Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-04-29

will be the best step towards finding the
hidden treasure so much needed
For your own sake, your wife's, and
your babies, and friends, if you have
any, be very cautious where you make
your tracks.
Do not fail to get into bed by seven,
and roll out early to attend to your bust
ness. There is no morning so dark but
what you may do something, if the will
is there. For Heavens sake, and that
of your wife, children, and the State, let
us all try it for three years, and if your
creditors sec you are trying hard, and
making tracks in the right place, they
will have mercy on you. If they will
not, come to OLD JAKE, and if he has it
in his power, he will help you. Re-
member, you must take his advice all
through the piece.
| Consult your wife, especially in ali
eases of difficulty. A wife who observes
the name will never fail to economize
when she knows her husbands circum-
stances require it, Never keep her ig-
norant of your circumstances, for this
has been the undoing of millions of IA
miles.
| Put cattle on grass half feed, and they
will improve as much again in the same
time as full fed cattle. l think it much
more profitable only to half feed, unless
you owe money which you have promised
in March or April then feed heavy. If
your circumstances will allow you to do
without your money until juno or July,
| like half feeding the best until the
middle of March; then increasing gra-
dually, get them to full feed, turn on
your grass early, if you have territory
enough for your pasture to get good, so
that they can get full by walking only a
few rods.
write this to encourage men who get
in debt and give up. Don't give up
the ship"
In 1920, in Licking county, Ohio, my
corn was higher than my head. On a
steep hillside I saw flock of wild fur
keys scratching very busy in the corn.
| married Matilda, Join Green's daugh-
ter; she lived few miles North of Uti-
ca. My wife's sister, Nancy, was visit
ing my house, (now Nancy Armstrong,
living about fifteen miles southwest Of
Morris, Ill.) think she was not more
than eight or nine years of age. Ishow-
ed her the turkeys, and told her if she
would pay strict attention to what said,
we would have meat as well as feathers
She eyed Inc very close, with her eyes
and cars ready to catch every word. ]
showed her where wanted TO get, and
told her we must move very cautious,
for they were cunning, sharp-eyed fowls
went on the hill above them she went
below, and then started towards me. ]
stood firm, waiting for them as they rose
to fly. One few foot Or so to my left,
another about two feet TO my right. ]
first thought of trying to catch both; il
struck me at the moment to save one.
sprung up, and with my left hand caught
it by one leg, with the right hand caught
it by the breast. l took out whole
handful of skin and feathers, and if it
had not been for my hold on the leg, it
would have got away. brought it to
the ground, and soon broke its neck,
without its humping me very often with
its wings 1t made us all the meat we
could eat for several days, besides the
feathers
| tell this true story to men who are in
debt TO encourage them to never quit
trying. / hope none of your cases look |
more hopeless than mine in catching the
flying wild turkey,
] have since seen the same little girl,
now grown to be woman, George w.
Armstrong; wife. / asked her if she
remembered my catching the turkey. /
think sho answered forthwith that she
always thought of it when she saw a flock
of wild turkeys.
No odds how bad your case is, ''don't
give up the ship" Patience and persc-
verance will overcome everything.
If yon will take my advice, We viii viii
find the gold by rolls, rims, and wagon
loads, almost countless. Excuse my
mistakes; / have no time TO correct them.
| have written this just for the good feel
Ing / have for my county, State, and ma
ton. My learning is quito limited. !
do not profess to be grammarian; nci-
ther have | swallowed dictionary, and
you need not expect me to let it up by
leaves
My parents were plain folks. | was
born and raised until / was about soven-
teen years old, in Somerset county. Tur-
key Foot Township, near the forks Of
Youghiogheny, Pa My father moved
to Perry county, Ohio; lived there one
year; then moved TO Licking county,
Ohio-tbirtcen miles north Of Newark,
the county seat, thirteen miles south Of
Mt. Vernon, in Knox county, four miles
cast Of Utica, Licking county moved
with my wife and three boys TO Morgan
county, in the spring Of 1881. / still
stay four miles southwest Of Jacksonville,
which think il the centre Of the world,
as far as good lands and farms are con-
ccrncd, and gold coming out Of the earth
ready coined ia large quantities. If this
is not sufficient, when | writo again ] !
will tell you part Of the rest.
March 5, 1859.