Dodge City, the cowboy capital, and the great Southwest in the days of the wild Indian, the buffalo, the cowboy, dance halls, gambling halls and bad men . eer plains-man and freighter, cannot get up a good story aboutDodge City. His latest one is about the oldest house inthe town. In writing this little sketch for the GlobeMr. Wright lets the house tell its own story, in the follow-ing language: Not many houses can tell a story like mine. I amby far the oldest house in Dodge City. Mine has been acheckered career. I was first built in Abilene, then takendown and moved to Salina, and from there
Dodge City, the cowboy capital, and the great Southwest in the days of the wild Indian, the buffalo, the cowboy, dance halls, gambling halls and bad men . eer plains-man and freighter, cannot get up a good story aboutDodge City. His latest one is about the oldest house inthe town. In writing this little sketch for the GlobeMr. Wright lets the house tell its own story, in the follow-ing language: Not many houses can tell a story like mine. I amby far the oldest house in Dodge City. Mine has been acheckered career. I was first built in Abilene, then takendown and moved to Salina, and from there to doing in the way of excitement up to my adventin Ellsworth. There my trouble as well as my festivitiesbegan. From that time on, I led a gay and festive life,interspersed with some sad tragedies. Many fights andscraps were inaugurated there, in the wee small hours ofthe night; and once a murder was committed, as well asseveral duels started. I said murder; in those days wecalled it shooting and the man who did not get thedrop was the unfortunate. Then I was moved to FortDodge and first occupied by Charles F. Tracy, who was -332-. I i succeeded by John E. Tappen, and he by R. M. Wright,post-trader, and he by James Langton and his dehghtfulsister, who was a great entertainer. Here is where I had a gay time, as night afternight, the officers of the post congregated there, to havea good time. And they had it; never were they disap-pointed in this. Cards, dancing, and music were theprincipal programme features, ending with sumptuousrepasts about midnight. There have I entertained lords,dukes, and other great men of Europe as well as those who have sat at the festive board wereGenerals Sherman, Sheridan, Miles, Forsythe, and Pope;and brigadiers, colonels, lieutenant-colonels, and majorstoo numerous to mention. Once I was graced by the presi-dent of the United States, President Hayes. From Fort Dodge, I was moved to Dodge City,where I have led a very
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