. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . if very much surprised at the in-formation. Yes; but come along with us. We are going to kill themmore for pleasure than for anything else, and dont want any-thing but the tongues and a piece of tenderloin; so you can haveall that is left. I am much obliged to you, captain, and will follow you. As the buffaloes came within about a mile of them, the officers BUFFALO BILL. 591 dashed ahead. Cody noticed that the herd was making towardsthe creek for water, and knowing that it would be difficult toturn them from their direct course, he started towards
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . if very much surprised at the in-formation. Yes; but come along with us. We are going to kill themmore for pleasure than for anything else, and dont want any-thing but the tongues and a piece of tenderloin; so you can haveall that is left. I am much obliged to you, captain, and will follow you. As the buffaloes came within about a mile of them, the officers BUFFALO BILL. 591 dashed ahead. Cody noticed that the herd was making towardsthe creek for water, and knowing that it would be difficult toturn them from their direct course, he started towards the creekto head them off. On came the buffaloes, rushing jjast him lessthan a hundred yards away, with the officers at thrice that dis-tance behind them. Pulling the blind-bridle off Brigham, whostarted at the top of his speed the moment he knew his masterwas ready, Cody rode in ahead of the others, and in a few mo-ments was alongside the rear buffalo. Raisir^g his rifle, he firedand killed the animal at the first shot, and Brigham, knowing. BUFFAtO BILL (w. F. CODY). perfectly well what he was expected to do, carried him to theside of a second. It was but a few moments work to despatchthe whole herd of eleven, twelve shots being fired, and jumpingfrom his horse, he turned to the party of officers as they rode up,and said: Now gentlemen, allow me to present to you all the tonguesand tenderloins you may wish from these buffaloes. Well, I never saw the like before, gasped the astonishedcaptain; who under the sun are you, anyhow? My name is Cody. Captain Graham, the senior officer of the j^arty, afterward en- 592 BUFFALO BILL. gaged Cody as scout and guide, and often hunted in companywith him. That very night the Indians made a raid on the horses belong-ing to the contractors, and ran off five or six of their best work-teams. At daylight the next morning Cody mounted Brighamand rode over to Fort Hays to j^rocure assistance for the pursuit,and Captain Graham was ordered out with h
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