46 AUTUMN NOTES IN IOWA ^ 



situation and plan, rich in jjlant and bird life, and 

 of high value to the social life of their city. Along- 

 the great border rivers of the state the high bluffs 

 offer frequent sites adapted for spacious and var- 

 ied recreation grounds. Slowly also, the state is 

 erecting monuments memorial of the great events 

 and great persons of her history, from the days 

 of early exploration to those of her recent prom- 

 inence in the national councils. The days will 

 soon pass, if not already passed, in which the 

 stranger can with fairness say of the citizens of 

 Iowa: 



They have no love for bird or flowers, 



No reverence for their past ; 

 They sing not, ''Nature, Art are ours, 



We cherish, hold them fast." 



Of fighting chief and praying Marquette 



Along the mighty Stream, 

 From days of feverish toil and fret 



They save no hours to dream. 



Wild roses bloom above their great 



Who lived and died for truth. 

 But they mould not for a nobler fate 



The spirits of their youth. 



Man lives not for himself alone, 

 Needs beauty more than bread — 



'Tis a people lost till they atone 

 To the unborn babes and the dead ! 



