Records and papers of the New London county historical society .. . waters edge. Or, lingering near this quiet spotIn the soft moonlight, pale and still,Have listened to the waters gushAnd drank the peace of the old mill. Some changes—tis not all the same;The years could never leave us all;Times footsteps make their impress silent be their fall. Some little, low, deserted lacy cobwebs hanging widening rifts among the lathsShow what was once that is no more. And still the water wends its wayWith rush and gush of happy sound,And throws its arch of sparkling spray.
Records and papers of the New London county historical society .. . waters edge. Or, lingering near this quiet spotIn the soft moonlight, pale and still,Have listened to the waters gushAnd drank the peace of the old mill. Some changes—tis not all the same;The years could never leave us all;Times footsteps make their impress silent be their fall. Some little, low, deserted lacy cobwebs hanging widening rifts among the lathsShow what was once that is no more. And still the water wends its wayWith rush and gush of happy sound,And throws its arch of sparkling pushes the big wheel around. Long may the ancient millstone grind !Long may the ancient mill be seen !Long wave the trees, long flow the pond !Long rest the rocks in their ravine ! Long, through the narrow, open doorAnd little window^ oer the sunshine gleam upon the floorOer golden heaps and bags of meal. Soft be the touch of rushing time,Swift as thy need the prompt repairs;Reverent the care shall pass thee onAs thou hast been, to waiting NEW CONNECTICUT, OR THE WESTERN RESERVE. BY WILLIAM C. OILMAN OF NORWICH, CONN. Read hetore the Society at its Annual Meeting in New London,September i, 1905. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the New LondonCounty Historical Society: In accepting his invitation I ventured to suggest to your President,that New Connecticut, or the Western Reserve. might be an appro-priate topic, but, now that the time has come, I confess considerablediffidence, first, because here present, are others more competent thanmyself to speak on this subject, and second, because I am like theman who was appointed a committee of one to investigate his ownconduct. He reported in part and said, if he had known how muchthere was to do he would not have undertaken the job ! I was aware that Mr. Alfred Mathews had published an interest-ing and mstructive volume entitled, Ohio and Her Western with deference to him as a histori
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