, 1869-12-15
NED BUN7llNf'S GREAT STORY
The Great Living Scout.
BUFFALO BILL
The King Of Border Hen.
TIC Widest, Truest Story Ned
euntft1o ever Wrote.

An oatis Of green wood On EAusas pratrte-a
er;Sht stream shining Ike Nqntd z1fver ID the
Gfoou!t9ht-a leg houte ba:it under the uphs Of
g1e4t trre8-Hitoia tn!a humble home a happy
sf1up. This il my nsst picture.
Look veil On The leshiog nguro in that group
Ton v III see hin, but th1s once, ye: his nd fate
hirEea Ill the Eld a1d fearful realities which are
to follow, drawn to very great extent, not from
tIuasinauon, but f.orn life itselk
A uohe"lookinE, white-haared man sits bE !
rough Table, reading the bible aloud. o. k;ools
bJ his feet Sit txo beautiful little gt,ls bis tH1n
daughters, cot more than 10 yeals Of age, white 4
uob1e boy Of II or Is, stands By the back Of the
chair whete R:ts the handsome, Jet uatror,y y1ook-
ing, u.othcr.
for The niRhr, and Ar. Cody, tho Cn1tstssn AlRaJs
remembers It In the hea1t of his dear home.
Tie closea the htlJ took and u aooas 10 kaeel
and AK Heaven TO b:esa and protect him and hia
dtal otcA
Hart: The found Of horses gat1o2tuR With mad
speed toward his house falls upon his caf.
us II pnaalale there Is another Indian alarm ~
be eaJs, tnqurtn2ly.
Alan: wotse than the red eaynzss &1c r.aIng IN
hct hatte toxafd that door.
"H1ilo-shc hoose:" = shouted loudly, u. 4
large casaade Of holsenaen halt before the door.
whist Is wanted, and who arc yes" ASKED the
good nan 81 he threw wide open the door aud
etood upon It's threxhctd.
"foa are wanted. sou b:ack.hearte1 nigRer-
wor1birpeE, ard 5-Coioae! N'kaodl4s-naye
come to fetch you! Aud tnerea the warrant
AZ the rutran leadtr Of the esod shoarca these
1arde the plstol 21cad3 In his nands WAS raised,
5eveled, Cred. and tnc father, husband aud Chris
ttan, fell dead before hts hoJFoI-stncken family.
"1f them gals Was 4 little oIder-but never
Esrtt to}A It'll Ent .e q Lesson iar the sue1ks.
that come upon tae Bas1er-les4 b 81. for
there plenty more work 10 DO before Daylight: :"
continued tie wretch, turning the head Of h,x
horse to ride awpT.
"Stop:''
1swss but single vosa-spokeu, too, By bog
y hosc Tine eyes thocs Willy in face u white sa
tEw-fsfleu eIo1, and full n coM-spokna - b.
stcod estcs over the a~dy Of his dead father,
and slorc.
yet tn1, rreaan, aye, and nj ct his mad, rect-
'ess ce#, stopped ~ Il mighty spell wss laid
upon them.
''Yeu, Jske AEAnd:As, navr nus,iersa ny
fathst: Ycu, haae eo~sFds, who saw HIN do this
ts1k desd, kpoko 60 ~p1dxo reslrain hin. An
oa1Y Little Bill, Am Bon; bot - God IN Heareu
hess now, l will km ere1F fathe. > son OF Joo
before the beard TroWs On ny FACET
"Eeir the ts.le rooster eroE. Hel d2ht when
bis E1un s7ow, II We Aont cut h!A catrh now,'
c1asd The leades. Wiz nacktug kaSh, n he
raised hts pi<tei once more.
"AonGtcrt you hAre rubbed ne Of 4 hu1hand; ;
on Ahan ro& LII ny boy, ~ shHsked the mother,
~ she. sprsng fozxafa AID drcx aes son up to her
oVn bosom.
"Cu.orel tht1e1 big gang Of men eon,o' ovsr
Tho prairie We'd better g.s," cz7sd > scout,
1kttnE Ia ut thts lnoueat
"A3e: For douT want to XII Z wouaar, Il I
can help It. Column 10 the Eight, hoJs, and follow
ne,r
In minute, 1t fun Epeed, the p4rtJ dashed away