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LASSOING WILD HORSES ON THE PLATTE IN OLD DAYS.
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LINES INSPIRED ON WITNESSING THE PRAIRIE CHIEF CARESSING HIS BABY
DAUGHTER, LITTLE IRMA CODY.

Only a baby's fingers patting a brawny cheek.
Only a laughing dimple in the chin so soft and sleek,
Only a cooking babble, only a frightened tear,
But it makes a man both brave and kind
To have them ever near.
The hand that seemed harsh and cruel,
Nerved by a righteous hate

As it cleft the heart of the Yellow Hand,
In revenge of Custer's fate,
Has the tender touch of a woman,
As rifle and knife laid by,
He cones and tosses the baby,
Darling "apple of his eye."
- RICHMOND
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MR. NATE SALSBURY, VICE-PRESIDENT AND MANAGER.

Born 1846, February 28th, in Freeport, Ill., the family being descendants of the early Vermont settlers ; went out with the first Illionois troops ; served through the entire Rebellion was the youngest enlisted soldier in the Army of the Cumberland ; wounded three times ; is a member of Post II, G. A. R., Department of Massachusets; went on the stage in 1968; has acted before every English-speaking public in the world.

The Amusement Department will be tinder the personal supervisioun of this eminent actor, whose successful career is now a matter of American Stage History. Years of continued success as a caterer to the amusement-loving public of this country, Australia, India and Europe, both as actor and manager, are a guarantee that the "Wild West" will be presented in a manner and style commensurate with his well-known managerial ability and artistic judgment. MR. SALSBURY long ago incested heavily in the cattle business in Montana, and is now part owner of one of the largest and most valuable ranches in the Northwest. During his repeated visits to the same he became impressed with the scenes and episodes witnessed, and thought of the feasibility of presenting them as far as practical to the citizens of the East.