The Republican journal., 1881-10-13
Comanche Bill.

William Porter General Terry's tavorlte scout
and guide and one Of the best known and most rel
| able plaln5men and mountaineers that ever scout
| ed the western country, is known far and wide by
! the appellation Of Comanche Bill. He has been
! for ONE time with General Reynolds at Fort
| Reno and Is now on his way to Join General
! Terrys command at Parton, Dakota Territory He
/ came direct from the Ponca country here, riding
/ horseback the entire distance, and indeed from
/ Reno "COmancheH dsdains all such modern con-
| vcniences as railroad cars, and it is only when
| pressed tOr time that he will them at all 1t is
| his avOrlte boast that he has been thirty one
wears IN tile saddle This is the first visit Conan.
che BIZ has made to the States for almost
! Of years He is Il years of age, but looks much
younger NO one would take MIN to be over 80
| He wears the prOverbial long hair, cropped closer
| behind than some who affect this style, and a
| heavy mOustache, which is allowed to run far
| down on the side of his face He is not over )
| feet 10 inches IN height, with broad chest and
| brawny arms and an iron frame, which fatigue
| cannot overcome nor exertion subdue He has a
Slightly aqullne nose piercing gray or dark blue
eye and Is in all respects the typical scout and
truntiersman Of fact and fiction
The life of William Porter reads like border
romance 1t has much of the dime novel order of
sensationaliSm in 1t. Comanche Bill has already
figured in several such Stories but little was really
known of his earlier life and history. He is tact
turn almost to fault and 10th to speak Of him
self In the far west his reputation guide,
scout and interpreter is great, and he looks with
other would be heroes In fact Comanche never
did Ike Buffalo Bill much, and since the latter's
stag experience has liked HIM still less 1t is no
tOrious that he would take the lattels scalp on
the least prOvocation, and he has frequently taken
occasion to refer to him i'll terms which the latter
Las never seen proper 10 resent Buffalo Bill
steers clear Of the old plalusman.
An incident illustrating his nobeness Of heart
and gaantry toward women is related of Bill,
which happened in Wichita few weeks since
Eill rode into town dressed in a complete suit of
buckskin and with gang of honest rangers at his
back. As he went along he counter jump
En- as he was pleased to call him. roughly catch a
little girl about eighteen years old, by the shonld-
er and solicit her attention The girl withdrew
her arm angrily and just then the scene fell under
Bills personal Inspection.
She poor girl" says Bill, land plainly
clad in old dress, but want going to her
lnsultcd by any darned counter hopper under my
mountain eyes jest jumped down from my
boss and ! called for that fellow to stop. He didn I
seem to want to, but | made him stop | took up
the little girl in my and 81 her down Oh a
box | took off her shoes and said to the counter
jumper Now want you to get down and lick
the dust of the soles Of that poor girls feet whom
You have insulted And | made him do it. He
looked down il. the muzzlc of 45 calibre Colts
for Just about half minute, and then he came Ia
his milk like little lamb "