Proceedings of the Ohio State Forestry Association, at Its Meeting in Columbus, March 28th, 1884G. J. Brand & Company, 1884 - 65 páginas |
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Página 33 - Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not! That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea, And wouldst thou hew it down ? Woodman, forbear thy stroke! Cut not its earth-bound ties; Oh, spare that aged oak, Now towering to the skies.
Página 34 - When but an idle boy I sought its grateful shade; In all their gushing joy Here, too, my sisters played. My mother kissed me here: My father pressed my hand — Forgive this foolish tear, But let that old oak stand! My heart-strings round thee cling, Close as thy bark, old friend! Here shall the wild-bird sing, And still thy branches bend. Old tree! the storm still brave! And, woodman, leave the spot; While I've a hand to save, Thy axe shall harm it not.
Página 32 - Wayne, Ind., where Little Turtle, the great Miami chief, gathered his warriors ; the Elm tree at Cambridge, in the shade of which Washington first took command of the Continental army on a hot Summer's day ; the Tulip tree on King's Mountain battlefield in South Carolina, on which ten bloodthirsty Tories were hung at one time ; the tall Pine tree at Ft.
Página 35 - ... for those who come after us, if not for ourselves. As you drop the seed, as you plant the sapling, your left hand hardly knows what your right hand is doing But Nature knows, and in due time the Power that sees and works in secret will reward you openly. You have been warned against hiding your talent in a napkin ; but if your talent takes the form of a maple-key or an acorn, and your napkin is a shred of the apron that covers • the lap of the earth...
Página 35 - It is enough to know that when we plant a tree we are doing what we can to make our planet a more wholesome and a happier dwelling place for those who come after us, if not for ourselves. As you drop the seed, as you plant the sapling, your left hand hardly knows what your right hand is doing. But nature knows, and in due time the Power that sees and works in secret will reward you openly.
Página 40 - At the annual meeting the board of directors shall report the amount of money received during the year, and the source from which it has been received; the amount of money expended during the year, and the objects for which it has been expended; the number of trees planted at the cost of the society, and the number planted by individuals; and, generally, all acts of the board that may be of interest to the society. This report shall be entered on the record of the society.
Página 33 - Twas my forefather's hand That placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, Thy axe shall harm it not. That old familiar tree, Whose glory and renown Are spread o'er land and sea — And would'st thou hack it down? Woodman, forbear thy stroke, Cut not its earth-bound ties.
Página 34 - best impressions. We sometimes forget that the highest aim of education is to form right character — and that is accomplished more by impressions made upon the heart than by knowledge imparted to the mind. The awakening of our best sympathies — the cultivation of our best .and purest tastes — strengthening the desire to be useful and good, and •directing youthful ambition to unselfish ends — such are the objects of true education. Surely nothing can be better calculated to procure these...
Página 31 - Boston used to gather to listen to the advocates of our country's freedom ; around it, during the war, they met to offer up thanks and supplications to Almighty God for the success of the patriot armies; and, after the terrible struggle had ended, the people were wont to assemble from year to year in the shadow of that old tree to celebrate the liberty and independence of our country. It stood there till within a few years, a living monument of the patriotism of the citizens of Boston. The sight...
Página 28 - Grove.' Viewed from the summit of the ridge immediately west, the sight was one of the most animating ever brought before the eyes of Cincinnatians. The entire ridge, nearly a third of a mile in length, was occupied by those persons taking part in the first-named ceremonies, while the slope designated was occupied by a dense mass of gayly dressed children in active motion over a surface of about...