Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-07-22
LONG LOCKS AND Lucae.


ketA Devil Doctsr's Delays.
l"Uncle Bill" in Chicago Herald.
Il must not be concluded that ever,
man who deliberately makes himself
ridiculous is actuated by vanity. Long
hair as often means shrewd bushes.
calculations as it does O coxc0mb desir,
to force attention. The lecturing pro.
FOUNDER of new and strange religious
theories, the travelling quack in medi
cine, the border scout on eastern ex
Z hibition-all these would lose theil
financial strength If their lock,
were shorn. William L. Cody
known as Buffalo Bill" is man
who is no such fool as TO let his
hair fall on his shoulders il it didn'i
pay him to do so. / have heard him
spoken of as an egotistical ass. He
may be an egotist, but he has good
horse sense enough to turn his reputa.
ton into dollars. His fortune came by
chance. He used to be q scout on the
plains. with no more than the average
merit or prosperity of his numerous
class. Ned Buntline was then pro.
life writer of fiction to put into yellow
covers. Many Of his hasty and lurid
tales related to far western life, with
which he was familiar. He knew
Buffalo Bill, and made him the hero
and title of a novel full OF unreason.
able adventures.
That publication was the first of a
long series of stories, by him and
others. in which wondrous scouts were
set as gods for boys to worship. Bunt.
line got $500 for his invention, and the
same for each new application of the
discovery. 1t was the original Buffalo
Bill, upon whom his fiction was such
an improvement, who got the fortune.
He saw the opportunity ct once, and
lost no time in going ON the stage as
impersonator of himself. Realism
took the place Of mimicry, though not
half so artistic. and he has made money
rapidly and steadily ever since. Poor
Buntline tried to reap some OF
the harvest by showing himself be.
hind the footlights, but the country
cared nothing about him, and his ven.
ture failed. Buffalo Bill is consider
able Of a drinker, but by no means a
drunkard. He has a great many acres
Of prairie and huge bank account to
console him for irving to act without
being able to, and for his long hair,
which he especially despises. ] heard
him in conversation short time ago
with young man whom it is not nee
essary to explicitly name further than
to give his professional title Of Dakota
Devil Doctor. The two were intro
duced.
what are YOU going to do next
summer?" the doctor asked.
"Oh, Tn going out again with my
outdoor show of Life on the Plains.
I've engaged fresh lot of Indians, and
shall sweep everything before me.
don't have any opposition in my line
You know"
Il suppose not was the response
"and yet I'm somewhat in your way my
self. We ran across each other las,
summer. Don't you remember tn,
Dakota Devil Doctors camp? I shall
elaborate the scheme this year. Their,
will be dozen genuine Dakota Indians
with costumes, tents, weapons, and 81
on-all correct. We will pitch ou
camp in the suburb OF q town, have |
medicine dance every evening, draw
q crowd in that way, and no
charge q cent for the show. Al
important portion off the spectacle viii
be o camp fire with kettle over il
There We will boil herbs with heal
Of nonsensical ceremony and bottle tn,
product. I will figure as scout ant
tell the people how discovered tn,
savages and their wonderful medicine
I'll dilate on the mystic potency of tn
cure-all, and declare that al
my inducements have failed h
extract the secret of its ingredients
so / have taken the maker
on tour Of the country as the onl,
method of dispensing the stuff. Dolla
bottle, and sold like hot cakes. Di'
well on brief trip last summer, AM
bound to make fortune next
Il remember the snap" said Bnffal
Bill, but what's become of your hair ?
Its in my trunk"
"Cut ii OFF,"
"No-unhitched il. I wear q Wi
when made up for scout. I'm
medical student winters, here in Ne'
York, and I don't propose to be gu
except when paid we'll for it,
"But don't folks drop onto the wig !?
Not at all. My front hair shows
and the bogus is mixed in, top of m
head. Detection impossible.
Blessed il I don't do the sam
thing
Whether the long hair Of Buflal
l,il will hereafter be false | do NO
know, but he surely was taken with tn
idea OF looking like ordinary men whe
of duty