The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
COL. CODY'S %BODYGUARD.
IT rs NECESSARY TO HIDE MN FROM
II CLAMORING CROHD.

ru n TI NHnDINH IDnNNn
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dive. Ms View. to n Sun Reporter Who
Reached Him on the Recent War. Food
for Soldiers, and women-Doesp't Know
Much About Sorosis, but Is Glad to Learn
Col. Buffalo BlI Cody is unwillingly gather
inc material for A tale from real life. The lifc
4. his own The title NJ tho story-wheu it is
pubIisbed-will he: "A Few pcople Whom |
uovo Not Mat. or. Tho Hunter Hunted" Col.
Cody has n lnrpe bodyruard. whose csrecial
duty il ia ia 70 protoct the old man" from the
c,omorinp multitude. They kent tab on tho
cIamoring ono mnrninp last week. and nj the
end NJ tbroe hours ipformed thr Colonel that
.y,ctlv 1G5 nav characters had appcarcd for
H" I's y wv -, u,ot
his book ahontthe people whom ne mas not met
Col. Cody posted the hodypuard at all probable
noints =; a,,nor and than I,d thn renorter 70 n
points Oh n'tack anu 'nen ieu 'hc Ie'o''e' w "
remote corner Of the Hoffman House parlors,
where. in the shadow of the big orchestrion,
W. %" tn,tad ~ :" ma nnat ,hinralor tho ~ war; tho ormy
ration. woman, lovely woman. mcrrie England.
Sorosis and other absorbing topics.
49, it,, ".ai, NJ, code
u'uh' se' mo 'ho war na'u ooi'0o"',
though | offered my services at the start. l
vas !. nLs ~. IT, h,t as
MS ooJec'i'e point "oulu " havana u "s
you know, he did not get n command until he
started for Porto Rico, He wired me then to
~ - So. 49,, 49,, i, uiohir,n
JON MN at romeo ou, l was up III M'cnlEan.
peace negotiations were already in rrogress
"nn ai ..,. ua,ua0
sake OF making n grand-stanu pay gong OH
to war when thcre was no lighting to he done.
AS for the ration. | wasn't there and so |
don't know anything about it. What lid we
have when we were fighting on the plainsf
Humph we had what we could get. some
IT. ,o ,n, .o.,I,. r,,o,. WIZ, +bov
times we hau regular ra'lohS' "heh ti''s
gave out we ate our horses first. because they
Ill, ,r.a,. ,an, 1,ton wo o,o mothi,, I'm,
whlch we h'e ias'' men We )" "o.n.ns. h".
any, kick coming. still, YOU understand there's
w. -. w. .,s,ia' 49,, ron,ra ao.I
u uu' rhn, 80 uI hn"o r,rht - 'a ND faoi.
ing that a rich Go vernment isn't doing its duty
by you. Our boys are brave fighters and they
have a right, to kick il they think they are
made the subject of foolish experiments
What do you think would have been tho best
ration for the army in cuba
Probably the old army ration Of salt meat.
bacon b h nt .n t |, S Glnt nq nmh 6Gans scn n1ere Il Is t mo
salt meat is good. We never had vegetables.
fresh or canned. on the plains and we go; along
all right: or course when there We're hqtraloes
and | tel YOU that fresh buffalo meat cooked
with a little bacon ant, eaten with h%nrdtaGE and
the old hardtack better than | do the new kind.
10 De sure you had to put = bullet through IN
you happened TO wait a mole IN i, ny II an
It than the new " sort
Then do you mean to say that If you had
or refrisarated besf:"
have taken it. On" must learn BY experience.
ENerythinf was lone IN IN, a rash when war was
l rrss I ! M tx nTt Grd5n DID Iias best nst f'P tD hoI mG ihs
country back while prcparations were pushed
forward. aud | honor HIM tor his conduct.
"of cours" the cam paign wa 50 short that
mistake, II there was one; But the Contractors
shOnld have been watched more closely.
carry o people with my show all tn" tlmr. and
non"dy. a, lens iwic" a week ! insprrJ tho o
quantity and quality. II pconIractor trief to
his head cut oil"
wandered about the biE room. now and tIi.n
trion, For The Col9nrl ) a fine figure of a man,
military ,mustach" and beard. In the SHOW
his gray hair - pretty long; but in morning
s s9rf ~ q I nye T9'9 H"H, NJ IoI Ks IRE hnc {w If ri. ' bnod q
Observing that the tolonels eyes wandered
p pSs" as ss Ins w wE%Sn ns i" the tn be- so scars a.r' out ,"s r on
the plains; women or Guffaloes.
angels visit lnM dom know anything here
y2n left the Vest"
The Colonel gave an eloquent glance OF i'm
partial admiration to the Hitting feminine
figures; Tn" reporter, tried him with the SUI
prem" test 81 New \ ork chivalry.
would YOU get upln a street ear and give
your seat to a woman = he asked. putting the
question contldcntialiy, as man To man.
IL think | would, And the older the
woman the quicker | would. get up declared
Col. Cody. evidently proud that his motives
were humane rather than gallant.
You We had rather Il wide. acquaintance"
suggested the reporter. How about the
English ladies Of the nobility -
They're line women. Yes, and great at out
door sports. | nderstaud a horse. you know.
and appreciate" good riding.
v hat do YOU think OF Sorosis -
who's he r