Richfield Reaper | 1911-11-16 | Page 2 | Taking a Look Backward

TAKING A LOOK BACKWARD picture of life upon our atlantic shore as it was ano T NO centuries ago brush away avay the tog fog of a couple ol of and take a look at this our native natho land as it then appeared here upon the atlantic shore the scream ol of the panther arose on the midnight air with the savage ravage war nar whoop arid and the pale faced pilgrim trembled trembled tor for the safety of his defenseless home ile ha planted his beans in tear fear and gath ered them in trouble his chickens and his children were nere plundered by the toe foe and life itself vias nag in danger 0 of leaking out from bet between Neen the logs of 0 his bis hut even een it it was aas fortified with three muskets a spunky Y wife ife and a jug of 0 whisky yes my friends this was then a wild gloomy and desolate place NN here the indian squaw equaw hung her young oso upon the tha bouch and left it to squall at the hush shy aby of the blast the anglo saxon mother now rocks the cradle of her delicate bibo on the carpet of peace and ana in the gai parlor ot of bild has been changed to a blooming garden and its limits are expending with the mighty might genius ot of liberty lorenzo dow jr