. The life of Hon. William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, the famous hunter, scout and guide. An autobiography . moment he tumbled from his saddle, and thehorse kept on without his rider. Instead of running towardthe Indians, however, he galloped toward our men, by oneof whom he was caught. Lieutenant Mason,who had beenvery conspicuous in the fight and who had killed two orthree Indians himself, single-handed, came galloping up tothe ravine and jumping from his horse, secured the fancywar bonnet from the head of the dead chief, together withall his other accoutrements. We both then rejoined t
. The life of Hon. William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, the famous hunter, scout and guide. An autobiography . moment he tumbled from his saddle, and thehorse kept on without his rider. Instead of running towardthe Indians, however, he galloped toward our men, by oneof whom he was caught. Lieutenant Mason,who had beenvery conspicuous in the fight and who had killed two orthree Indians himself, single-handed, came galloping up tothe ravine and jumping from his horse, secured the fancywar bonnet from the head of the dead chief, together withall his other accoutrements. We both then rejoined thesoldiers, and I at once went in search of the horse ; I foundhim in the possession of Sergeant McGrrith, who had caughthim. The Sergeant knew that I had been trying to get theanimal and having seen me kill his rider, he handed himover to me at once. Little did I think at that time that I had captured a horsewhich, for four years afterwards was the in LAMENT OF TALL HULLS WIFE. 261 the state of Nebraska, but such proved to be the fact. Ijumped on his back and rode hini down to the spot where. the prisoners were corri One of the squaws among t the prisoners suddenly ^ \ began crying in a pitiful .v^Viili* and hysterical manner at \ ^ Vx*. the sight of this horse, and upon inquiry I found that she was Tall Bulls wife, the same squaw that had the killing of tall bull. killed one of the w-hite women and wounded the other. She stated that this was her husbands favorite war-horse, and that only a short time ago she had seen Tall Bull riding him. I gave her to understand that her liege lord had passed in his mortal chips and that it would be sometime before he would ride his favorite horse again, and I informed her that henceforth I should call the gallant steed Tall Bull, in honor of her husband. 262 LIFE OF BUFFALO BILL. Late in the evening our wagon train arrived, and placingthe wounded woman, Mrs. Weichel, in the ambulance—shehaving been kindly attended to by the
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