The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-07

W Reedy, OF, as ne Is known
I44;EI among his friends, ''Bil" Reedy,
who acts in the capacity Of special
policeman at the playhouse. 1t is Reedy's
duty when the gallery gods become too
boisterous to call them down. and If any
of the audience becomes unruly TO see that
he is either put out or made TO behave
himself However. Reedy's experiences
have not been confined within the walls of
q theater, for he was born out West. where
his youth was spent In riding over the great
plains and wandering through the open
country.
II is for this reason that he has had
enough exciting experiences to fll an ordi-
nary book. as have had all men who come
from Wyoming. The thing that has given
Reedy more experience with the world than
the ordinary Western man is the fact that
for number Of years he Travelled with
Buffalo Bilrs show. He had followed the
occupation of an ordinary cowboy in the
West and started in with the show riding
bueking horses, but it was soon learned by
those in charge that he was very success
full in handling horses. and consequently
he was made superintendent OF stock, and
this gave him full control and management
of all the horses carried by the show. And
this as may be easily imagined, was no
eman task, for with an aggregation such
as Colonel Cody had the horses were one
of the main features. 1t took the very
ton, for some of them were always getting
hurt during the performances, and Reedy
practically acted in the capacity of a veter-
inary surgeon, il being his duty TO doctor
all the horses under his charge.
Reedy Is the pure type OF Westerner-
big, broad-shouldered and muscularly built.
10 70 fC Of huT n %
notes fearlesSness, and there's the same ex
preston about them that is characteristic
of steamboat pilot-that of looking Tar
into the distance at all times
In 1887, when Buffalo Bill went TO Europe
with his show and remained there for two
years, Reedy accompanied him. During
that trip all the prominent points in the old
world were reached and consequently Reedy
has seen most of the crowned heads of
Europe and many Of the nobility But TO
get Reedy to tell of his experiences is no
easy task. for like all men who have had
exciting careers, he is reticent concerning
them for fear people will think he is seeking Ing
other day of his trip through Europe, he
said:
Yes. / went to Europe with the show,
and will say that they viii never get me
out OF this country again. When IL came
time for US to pull up and come home
tell you was glad to again see the coast
not treated all right over there, for. OF
course, the show took very fine with the
foreigner ana everything we wanted was
ours. But just don't like that part Of
the world
INDIANS IN HIGH FEATHER.
"In England Colonel Codys show was
the only one that ever gave a private per-
formance for Queen Victoria. All of the
royal family were present. and it was some
thing so different from anything any of
them had ever seen that they greatly en-
1oyed it, Colonel Cody, or the old man.
as he is called by everybody who Travelled
with the show, was entertained and dined
by all of the royalty and every one was
greatly taken with him. The Indians also
made quite a hit in England. They gave
drawing-room parties for them and they
were feasted in the greatest style 1t was
certainly odd sight 10 see the Indians
in ali Of their war paint and feathers ming
ling with the most fashionable society Of
London, and the Englishmen thought that
they were the most Interesting people they
had ever come across
Did you have any adventures while
abroad" he asked.
II think the most exciting time we had,