"What can be more lovely?"
Said Mother to Ned;
And held up before him,
So rosy and red,
A dish of tomatoes,
Rich, juicy, and bright.
"Say, are they not pretty,
Thus gleaming in light?"
"Oh yes," said our Neddy,
With something of brag,
"One thing is more handsome,—
The American flag!"
Well said, my brave youngster.
Already so true!
Finer far is our banner,
Of red, white, and blue.
