The sun., 1910-05-16
BUFFALO BILL REMINISCENT
ug .THE BLAOK CROOK" THE
TIR>T TINE HE CANE HERE.
N, Tlder BsRneti. the Jeromes AMI
august Belmsnt. ar.. Invited Ellm-
Csng Hack SOon, ne Hopes. 20 tie
W,.t IIi, nanches and Wines % stica.

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cJ r.T,lo Rll Cody was stan making
.,.s,A... Il farewell az comet time yes-
,,riav morning Sometime down around
\. ya-. .malle-t II the hours the Colonel.
!, the .urt.x oi a party he vas then
-v,ps f.r a hundred or more friends In
.. Garden. acknowledged that the firHt
ann, .Iit on his first visit n NeW York
,a.,. hurry down broadway 10 80 The
Rar, lrlaN.
MAJ Rrke. companion % Bill on the
,l,.r- ..i his night hand man ever since
H. -..y lays. nervously shifted a ham
mrtu.. from hand 10 hand a. his chief
rd I Tho Black Crook visit. Then
..RH -rarted in % sketch some mora Of
. n. ra-v rareer in New York the Majah
wsssd 90 the Colonel's coat sleeve and
reminded ths long haired orator that
s--.rIaf's were present out in the lobby.
Rut B.l went On bravely until finally
The Majors sandwich had been twisted
into q mere rag and was next 10 worth
ls-s Doubtless you've heard Of the
Naiors frst instruction 10 al new ~
,r,nt- q the organization.
-Ii az any time the Maiog begins a.
- lines up befors his trembling hands of
Indians. cowboys and veteran cavalry-
psn. I hear ron call this educational
sIhihitou a show damme. IN throw
YOU out n the exhibition. II any Of you
al { the Hill show IN tear you limb
irom limb a. ! would a diamondhack
attlesnake.
This is the Buffalo Bill Educational
Exhibition. remember. Personally
,holld prefer 70 have Il called the Bison
william Educational Exposition. Buffalo
y applied % the animal In question IL
a misnomer. The hison from the Latin
Ros or Bison amerianus) is a bovine
runinant. nearly related n the true
u bur much hercer much having
ihs withers higher than the hind quar-
ten. consequently causing the hind
quarters % sag much nearer the ground
han any other portion of the runiinaht
Bill s an oveFfamiliar abbreviation II
william and the animal Ia not related
70 either the yak or the digdig. Fall
uut.'
When Col. Cody finished up a lot Of
savetakinG hack stage after the per
formancs friends surrounded him and
I'd him toward the eats and drinks piled
high just on the lobby. Late a. it was
there were q sufficient number Of admirink
small boys still waiting outside to form
an overflow audience N the spread Their
boSes were dattened against the window
panes 40 they looked in round eyed at
the tall man in the tan raincoat who was
emphasizing his speech by waving his
sombrsro.
Before ! say goOd-by.' began Col.
Cody AFTER he had been presented to every
tody I want 10 thank sincerely the press
1ot only of New York but Of the whole
Ountry for their years Of kindness 10
ne Before ] was 70 years Old ! acci-
dentally killed an Indian Oh. quite
accidentally. The neWspapegB seemed 10
ihnk | had done something wonderful
and was a proud boy when ] read about
myself
they've talked about me several times
tnce then. you know lauEhterl and
t.vavs pleasantly except when they had
NJ dead. The papers have been trying
q zll me on for yeaE. ! have n scrap
foos filed with excellent obituary no
tr-s 4 myself Laughter
one day out on the plains Gen. Sheri-
dtn asked me whether | had ever been
Fast told him proudly that ! had:
i,st ! 4 spent more than week IN Omaha.
Bit why don't you make a visit 20
New York; urged the General. ! told
h.m that Il the rest of the Fast were like
Omaha I had had enough Of h. hut
frally the elder August helmont. Larry
tni Leonard Jerome. James Gordon
Bennett and others ! had met In the West
invited me here and came, making sure
] mad a return ticket
I went 20 ace The Black Crook az
lo1n a. | landed. and believe mo IL was
rme show They had things 10 drink
% sale in the theatre also and we'll.
r 'hose days took q drink occasionally
J. vas a big night, large one. remarked
me colonel with a reminiscent smile and
Imost 40 II speaking % himself
That night the Colonel continued.
q ran into come friends and they invited
re % have hraa6fast with them the next
uonng. Their clothes Impressed me. 90
lfrei myself up IN the hest I had In those
uv- and started out 20 attend the hreak
b. ! started out for u AZ O'Clock in
D. corning. The breakfast never even
~ -s8 until O'Clock P. VI
gust Belmont invited me that day
D. ..-ra 20 his house the next day 10 dine
~ -ms I made sure ami didn't dress
o. he dinner until bout n O'Clock In
no morning reported to Mr. Belmont's
t-usA for dinner about 12.0 O'Clock -
nd dinner didn' come oH Until o'clock I
b. he evening
TIE colonel here told Of drifting back |
r. ne West again 20 become a scout for |
Isn sheridan and Con Miles. Ot his /
tI-s1 hunting ~ supply the army and |
~ SETTLERS with fresh meat and Of his |
ll1a0 fEhting. .Iis8 the remark that he /
''0oz rarr IN Indian fights was all he |
tA7 '' ,sy about that part Of has career. /
re lived cried the Colonel. en-
hUs4s'rslv And now what money /
l~ay have 40 that haven't given away |
"s'"E' over the har I'm going 70 spend |
m 'F~ West We heen = Snowman Tor /
.Ier --"yen years. and IN that time
10 missed only nine performances. /
U Pc West ! have mining property and |
u1cr@- H.f 20 stuck 10 the show bus
res -0 -retd'iv that I never yet have
-a1 q ..tU"a ~ 80 my ranches IN bloom. 4
= Dr. Won blame Rf n want 10 get back
t@rn '.r 'w0 NJ Three weeks anyway 4
I-- West fifty years ago was sup
.0e+1 p" .D q barren plain. NJ only Tor
n1sr- ard coyotes The towns there
raT ." wuar8tvely small. but they're
E.r boo mushrooms, and anyway I
has said bsfore me. I'd i
H''.r ~ man in small town
aa' wa man In = metropolis. Come
H.f 80 me-the latchstring viii
i7aE- .s u.r ~ the mouth of the ca non.
'f'a a md YOU won't find me sit
~ Haug chair III be IN the
.i' Hng time 10 come yet
'." 'T..rD| oOncluded With his thanks
''s New York has received The .
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