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"Buffalo Bill" seems to be somewhat
addicted to the "ardent." The
San Francisco Post says: It was noticed
at the initial performance of the
"Knight of the Plains," at the California
last Monday night, that the revolver
with which "Buffalo Bill" was
to shoot Mr. Bock did not go off. Mr.
Bock fell dead, however, and nothing
was thought of it till the curtain went
down, when Mr. Cody, who was "a
little off," coolly explained that he had
inadvertently replaced his stage revolver
with the howitzer which he carried
in private life, and that as he was
about to fire at Bock it occurred to him
that there was a ball cartridge under
the hammer, so that he concluded not
to shoot. Mr. Bock did not see the
joke, however, and refused to play the
part thereafter, unless he could be allowed
to personally examine the pistol
or unless other conditions were observed.