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cows. He rode a vicious mare, which mother had told him time and again not to ride as it had an ugly disposition. We were passing the school house just as the children were being dismissed, when Samuel undertook to give an exhibition of his horsemanship, being a good rider for a boy. The mare, Betsy, became unmanageable, reared and fell backward upon him, injuring him internally I at once set out with my horse at the top of his speed for my father and informed him of Samuel's mishap. He took the horse and returned immediately. When I arrived at Mr. Burns's house where my brother was, I found my father, mother and sisters there, all weeping bitterly at Samuel's bedside. Samuel died the next morning. My father was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom over the whole neighborhood. It was a great blow to all the family, and especially to father, who seemed to be almost heartbroken over it.

Father had been greatly disappointed at the failure of his California expedition, and still desired to move into some new country. The death of Samuel no doubt increased the desire and he determined to emigrate. Accordingly early in the spring of 1834 he disposed of his farm, and late in March we took our departure for Kansas, then an unsettled territory. Our outfit consisted of one carriage, three wagons, and some fine blooded horses. The carriage was occupied by my mother and sisters. Thus we left our Iowa home.

In a couple of weeks the family arrived at Weston, Missouri, where Mr. Cody's brother, Elijah lived. The family did not have a pleasant time in Kansas. Mr. Cody became an active Free States man, and in in 1854 was stabbed while speaking for the Free State party and nearly killed. He died in 1857, having served as a member of the Kansas Legislature, and served the State as agent in Ohio to induce emigration to Kansas. The subsequent chapter, referring to Buffalo Bill's life on the plains ar every entertaining- and his account of his first year on the stage, laughable Buffalo Bill appears in Davenport with his new dramatic troupe, and presents his fresh play, "The Knight of the Plains, or Buffalo Bill's best trail," the evenings of Sept. 1st and 2d- Fair week.