The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
From Buffalo Bill
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 to their people they could make known all they had seen.
Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.
My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.
I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.
I could never resist the call of the trail.
You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one's friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle.
The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.
The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
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