I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned…

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The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying...

The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying...

The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made...

The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made...

With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd...

With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd...

Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the...

Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the...

The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average...

The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average...

We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for...

We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for...

Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at...

Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at...

I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of...

I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of...

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon...

My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon...

Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one...

Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one...

My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of...

My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of...

Indians were frequently off their reservations.

Indians were frequently off their reservations.

We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them...

We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them...

The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that...

The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that...

But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and...

But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and...

The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from...

The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from...

My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse...

My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse...

But the love of adventure was in father's blood.

But the love of adventure was in father's blood.

Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.

Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.

Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken...

Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken...