The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-20
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The days ~ the great scouts arc not
20 very long ago, yet already they seem
% us an alien time. There are few red.
skins left TO 90 on the warpath aud
those who are left know better than to
try IL. The great trails across the
continent are marked by steel rails and
the smell Of exhaust gasoline. and the
N Of places like Leavcnworth, 81.
Joseph aud Salt Lake stand for cities
with paved streets, cluster lights aud
police forces.
And yet, only yesterday. the ''last Of
the great scouts" the late Buffalo Bill,
VAS "a hoy over in Kansas, fighting In.
dians, Staying buffalo. outwitting pro.
slavery enemies who sought his father
life, riding ~ an extra man with Rus.
sell, Majors a Waddell's overland
freighting outfits, riding the pony cx.
press, earning the money 10 keep his
mother and sisters from need by daily
battle against the hazards OF the wild
West.
That was ~ day for u real boy,
'Rod skinned varmints'' IN war
paint and feathers. wildcats, bear aud
bison, the irresistible nationwide hegira
90 golde0 California, this pageant Of
lite swept over the great p%rairics across
the kuw aud made S.ycar.uld boys into
men and made strong men into giants.
/, - difficult for this generation Of
boys. even though they he born on tho
Great American Desert, - 20 believe
that Buffalo Bill was ever ANYTHING but
the star of q tent show hut old timers
know Aud these are a few Of the adj
ventures of Buffalo Bill. the true stories
of real life already half forgotten, MS
they have been told by him mRny times
so boys aud girls Of all ages throughout
the world.
VIII Cody's father took y homestead
tu Kansas near where the salt Lake
trail crossed the Missouri. not far from
Pilot Knob. He was one OF the first 10
hlc an Kansas land when the territory
WIS created. He was a Free Soil udyo.
cate and IN early martyr TO the anti.
slavery cause.
Tie was wounded one dny. when he
dured 10 express his views nt the post
traders store. From that mnmcnt the
pro. slavery element. which WIS the ma
iority in That neighborhood, sworc 10
take Cody's lie.
lluras8cd again aud again by the
bands of pro.slavery men and. kept in
hidiag near his home, the elder Cody
removed 10 ~Grasshoppcr Falls, thirty
five miles east of Leavcnworth, and
started a Sawmill. From that time on
Ne saw mis- family only occasionally,
,iling 20 that he reached home NJ night.
ot that family. q mother dying of tn,
hcrculosis and five sisters. Will Cody,
not yet 0 years old, was the head and
protector.
One threatening night the Cody fam.
ily was aroused by q neighbor and close
friend. Mr.. Hathaway.
"Sorry 10 bring bad news" said
Hathaway, ''but there's y plan afoot 90
ambush Mr.. Cody ut Big Stranger
creek. The pru.slavefy crowd got word
he's coming home tomorrow afternoon
win Cody lay IN bed, sick with nguc.
There was q hurried consultation. The
wife and mother was reduced almost o.
tears, hut women ~ her kind did not
give way go tears IN those timos-they
didn't have time. Into the midst Of this
long council staggered the boy, VIII.
His head tuckpd with pain and he
shook with fever, hut his purpose was
,ndomituhle.
10 his mother he hold out q huuikcr.
chief.
''Tic IL tight around nay head. moth.
cr. said 10" boy. Then IL won. ache
500. I'm going 90 ride to Grasshoppcr
Falls and warn father. -
There was no good IN demonstrating
Besides the plan was the only one that
promised success. His sisters ~addlcd
wins pony, Prince, and helped him 70
mount.
ont into the night aud the threaten.
ing storm the hoy sped 40 Il gallon.
His way led past the ford M Ril
stranger creek. There the ambush wa,