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But the love of adventure was in father’s blood.

Buffalo Bill

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
Excitement was plentiful during my two years’ service as a Pony Express rider.
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Excitement Myself Service
Indians were frequently off their reservations.
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Frequent Reservation
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
My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another.
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Determination Escape Failure Myself Planning
I could never resist the call of the trail.
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Call Myself Resistance
But the love of adventure was in father’s blood.
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Adventure Blood Father Love
Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.
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Animal Command Death Kill Myself
The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
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Break Death Man Sick
Some days I would go without any fire at all, and eat raw frozen meat and melt snow in my mouth for water.
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Eat Fire Myself Water
I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
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Destiny Life Myself Path
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
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
The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state.
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Freedom Man Myself Slave
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
My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round.
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Animal Greatness Kill Myself Ride Shoot

But the love of adventure was in father’s blood.

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