1816-1916 Cedarville Centennial Souvenir

And that tree first cut by the woodman told the story to the111.as it fell! The bear disappears with a growl, the wild panther with a scream, The deer lifts its head with a sniff, and wonders what all may mean, 'Tis the dawn of civilization, a change that tells of much toil, The coming now of the white man to cultivate the soil: It's the story of a hundred years, the work of great brawn and brain, . -- ,.. .. ~ ~ 0 ':' .. ~ .... , --- - ,, . ...,,.----- - And tel'.s of lakor and sacrifice to produce the golden grain. Thus one by one these giant oak!;l fell crashing with a boom, And axe-men multiplied each year, which told the final doom Of the rendezvous and sylvan-home of the deer and buffalo, Which had roamed these hills and valleys from the years of Jong ago. To bring this light and these changes, to clear up the vale and the hill,