Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-14
B. BILL, ESQ, 6 co.
Some Personal Facts Conce1ning
Them.

some PERSONAL Facts Concerning
Them.
Personalities are always read with inter-
est, and now that s'the Scouts of the Plains"
are TO make their first appearance before a
Nashville public, at the Opera House tais
week, few facts concerning them may not
be amiss at this time.
The most famous of these men is Wm.
+. Cody, otherwise s.Buffalo Bill" A rep
resentative ofthis paper, had occasion some
three years ago, while connected with the
Omaha, Neb., press, to write up this eele.
bra;ed scout, who was well known in that
vicinity and On the plains farther west, long
before it occurred to Ned Buntline to put
lucre in his own pocket by writing for the
columns of the New York Weekly, his SEN
sationsl and extravagant story entitled,
"BuffAlo Bill" Of which story Cody was the
central figure. aG
Cody was born In Davenport, lowe,
Twenty-Five years ago, and drifted out on
the plains when mere youth. He devel-
oped such peculiar adaptabllity for the life
OF hunter that he soon became we'll
known to ranchemen and Indian traders,
and up to about year ago he has been
employed by the government as a scout.
When the Grand Duke Alexis went out to
Fort Kearney from St. Louis year ago
last winter, for the purpose Of having
buffalo hunt, Cody was attached to Gen.
Custars cavalry command and went with
the purity, and the Grand Duke was so IA
vorably impressed with him, that when he
started back to the settlements, he present.
ed the scout with diamond pin It may
not be out of place to state, In this connec-
mt In
ported in TIE vicinity OF Fort
Kesrney at that time, that Bill had to Dor
row shirt, in order to utilize the present he
had received, but careful investigation Of
this matter resulted in the story being
proven caDard. However, we can readily
believe that Williams wardrobe was not 80
extensive as at the present time. But, even
then, he was not q poor man, or rather he
was not in destitute circumstances, and il
was his custom to visit Omaha about twice
year and have good time. Upon these
occasions be would hire some chap who was
familiar with the place to act as his "guide,n
and ''show him round" said guide being
instructed to carefully note down any little
damage to the personal property of others
which might be inflicted during Cody's stsy
in town, and the latter always paid the bills
his guide passed upon as being 80. K"
The writer met him st one time in an
Omaha hat store, where he was fitting him
self out With broad brimmed soft hat.
The proprietor of the establishment told
him that bis (the proprietary wife had been
reading Buntline's story about him, and
that she had a very strong desire to meet
him, and be offered him the finest hat in the
store if b. would 90 home with him, This
proposition Cody declined, with the remark
that he was not making an exhibition of
himself for hats. COS 1893
Cody is splendid looking man, being
over six feet tai, and straight as an arrow,
His hail is OF a light color, and he wears it
very long. He has been married several
years and his two or three children.
"TeXas Jack, whose real name is j. B.
Omohundr1, is about the same age as Cody,
or perhaps little younger. He and Buff
falo Bill have been together on the plains
for several years, and when Buatline ma Ie
arrangements about a year ago TO travel
over the country with Cody. he induced
Jack to join him. The latter was married
to Morlaccni, the famous ddnseuse, not long
since, and i is said that she is travelling
with the trouge which performs here this
week, but Ter name does not appear In the
bills.
j. B, Hicsok, "Wild Bill" has joined the
troop lately. He is not specially, or widely
known as scout. For several years he has
filed the position of Marshal of the town of
Aberline, Kansas, in which capacity he has
gained reputation extending over all the
Western States and territories. He has
been constantly brought in contact with
desperate meu who constantly set the laws
Of the land at defiance, aud in the many
bloody trays he has had with these charae-
tiers, he has always come ont conquerer He
has big heart, and is widely known for his
generous deeds, no one ever appealing to
him for aid IN vain. He, as well SIS Texas
Jack, is much above the average of man.
kind, and, taken altogether, three finer
specimens of Western frontiersmsn than
the men who are the subjects of this sketch,
cannot be found anywhere.