Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-04-28

more profitable only to half feed, unles
you owe money which you have promised
in March or April; then feed heavy. /
your circumstances will allow you to d.
without your money until June or July,
like half feeding best until the middle o.
March then increase gradually, get them
to full feed, turn on your grass early il
you have territory enough for your pasture
TO get good, SO that they can get all by
walking only . few rods.
write this to encourage men who get
in debt and give up. "Don't give up the
ship" ......
In 1870, in L;el;~s co...y, oL:., ~
corn was higher than my head. On q
steep side-hill I saw flock of wild tur.
keys scratching very busy in the corn.
married Matilda, John Green's daughter !;
she lived few miles north of Utica. NV
wife's sister, Nancy, was visiting at 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. l showed her the
turkeys, and told her If she would pay
strict attention to what said, we would
have meat as we'll as feathers. She eyed
me very close, with eyes and ears ready to
catch every word. showed her where |
wanted to get, and told her we must be
very cautious, for they were cunning, sharp
eyed fowls. / went or the hill above them
she went below, and then started to-
wards me. l stood firm, waiting for them
as they rose to fly. One flew foot or so
to my lefs, another about two feet to my
right. first thought Of trying to catch
both, it struck me at the moment to save
one. sprang up, with my left hand
caught if by one leg with the right hand
caught it by the breast. took out a
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, with.
out lis humping me very often with its
wings 1t made US all the meat we could
ca: for several days, besides the feathers.
l tell this true story to men who are in
debt, to encourage them never to quit try
ing. hope none of your cases look more
hopeless than mine, in catching the A ying
wild turkey. have since seen the same
little girl now grown to he woman,
George W. Armstrong; wife. l asked
turkey; l think she answered forthwith
that she always thought Of it when she saw
flock Of wild turkeys.
No odds how bad your cause is, "don't
give up the ship" Patience and perse-
verance will overcome everything.
fyou will take my advice we will find
the gold by rolls rims and wagon loads
almost countless. Excuse my mistakes,
as have no time to correct them. have
written this just for the good feeling
have for my country, State and nation.
My learning is quite limited.
I do not profess to be grammarian,
neither have ever swallowed dictiona.
ry; and you need NO: expect ME to let it
up by leaves.
My parents were plain folks. I was
born and raised until | was about seven
teen years old, in. Somerset County, Tur-
key Foot Township, near the forks of
Youghiogheny, Pa. Ny father moved to
Perry County, Ohio, six miles north of
Somerset, Ohio lived there one year then
moved to Licking County, Ohio, thirteen
miles north of Newark, the county seat
thirteen miles south of Mt. Vernon in
Knox County, four miles east of Utica,
Licking County. l moved with my wife
and three boys to Morgan County, ILL.,,
in the Spring of 1881. / still stay four
miles southwest Of jacksonville, which |
think is the center of the world. as far
as good lands and farms are concerned,
aud gold coming out of the earth ready
coined in large quantities. If this is not
sufficient, when write again will tell
you part Of the rest.
March 5, 1859.