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magm'iini 10 oohuwi mv, uiuivuiuurstrong: . coolness nod audacity he wns just tlio man to play tbo doublo role required oil the border, where warfare won irregular and a soldier took bis life iu his bauds tho moment he stopped beyond the beaten track of armed columns.One incident told in Missouri just after tho war took place duriug Curtis* expedition into Arkuusas in 1804. Wild Bill and a companion who shared his udventares wore in the enemy’s lines traveling with tbo troops. Wild Bill had assumed in the southern army the name of n dead Confederate and wus fboked upon as loyal to tho stars and bars. After marching and camping with the southerners for a month or more and learning their plans the scouts set out ono day to rejoiu their friends. This was done in a most tbontrical inauuer, but perhaps it wus the only way out of tbo dilemma. Tho scoutH had iuforma-tiou of vital importance to Curtis if delivered at ouce. The Federal advance was feeling tho Confederates, who appeared to be in grout strength. A battery and u thin liue of cavalry woro druwu up in front of the Confederates to amuse them with false motions while awaiting the main column. Suddenly two riders were seen to move out from the front of the enemy’s line aud move slowly toward the Federal cavalry skirmishers. Little heed was given at first to this spectacle, but soou the Con-federates commenced firing at the lone horsemen. A wall of smoke arose along the whole frout, for every man in the southern ranks seemed to think the battle was on.The two riders spurred their steeds to a gallop and were quickly followed by a score of cavalrymen dashing out of tho cloud of smoke. Then the Federal knew that the riders were trying to escape. The colonel of the ontpost quickly deployed a company to oover the bold attempt. Finally the riders halted at what proved to bo a wide ditcii which they had not seen in advance aud codld not leap. They turned and rode back toward the Confederate lines, and the Federals thought for a moment it was only a false movement to cover somoouiy nucKsnot, 01 wmcn loagco in * him. Then tho gang closed in. One the I scout knocked out with bis fist and an- * otbor he shot dead. At last he was 1 thrown and crowded into a corner, whore 1 he straggled with tbroo men until ho ' got u kuife away from one of them. With tho fierceness of a tigor ho slashed 1 aud backed at bis assailants until nil wero deud. His own body was cut in 18 ! pluCOR.Wild Bill went to tho plains with his ' war reputation clinging to him. He 1WILD BILL, added to his fame the first time he trod the Santa Fe trail by killing a notorious Mexican bandit and capturiDg his pal. He followed the herds and lived the life of a cowboy until 1871, when the terrible state of border sooiety in the soutbwest called into lifo an institution answering to the regulators of California.Wild Bill was chosen mayor’s marshal of Abilene, Kan., a mushroom city, where he made his Home in tho off weeks of his roaming vocation. Ho was then 24 years old. a giant in strength aud famous for hi* mild and gentle manners when lifo was peaceable. Having fought •with Indiuus aud robbers, camped with miners aud traveled in tbo company of
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The Saturday Pharos
Logansport, Indiana, US
Sat, Mar 26, 1898
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