Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-12-31
On the e,nho,vcred norch Of this cottage


pictured, and near her stand two lovely
girls--the twin sisters, Lille and Lottie,
now in the early bloom of womanhood.
They look alike, are dressed alike and
are exceedingly beautiful.
Lille held letter in her hand which
the mounted mail carrier had left as he
swept by. =. 1A--.-,z.s 80.
"Oh, mamma, mam,ns! brother is
coming home. He says he will be here
before the sun sets on the tweuty-fiith |!
The. letter is from Fort Kearney, and has
been long in coming"
Is not to-day the twenty fifth 2 asked
LottIe. sE9a1Ea %T3g U X EIC 5ffsi r
To be sure it is, and he vii! be here.
Our William is wild, but he never tells u
| falsehood. He is too proud for that
Heaven bless him y sand the mother, in a
low, earnest tone.
He Is not coming alone" said Lille.
|" He brings two friends with him." 2
| - 1t lacks scarce half hour Of sunset, "
said the mother. 1-8ua9 d3 In
| At the same instant Lille. who had been
glancing through an avenue which led
westward in the grove. cried out =.
v" They are Coming They are comingF'
! And three. minutes later, their horses
frotby and hot, three riders at full! speed
dashed up TO the gate fronting the cottage.
| -" Oh brother! brother!' cried the two
sisters, joyously, and allheedless Of the
stranger eyes now looking on them, they
rushed out to embrace aud kiss him.
T. Buffalo Bill, for this was he had learned
to hide all his feelings, but with gentle
tenderness he shook himself out Of their
embraces, and presenting his two friends
by name, hurried on to meet the dear
mother, who, with glistening eyes, waited
to greet her idol and her pride. f'.r1a'Ft'
MY good mother p was all he said. as
he pressed his manly lips to her white
forehead .as.l
My dear sonw was all she said, but
pages would rot describe tn. reverence il
his tone, or the undying love in her look
Bill now presented his friends in more
form TO his mother than he had deemed il
necessary in the case Of his sisters. jo
"ThiS, mothtr,' said he, presenting 9
young man who,- in form and appearance
lresembled himself very closely, though he
was an inch taller and hardly so muscular
!" this is my mate-this is Biil Hitchcock
the best friend ever had, or ever WI
have. outside of orr own family. Three
times has he saved me from being wipes
out. Once by the OgalIalas, once when
was taken with the cramps In the ice colo
Platte, last winter-and once when ole
Jake MKandlas and his gang bad a sure
set on me- He and viii sink or swim in
the same liver. and that's a safe bet. Bill
that's my mother, and better never troe
the footStooir az .HTei GsceEa[siJ i:s IN
/ Wild Bill, with natural grace, benz
his proud head and took the hand Of tn,
lady, saying, in a tremuous tone
Pm glad to see you ma'an, for Nv,
got good old mother that haven't seer
this many day. and this rayther brings
her up afore me ~
4 /" And this other continued Biz, SKIS
Dave INIT. He is good On a hunt, death
on the reds, and as smart as bordermer
Iare made now adays. Now, boys, you're
all acquainted, make yourselves at home
The darkey out there has got the horses
and he'll see them all right" .a-.g.
| Three more perfect men in point Of per
soma, beauty never trod the earth.
/ Wild Bill, six feet and one inch in hight
straight as an ash, broad in shoulder
round ard full in chest. slender in the
waist, swelling out in muscular proper
|tions at hips and thighs, with tapering
Ilinbs, small hands and feet, his form wa,
a study Ills face, open and clean, had
regular features, the nose sli Chilly aquiline
His large bright eyes, now soft and tender
in expression, were a blaish gray in color
shaded by lasbes which often dropped over
his bronzed check as he looked down
/, :, ,newhat confused in female society, Il
which he was unused. His long brown
hair fell in wayv masses ov.r his shout
dvrs, but it vas fine, soft and glossy as
silk. I'- ~ .Te,45a1 = lo.
| The same picture will do for Buffalo
Bill, only this difference noted The eyes
Of the latter were nearer blue in color
his hight one inch less. and his hair a littlt
more wavy and shade lighter. $50
! Dave Tut, nearly Of the same height
was equally well formed, but there The re
semblance ceased.
i HIS eyes were black as ist and deeply
set, though his features were perfect, and
when he chose, his expression soft and
/ winning. Ills hair, curling slightly, was
| oiHCN anu EioSSy.t DuL Will al no ucAuty
there was sensual expression abont his
mouth, so utterly different from that in The
other two, and fierce, passionate longing
in his eyes, which made the two girls, III
stinctive in their purity, shrink from him
After supper the reunited family and
their guests were closely seated in the slit
ing-room, when Mrs. Cody, whose facf
/ was toward the window, screamed out in
Sudden terror, and rose to her feet with a
face so deadly pale that it seemed as if she
was deatilstricken. s7rr4 fs7@ e4.-4 ~.
/" What is it, mother" cried Bill
springing to her side.
/ /" The window-he was there !" she
gasped, and then she swooned away.
lie? Girls look out FOR mother! III
see what he was at the Window cried
Bill, and he sprang to the open easement.
/ As he did so, a bullet whistled past his
ear and struck the opposite wall, while a
hundred wild yells proclaimed that Indi ans
had surrounded the house.
Wild Bill, cool and collected, instantly
blew out both the lights, exclaiming:
[" Darkness here and moonlight out thar
Wen be all right in shake. Jump fol
your tools boys, mines handy! Gals, lay
low out orange, we'll soon let the reds
know old hands are here" 4 s
The three young men, reinforced by
three negroes and one white man, the
farm hands, were ready for work in less
than minute, and as the Indians did not
seem disposed to make rush for the in
side of the house, crept quickly to points