The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-02-15
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February-is one of the most interesting
sketches Of a peculiar type of the western
border men that we have ever read. 1t
describes some of the marvellous adven-
lures of real character named wild
Bill" whose education as a frontierman
and mountaineer admirably qualified
him to act, as he did through the war, as
a scout The eventful career of this re-
markable man, both before and during the
war, is admirably sketched by Col. Mich
OILS, who became personally acquainted
with him i'll Missouri, and got the story
from his own lips.
We give one of the most remarkable of
''WlId Bilrs' adventures, promising that
he was a man of tremendous physical
strength, which had been developed and
trained by his mode of life, and that he
was an unerring shot The substantial
facts Of the affair were told the writer by
an officer of the regular army, who, an
hour after it occurred. saw Bill and bis
ten dead opponents. The story as told by
Bill, himself, is as follows
''lt was in 81, when guided de-
tachment OF cavalry who were comm in
from Camp Floyd. We had nearly reach
ed the Kansas line. and were in South
Nebraska, when one afternoon went out
OF camp 10 90 10 the cabin of an old
friend OF mine, 4 Mrs. Waliman. | took
only one OF my revolvers with me. for
though the war had broke out, l didn't
think III necessary to carry both my pis-
tolS, and in all ornary scrimmages, one is
better than a dozen, ef you shoot straight.
l SAW some wild turkeys on the road as
waS going down, and popped one of 'em
over, thinking he'd be just the thing tor
supper.
Well. | rode up 10 Mrs. Waltman'S,
jumped otf my horse, and went into i,,Ie
cabin, which l, Ike most of the cabins on
the prairie, with only one room, and that
had two doors, one opening in front and
tother on yard, like
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