On reaching the place where the Indians had surprised us, we found the bodies of the three men whom they had killed and scalped, and literally cut into pieces.
BUFFALO BILLI was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
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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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I found Spotted Tail’s lodge. He invited me to enter.
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I could never resist the call of the trail.
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You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one’s friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle.
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My debut upon the world’s stage occurred on February 26th, 1845.
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We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise.
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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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Excitement was plentiful during my two years’ service as a Pony Express rider.
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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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The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that matter, was that wonderful old fighting man, Sitting Bull, whose life will some day be written by a historian who can really give him his due.
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The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
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I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains.
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My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood.
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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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I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.
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