Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-02-27

passages ana upon religious feeling.
Thus, the subject of the first poem in
tho body of the book is Redemption
Through tho Bloud. - Other subjects
10 the point are 1.-THE Beautiful City"
No Night There" LEAD Mo in the
Way | Should Go. +" These subjects
also suggest the writer's faith in here.
after. This faith is apparent in many
of the verses. In one place Mrs.
Kitchener writes:
There will he a bright tomorrow,
There will be an end to sorrow,
In that world of love
And again.
Oh, swing back the gates of the city,
Ye beautiful saints on high
Swing back the gates of the city,
Wewill enter by and by.
Tho writer seems at times reaching
out over the space that separates us
from the great beyond, and almost
hears the whispering of lost friend,
as in the verses entitled 81 Feel Thy
Spirit" the last stanza being as fol
lows: ....
My love was strong, and it is still
Drawn by Thy pure and holy will.
In spirit now Thou art 50 near,
a whisper can almost hear.
And in another place she writes:
The departed walk beside lis day by day.
number of verses in memory Of
dead friends are given. One poem en-
titled "Called Early is in memory of
her daughter, Fannie H. Kitchener, who
died in 1882 at the age of 16 years, a
volume of whose writings have since
been published. Mrs. Kitchener also
has some Lines Written on the Even
ing That Fannie's Poems were sent to
Press. -
Besides tho character of verse already
referred to the author treats of other
and different themes, Thus she has
sympathetic composition concerning
Alice and Phoebe Cary, whom she de-
scribes as 1.-THE Poet Sisters " In
another vein is THE Cyclone. " And yet
another is "a Fairy Elf' beginning:
| know little girl that's fair.
With sweet blue eyes ard light brown hair.
Here and there the author turns to
prose to speak of visions she has had
and she expresses what she saw in
language that at times rivals the verso
in its poetic nature. Here is what she
writes in one place: "I lay down to rest
and what inconceivable beauties arose
before me. AS gazed ON the beauti-
full beings around me and listened to
the sweet music that was audible to my
hearing with exquisite joy and delight
L was lost TO consciousness.
Mrs. Michener's writings as dated
began in 1878 and cover the period up
to October Goth, 1894.
In the poems of Annie j.. Kitchener
which arc printed under the general
title of My Heart Life, we shall find
perhaps fewer verses based upon Ie-
ligious emotion and more attention
paid to lighter themes. She has poems
on nature, love, and friendship, lines
to friends and in memoriam. Her
writings date from May 9th, 1871,
until nearly the end Of 1894.
The second poem, which bears the
date April 18th, 1872, contains the
following stanza on Tho Sunset"
The shades of night have gathered;
| The dew begins To fall;
Now we see the stately mansion
| And the lighted hall.
And now our thoughts 20 upward
| To the great God above,
| And We thank Him for His goodness
| And His wondrous love.
| Other poems on nature are "May, I"
| "Juac Roses, y Autumn Leaves, y
might on the River,'' and IAN April
Shower" -.'.-
Among the poems which nay be
| classified, as on love, is one entitled
:" In My Dreams,n which opens as fol-
| lowHi
His arms were casped around me,
| His check pressed to mine own;
His kindly love bad found me,
And tender was His tone.
The lovelight shown above Him,
And all the while
His gentle smile
Seemed wooing me to love Him.
Other poems on this theme are "The
Two Lovers" "My Heart and IL
my Ideal, F." "A Summer Iayl. .
in poem Of four limos entitled
Influence, the author sets down
this clear philosophy:
Let US do right because it is right:
Let us shun wrong because it is wrong;
| We're leaving an influence somewhere
On this busy worlds great, restless throng.
And again. in "Man Proposes; God
Disposes, " she writes:
What will it matter though our plans
Should end in bitter weeping? ..
God marks our WAYS and counts our steps;
Our lives are in His keeping
The diversity of theme may be illus,
Singers, = Bowed Down. "The
Senses, - Castles in the Air" "The
King Of Time, "A Ballad, - "Lines
on Louisa NJ. Alcott, I" 'While Sooth.
ing Little Child to Sleep, son d
Mouse, " and Home" Miss Kitchener
has put a whole life history into poem
on 1.-THE OldTime Stair, :" which maS
be looked upon as one of her best as Il
is one of her maturer Efforts