Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 51
rd or field of grain.No meadowland smooth and grassyFound he in his vast domain;For the earth in its pristine glory Knew naught of the tillers ban —And the soHtude lisped the storyOf a land unspoiled by man. But the woods were his for the asking. And the streams at his door, and the fish —While the… … Big Bottom and Its History. 37 His home was a log-built cottage, His hearth was a bed of clay;And a pone and a mess of pottage Were his at the close of day.No longer had he to stifle — His domain was the trackless wild;And his dogs and his flintlock rifle Stood next to his wife and child. The sun,…
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