. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . o death! the leaves may fall,The flowers may fade and pass away— They only wait, through wintry hours,The warm, sweet breath of May. There is no death! the choicest gifts That heaven hath kindly lent to earth Are ever firet to seek againThe country of their birth. And all things that for growth or joj *Are of our love or care, Whose loss has left us desolate,Are safely garnered there. Though life become a dreary waste,We know its fairest, sweetest flowers, Transplanted into immortal bowers. There is no death! although
. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people . o death! the leaves may fall,The flowers may fade and pass away— They only wait, through wintry hours,The warm, sweet breath of May. There is no death! the choicest gifts That heaven hath kindly lent to earth Are ever firet to seek againThe country of their birth. And all things that for growth or joj *Are of our love or care, Whose loss has left us desolate,Are safely garnered there. Though life become a dreary waste,We know its fairest, sweetest flowers, Transplanted into immortal bowers. There is no death! although we grieveWhen beaiitiful familiar forms That we have learned to love are tornFrom our embracing arms. Although with liowed and breaking sable garb and silent tread. We bear their senseless dust to say that they are dead. They are not dead ! they have but passedBeyond the mists that blind us here Into the new and larger lifeOf that serener sphere. They have but droppid their robe of elayTo put their shining raiment on; a s o o. A^RY! HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY 169 They have not wandered far away—They are not lost or gone. Though disenthralled and glorified, They still are here and love us yet;The dear ones they have left behind They never can forget. And sometimes when our hearts grow faint, Amid temptations fierce and when the wildly raging waves Of grief or passion sweep, We feel upon our fevered brow Their gentle touch, their breath of balm:Their anns enfold us and our hearts Grow comforted and calm. And ever near us, though unseen. The dear, immortal spirits tread;For all the boundless universe Is life—there are no dead. CHAPTER XIII RAILROADS The first railroad built into and across Delaware County was the Dubuque& Pacific. In close connection with this company was the Iowa Land Company,which provided for the right of way, secured building sites and laid out on the road began in 1855, between Dubuque and Dyersville, andw
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