FATHER MARQUETTE:
TRUE MAN OF GOD, AND EXPLORER OF
THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI.
(1637-1675)
The wild goose honked its message of fear,
As it winged away o’er the marshes sere,
And the little brown teal went, “quack, quack, quack,”
it fled from the man all dressed in black.
But he, a priest, had a smile on his lips,