Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-09

.. Was ono Of the hsppiest meetings
b.fpctu two men. ksrshaw wss only
s,,u.c,n years Old when Ae appeared
q, ta, frontier in tie csIly part OF 1865
:, euglcr az General Cars command.
ItRas frem Chester. u iAiS STATE. the
r.a,o town Of MAJOR Brown. OF the Fifth
c,arv. lie was tail boy, Of alan
bad. but Was as brave hs the brayGst
to.ps
rs tugler be was often with the scouts
6a1nc dc sctive campaigns ASriust the
h.-ale Indians, and II was not long be-
foe Buha.o Bill took him undor bis
viag. uo Nss q great lavOTite Wigh TIE
famous scout ana vas soon known a.
"Ce5vs Kid" kershaw endured tine
ir-tslps and 6rsved the dangers Of the
%. is .ith BufOl0 Bail for Jour wears.
AL ass 81 principal WITH him IN a NUN
bro. thrilling adventures IN tue Indian
@, .isv.
uaalo Bill and his rew-found friend
we exchaDgfng hearty greetings when
&c signal was given for tie opening Of
&C. siternoon performance, and Ter
VAS put in Charge Of MAJOR Burke,
.cuial managpT of the Wild Vast,
W. orders 10 hold tie bpgler captive
e. g. alter the show. Wnile Arizona John
a.5 las captive werp having Jolly time
j, cent kerShav recalled many interest
~ stories o. Buffalo Psi.
A BARD-LOoKIEo CASE.
"Vhen / first saw Buffalo Bill, " he
sid " he was the hsrdest-looking case
hsi ever laid eyes on. lie had Just
came ia from a thgeo months scouting
t.lr hy himself down toward the Indian
T,-r.tcry. Our command was at Fort
HAYES, in Southern Kansas. When 1
,n1ei the regiment Cody was then away.
lt De was talked about every night
around the campfire Suddenly one
lay General Carr saw solitary horse
an coming over the prairie, 1t was
o.. long-lost scout whom many Of the
l.v- feared had been killed or captured
lv tie redskins As Cody rode Into
c4-u be was given q Tremendous recep-
tn.
81 heard the cheers and when 7 ran out
law o man VINO looked Ike tramp
Fe vas ona jaded, bony. stsrved-looking
horse, with an exhausted, wrecked pack
male near him. Cody's black hair was
I'll of briars and burs and his shaggy
iaard almost reached to HIS eyes. One
g.. had & moccasn on it held on by
r.-s. and on the other foot Wss the top
Of = cavalry bootwith a rsw pieco Of deer
lde tied on tor sole. A piece of faded red
arket was fastened around the right leg
sad the other leg was partly hidden with
a altered gray blanket lie wore hard
locking buckskin ehirt and his hair stuc k
ct Of the crown of his hat. tie looked
Ike a man who had been through series
o. hansss Cyclones.
u had beaT,i 81 much Of Codys man
~ beauty tbat I VAS diBgustsd. But
slap. water, q razor. and peY outfit
made Awonderful change, and Bin looked
Ike a different man q few hours later.
IN had brought back important infoT-
u.ation, and lively campaign WAS
opened agsinst the Indians That IS
part Of American history, and IN II the
nth cavalry did heroic work.
We suffered many hardships and
we're often IN Danger, but We also had
Tote of fan on the frontier No had a
rrea; tine With badger that Bill CAP
tired on a hunting expedition. We
raned the badger Flynn, ia honor OF
d. irish lord who was then visrtang Cen
ersl Carr. We wgSched for enigrn0ts and
other strangers and wagered that no dog
could take Flynn out Of box We had
built for his house. Scores Of dogs tried
end failed, and the boys won many dol
las.
TIE BADGER CAXE OUT.
Zone day GA old man and bis wife
came across the prairie IN wagon.
They had mongrei cur with a shaggy
lead and body. The boys wsgored the
cid mao the dog coUldDt take the badger
o.. Of the box. he took all the bets Of
tsred, and the old woman took big
rocking cut Of her bosom and put up
t9e cash IN Stakeholder Codys hands.
! let almost L whole months psy, and
o dad twenty other Of the boys. We
irt as If we we're roboms tic old cou-
lie. ana some wanted the cid folks 70
i4ke back the money, bat the old man
lusssd on the dog tackiiDg tie badger.
The whole camp WIS gathered - SEQ
tie fun when the old man showed his cur
into the box. Almost Instantly the mon
grel velted end WAS about to turn tai
and run when Flynn few At MS face,
Tie BADGERS claws stuck In the hAr OF
TIE dog, aud as the hOwhng cur dsShed
cat he Involuntary dragged the oSSger
vita him. and we we're rained. 1he ola
c.1u,e drove off With our cash and their
or. We were howiing mad, and madden
tIn wien we learned Bill Cody had put
tae 100 up on us
I'VE had a good time when the Grand
i luke Alexis, Of Russia, was with Us put
tie Duke used to make II uncoafortaole
iCr uie sometimes. Alexis, Cody, ana
would % lyIBg IN tent at nlght Wne9
Alexis would pick up long nshDg-ree
Tat he slways kept Of has sido al nlSht
aid tsokbe me gu tie ear until woke. l.
ssVeneral.nkBtv man. and when Alexis
would tickle Bill until ne got up l Wo9i9
Lave 10 liz up drinks Willie Alexis leu
COiy into a game OF cards.
OgyEsAL sziRsIDAE's TURKEY.
Zone dsy whibe we we're hunting with
ALEXIS q Wild turkey was shot. AS uNlity
msu cleaned the turkey and the COOK
roasted i. ia good style. General Sheri-
dan. General Carr, and Major Brown
were Eith Alexis and his party. GENERA
sheridan did the carving. Inc turkey
vas 20 delicious that the hogs and wings
soon disappeared, and General SHERIDAN
yss rlsnmg tho knife into tho carcass
when b. sid open the craw. -,
"Tbers Was tho cTAw hlled with
beetles, grasshoppers, and bags OF all
ilnes. I bad forgotten TO clean toe
orsw and almost wilted as General sasri,
6au turned 70 where Was standing ana
Riased al me. 1 glsred at the otheT
utility nan and tue General WIS about 70
burt out WITH indignant wrath Then
biil, Who had seat 81 the table SAID .,
IN God, General, theboyssecrshsu
Che prsirio for miles for seasoning anu
bOv Jon are Kicking. q,
"fhss Eayed us, and tbs dsstaseuisnea
patty tarseA TO vork aaa hniAhed inc
carcass and seasoning with relish
LORD YhFsE DOR sorAKr.