS: ^ The Stars they stand for Righteousness — -[^ The white — for Liberty, The red for — Patriotic Blood, The blue — for Unity. And as it waves above you there. The world will quickly see, -{- Old Glory represents us all, -]- I This wonderful flag is an emblem of peace -1- We'll gain for the nations by'me bye; -|- A peace everlasting — a peace without lease, ! 3j A peace that no man can deny. The horrors of war will belong to the past, ^ ii When this wonderful flag we display. -!; I -'^p'--p'-^'_'.i_l_'_J^_J„1 I ^ Mew iDa? ..^^r...^.r,;,».rp jjg^j^ J watch each ray of light A; Unveil the disappearing night; i Then sharp report of morning gun Proclaims the advent of the sun, ■..^.»**.^^.^i: W^ose splendid golden flames adorn The presence of a cloudless morn; Thus nature sounds her Reveille And shows A New Day unto me. ^ I ?!> I hear the splash of waterfall, ^g Whose music has a martial call. The birds are stationed near in line. <\> In uniforms of rare design. <(> i\> The trumpet call of new desires 11} Uplifts my soul — and it aspires Sb To greater heights than yesterday, While I salute the Coming Day. I