The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-01-15
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" Some one asks: '"Vat are you givin us1
Wy doa't'y you talk United States 1"8f zsss
A ON givin you straight Norwegian. but
altho Ashaf been en-: dis kuntry ten yaraI
fn1f mont an sax wake, h vili show. you
A hat not ben hare simply for ma hslti.
K kan talk Better United States than you
kan 'Nordska al x will show YOU: AL 7<'7ts
Good BYE. ny native land. good bye.
When / sailed on the good ship Thansvala
left behind me hard times, loving friends
and sweetheart, vowing that it ! pros
pI,eerred. they should BE- sent for. In due
course Of time I, arrived at New York and
having spent: iii my money tor ticket. !
did not have any to squander in the big
city. As I SAT in Castle Garden, I won
dered where the castle was and where the
garden, and reasoned. If sham. commence
:. &, early, how will II be when reach my
destination. But I had faith in letters
written from the place I was going TO and
concluded TO ride !. far as the ticket said.
On reaching my destination found ! glor-
ious country. Not many very rich people,
but nearly al owned something. II was
in the spring time and the farmers were
busy blowing and narrowing. What sights
Of machinery you folks use.
In Norway it would have taken life.
time to have bought a self-binder. Every
thing was new to me so concluded to hire
out to John Johnson for two years, 50 as
10 learn how to work That I was lone
some and heart-sick,, you may well believe
The majority Of persons talked Uniteo
States and it was hard to hear SO much
talk aud not be able to understand word.
So besides learning to work, l decided 70
study the language and in addition to .
reader and ! grammar. subscribed toe:
The Worthington Advance, ~ d,
I paper that should BE in every home IN
the county. 1t is full Of good things every
week 1t gives nice story the News OF
the town, county, state and the whole
United States and has word Of encour~
agement for the farmer. Job work neatly
ard promptly done. noticed the advst~
tisements and found the liberal advertisers
we're the ones to trade with. for besides
doing all they claimed they did a<great
= heal more. When new church was tocbs
built the merchants always subscribed.
When calamity happened to any Of my
neighbors, it was the merchant who came
10 the rescue When the crops failed: it
. vas the merchant who carried the farmer
,ver until next year: # it had not been
. ior the liberal and kind hearted business
nen, lots of farmers would not, BE- in ~
prosperous condition As: they are to-day.
b. fact. they would have lost their farms
md it would have taken years to get start.
d. believe that some would have given
up in despair and. committed suicide, Or
become inmates Of the poor house, if this
aid had not been given.
ID order Is feceivs such help ia time Of
need. a man must BE, worthy Of it: =, He
must keep'hi cfedir good, and the way to
do thi, j. to be truthful honest and indus
trious When 4 man starts to make 4
farm from piece Of wild land. he must
buy only the bare necessities ana if on time.
pay ,khen he promised. >:sa@ss5@ at=sTE
When commenced 70 work for John
Johnson. was eager to learn. saw his
brooad aces, Els lis Cont ortable house. hh fine
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