. Thrilling lives of Buffalo Bill, Col. Wm. F. Cody, last of the great scouts and Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) white chief of the Pawnees. Thirty yearsago you gave me my first welcome here. I am gratefulfor your continued loyal devotion to me. During thattime many of my friends among you and many of thosewith me have been long since gathered to the great un-known arena of another life—there are only a few of usleft. When I went away from here each year before Imerely said good night—this time it will mean my little friends in the gallery and the grown-ups whous
. Thrilling lives of Buffalo Bill, Col. Wm. F. Cody, last of the great scouts and Pawnee Bill, Major Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) white chief of the Pawnees. Thirty yearsago you gave me my first welcome here. I am gratefulfor your continued loyal devotion to me. During thattime many of my friends among you and many of thosewith me have been long since gathered to the great un-known arena of another life—there are only a few of usleft. When I went away from here each year before Imerely said good night—this time it will mean my little friends in the gallery and the grown-ups whoused to sit there, I thank you once again. God bless youall—good-bye. A deathly silence spread over the vast assemblage, theold scouts horse backed to the arenas end—the animal [223] Thrilling Lives knelt before a huge statue of an Indian camp. Throughits base flashed the word farewell. Then, awakeningfrom its stupor, the throng, realizing that they were look-ing for the last time on the greatest hero the plains everknew, broke in ringing cheers. Good-bye, Buffalo Bill, good-bye! God bless you,too! There was not a dry eye in the Garden. The ^vr ^^..•i^X. //^;^>o_ .,/..^<,V \/^\/ v^^/ v^ o°<:^^%°o /\-^x /^^M^y-^ V^V \*^^/ V^»/ 1 %^ *.. %^ .^ °*--•-/,.
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