He was a half-breed, by the name of Riley, who frequently visited the fort with venison and turkeys to sell, and who on the present occasion brought with him in addition a fine green turtle.
Between these islands the vessel passed, so near to one that they could see a herd of deer peeping at them through the thin growth of the bluff, and a flock of wild turkeys flying to a distant grove.
The coming of the turkeys had distracted its attention; and being hungry, it had ceased to watch for its human victim, and resolved upon that which was surer.
By means of this trap the boys took so many turkeys that they were at last weary of seeing them.
The only particular difficulty that suggested itself in the case was, that wildturkeys cannot be tamed.
Frank mused a moment, and replied, "I will call it Turkey Island; because turkeys were the first thing we saw here.
In his different strolls through the forest, Harold had observed that the wild turkeys frequented certain oaks, whose acorns were small and sweet.
There are plenty of old farmers who have good fat turkeys out that way.
He confessed that there was a chance of getting into trouble, as the owner of the turkeys had been robbed before, and he might be on the watch.
It is a good cool night, and we can capture two turkeyswithout trouble.
There are hundreds of turkeys in that pen over there, guess your loss won't be so bad after all.
Guess if we had just lost two hundred turkeys we'd have been out with shot guns too.
It's tough because there is money in turkeys if you can ever make them grow up," Bob replied.
Vermont turkeys bring a big price, so we started in a small way and soon it was quite a success.
I'm sorry you didn't say you belonged to the Fentons when you were here yesterday, but I didn't know, and turkeys are the scariest birds that grow wings.
Did you hear your Aunt say whether the turkeys are dying off because of the dampness?
Just a few feet below where he was standing was the edge of a long, narrow fine-wire enclosed pen, such as were made for young turkeys on the other side of the farm.
Their wings are clipped as soon as they are big enough to get any height, and turkeys do not fly very high or far, anyway.
The boys could see the turkeys in the run-ways and they knew that until the vicinity was no longer drenched, the delicate birds could not be allowed to roam in the larger pens.
Listening tensely, Jim was sure that he could hear the queer noise youngturkeys make, but he didn't dare to scrutinize more closely.
Wild turkeys are hard to shoot," he remembered as he trotted along the edge of the wood.
They entered canebrakes, those bottom-land stretches of succulent sugar-bearing canes where wild turkeys scuttled in flocks before the sound of hoofs.
Fenn and Frank had shotguns, and elected to try to bag some wild turkeys or partridges, so they went off to one side, while Bart and Ned, with their rifles, kept together.
No bears were to be seen, but partridge, pheasants and wild turkeys were plentiful, and, in addition to getting a supply of these, they shot several rabbits.
Several rabbits, a number of partridges, and some wild turkeys were shot, which, together with the supplies already on hand, promised an abundance for Christmas.
You think I am going to tell you about some of my Minnesota experiences; how I used to scamper over the prairies on my Indian pony, and lie in wait for wild turkeys on the edge of an oak opening.
I suppose so; but Mrs. Smith's turkeyshave all died, and she likes to raise them.
That is hopeful," said Kate; "I think Melindy and George must have tracked the turkeys to their haunt, and scared them homeward.
A council was held, and it was decided not to stay cooped up in the fort, like turkeys in a pen, while the Indians ravaged the fields and burnt the homesteads, but to march out at once and break the shock by a counter-stroke.
Marster raised enough cows, sheep, hogs, chickens, and turkeys for us to have all de meat us needed.
No food is better for turkeys and hogs than are beechnuts.
Wild turkeys and parrots occupy, with wild animals, the extensive woods, whilst the sands of some of its rivers furnish gold, which is also found in lumps in this province.
These turkeys therefore were presumed to have fed on this cockroach.
The only sound of life came from a brood of turkeys settling to roost in a shivering aspen.
Nannie, you and Jake go out to the old oak and see if all the turkeys air up.
Her annoyance was not allayed by the fact that Amos Burr stopped her in the road to inform her that his wife was fattening a brood of turkeys which she would like to deliver into the hands of Miss Chris.
Hansen (my mate) was an excellent shot, especially with a rifle, and indeed when shooting turkeys preferred to use a 44 Winchester rifle.
Ned, you bet I'll be on hand when them turkeys are served out," he would say.
Byes, did yez hear phwat Sergeant Cunningham was tellin' av the Thanksgivin' turkeys that's comin'?
Where's there any nation that ever was that would get to work and fix up four hundred thousand turkeys for the boys?
I noticed no living thing except some turkeys roosting on a fence, and a white cat that sprang upon the pillar of a gateway and thence to a tree.
A multitude of woful rumors concerning the absent turkeys flew round that evening.
Old mistress had lots a turkeys and hogs and the Yankees just cleaned 'em out.
There was hams and turkeys and chickens and cakes of all kinds.
During the latter part of November Aunt Betty had caused a half dozen of her finest turkeys to be put up to fatten.
But were intrinsic merit seen, We turkeys have the whiter skin.
But man, cursed man, on turkeys preys, And Christmas shortens all our days: Sometimes with oysters we combine, Sometimes assist the savoury chine.
Turkeys and poultry in general are found in abundance, and constitute with firewood the articles which are sold to steam-boats passing on their way.
Seven wild turkeyswere the spoils of this day; we divided them equally amongst us, reserving the seventh to be roasted at Warrington for our dinner.
And if the turkeys had any Sunday-school, they would be taught this.
I have never seen anything like it, except a flock ofturkeys removing the grasshoppers from a piece of pasture.
He throws out his company of two dozen turkeys in a crescent-shaped skirmish-line, the number disposed at equal distances, while he walks majestically in the rear.
Fat turkeys roosted in the trees around his stables, and a flock of sheep cropped the clover of his fields.
Each denizen had freely given his ox, his ham, his venison, his Turkeys and other fowls.
But the irrevocable deed is done, and I can merely admire the perfect symmetry of his frame, as he dexterously throws on our deck the Trout and Turkeys which he has captured.
The same night we had more turkeys and more sleep at the half-way house, and the following evening reached Hilo.
The manner of fattening these interesting and delicate animals is not dissimilar to the process of cramming turkeys with walnuts.
There used to be all the ducks you wanted at the Laparel, but their fool cook's dead stuck on raising turkeys this year.
She would keep trying to get interest in the ties of others taking charge of little chicks and bantams and turkeys and puppies one time, and she thought most anything was an egg.
Some distance along this ditch inside the field were the twelve turkeys in the short, recently cut stubble.
Turkeys and dogs were by this time commonly domesticated, the former being valued primarily for feathers which served to make warm robes and ceremonial garb.
The turkeys are also very fond of the purple berries of the juniper, as are many other birds and virtually all of the small rodents of the locality.
A flock of young turkeys fled in discordant agitation from their path.
I went to see, found nothing living except the sheep and some chickens and turkeys in the farmyard.
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