The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-02-22
POETS CORNER
WASHINGTON THE NATION
~ BUILDER --.

Anniversary Of the Birth of George
Washington. by Edwin Markham,
Author Of The Man with the
Hoe. ~ 4ar.
"A Spartan mother called him into
Time, US
And kindled duty in. him as.
flame; ..e al. Ill
While he was schooled by the
primeval hills
or old Virginia-schooled by her
mighty woods, ~,.a.
Where Indians war-whooped and
the wild beast prowled. -.
His name was written on no col
lege scroll;
But he drank wisdom from the will
derness.
The mountains poured into his
soul their strength,
The rocks their, fortitude, the stars
their calm.
He, grew silent man: ..sa
Yet carried on all roads
The lofty courtesies, the high re
serves.
He seemed to know, even in the
noise Of time. Xxx.
The solemn quiets of Eternity.
But fiery. energy. a live crater.
: silent =, -. H..
Und az that mountain calm; yet
never tbiazed 3d..
Into a passion. save in some black
When craven souls betrayed the
u 5ipeOple. Then ~ ~.
Hx yayAil sword and fame a god
.Waif3s 4 IL, heart OF child, the Wis
dom OF a sage,
He toiled, with no self to serve,
He grewssin greatness, year by. .4fu-
~ minoNs year. IT,. %
Until Ne carried empire in his
Yet II NO Cause. no high COM
!. nanding Cause,
Had called him to the hazard OF
None You'd have guessed H.. his
To build = nation. out. Of ehaos,
To ahsr the wings Of soaring des-
But at the Hour. the People knew
their Man r &%
The one ordained OF Heaven. or
dained to stand ~. 8f%4'#
In the deadly breach andahokltt the
gate for God. .%'' n.
And when the Scroll was signed
and the glad Bell =,
of3hdependence echoed roundsthc
world,s* "
He nd his tattered host on stub
born fields,
Barefoot and hungry. through the
ice and mire-- H
Through dolors, valors, despera-
r. tons, Dreams
Through Valley Forge on to world
m startling hours -s.
When proud CORVALLIS yielded up
+; his sword. ~ ,f
And salltthe way, down to the roads
last bend. .i#G nv
Cool Judgment whispered to his
listening mind.
Where there was faltering. he was
there as faith:
Where there was weakness, he was
there as strength:
Where there was discord,i he, was
there as peace.
His trust was in the Ruler of
e Events M ~ f3s% 49,,
In Him who watches. He could
say, THE ends
Are in Gods hands. trust, r
But while II trust, battle" In
IIis soul took refuge and his heart
found rest. ~
When, after Yorktown, all the
- guns were husht, w
stint was our 3Chieftain on a battle
Fighting old laws, old manners.
| old. beliefs.
He fought the outworn old,
And lit new torches for the march
ahead. = .i4. s.
Life tried his soul by all the tests
OF time, Nae-,
BY ~ hardship. trsaehsry., insrat-
.Ys !. !: eyer, !. 4, BY Nctery and the loud
When fortune hung to him
crown, he hung vi
The bauble back and followed the
Peoples dream. HI
He turned from all tempters,
Stood firm above the perils Of
stood ike Monadnock high above
the clouds. <9r e.
he ana ne days work that was
He tSllea for men until no famed
with God. -,
Nov. y his, greatness. ever superb
!. " alone.
he moves IN his serene eternity.
Lie far Polaris wheeling ON the
North. -
a " TO- * > n = N : - : = ---T--
the circumstances It IL Just ~ well
that less Night should be shed on
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