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I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed.

Buffalo Bill

I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
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Correct Face Government Ideas Life Myself People Return See Thinking
After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.
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Feeling Myself River Safety
The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
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Feeling Nation Patriot Proud Respect
It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was.
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Appearance Effort Myself
Excitement was plentiful during my two years’ service as a Pony Express rider.
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Excitement Myself Service
Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain.
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Death Fell Quick Stranger Weapon
I began to think that my time had come, as the saying is.
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Beginning Myself Thinking Time
The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.
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Choice Country Home Important Myself Practice Presentation Summer
It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show.
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Belief Development Greatness Myself Wake Up
Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider’s route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles – a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour.
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Beginning Break Build Expectation Goodness Oneself Place
General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.
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Character Personal Student
As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.
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Goodness Guide Himself Myself
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.
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Battle Character Lonely Mindset Myself Old Strong Time
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
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Break Government Myself Promise Result
The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
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Break Death Man Sick
We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment.
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Alcohol Investment Money Profit

I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed.

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