. 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. Try as he might, Cody could never over-take the beast. He coaxed and threatened to no advan-tage, and stranger yet, the mule struck the trail for FortLarned and kept to it with the maddened scout walking onbehind. Mile after mile this kept up. When day broke Cody was plodding on behind the jog-ging mule. *Damn your tantalizing hide, take that, anda ball from Codys rifle brought the recalcitrant mule tosorrow. Continuing on, Cody walked
. 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. Try as he might, Cody could never over-take the beast. He coaxed and threatened to no advan-tage, and stranger yet, the mule struck the trail for FortLarned and kept to it with the maddened scout walking onbehind. Mile after mile this kept up. When day broke Cody was plodding on behind the jog-ging mule. *Damn your tantalizing hide, take that, anda ball from Codys rifle brought the recalcitrant mule tosorrow. Continuing on, Cody walked to the Fort, where he de-livered his messages, secured a new mount and the morn-ing after reported back to General Sheridan. Altogetherhe had ridden and walked three hundred and fifty-fivemiles within fifty-eight riding hours, a long and danger-bestrewn trip. [79] Thrilling Lives Cody, General Sheridan said, after warmly compli-menting him on his remarkable feat, the Fifth Cavalryis going on an expedition against the Dog Soldier Indians—in recognition of your good and faithful work, I herebyappoint you as guide and chief of scouts with the [80]
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