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No one pretends that it is a poetical gift alone which has brought such swift and widespread popularity to Wilhelmina Stitch. Her homely little verses, which appear day by day in the Daily Graphic, have touched the hearts of innumerable men and women because of the spirit of helpfulness which pervades them, and the charming, joyous personality they reveal. The simple virtues, implanted deep in the human soul, are what they exalt—courage, kindliness, gratitude, faith, love and loyalty.

Most of us are of common clay. We only desire to walk in seemly paths, and live serenely. It may be that Wilhelmina Stitch recovers for us the glamour of half-forgotten days, the sweetness of memories, the buoyancy of childhood. It may be that she reminds us of something fragrant within ourselves of which contact with life is prone to rob us.

Whatever her charm may be, it is true and imperishable. If these few examples of her smiling philosophy, and those which follow them in the Daily Graphic, bring ease where it is wanted, and courage where it is lacking, they will more than serve their purpose.