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Buffalo Bill was at Hartford, Conn., the other
day, and while visiting Colt's Armory, the large
number of spectators who had assembled to see
the famous scout, desired him to favor them with
an exhibition of his skill as a marksman. Bill
gave the chew of tobacco in his mouth to a small
boy to keep warm, a small piece of white paper
was put up on a barn-door, fifty rods distant, B.
William seized a fine new rifle, spit on his hands,
and in the manner so often described by Ned
Buntline, raised the weapon until his nose rested
on the stock, fired, and a picket was knocked off
from a fence ten feet to the left of the barn. “This
rifle barrel is crooked,” said Bill, so saying he hit
it over a stone to straighten it, then shot again,
this time barking the shin of an old pie-woman on
his right flank. A third trial and he hit the barn
fair in the center, and the shout that arose from
the assemblage attested the joy of the spectators at
his success. Bill is just as good an actor as he is a
marksman, which is very remarkable in these days
of corruption and bribery.

Buffalo Bill was at Hartford, Conn.. the other day, and while visiting Colt's Armory, the large number of spectators who had assembled to see the famous scout, desired him to favor them with an exhibition of his skill as a marksman. Bill gave the chew of tobacco in his mouth to a small boy to keep warm, a small piece of white paper was put up on a barn-door, fitty rods distant, B. William seized a fine new rifle, spit on his hands, and in the manner so often described by Ned Buntline, raised the weapon until his nose rested on the stock, fired, and a picket was knocked off from a fence ten feet to the left of the barn. “This rifle barrel is capoked,” said Bill, so saying he hit it over a stone to straighten it, then shot again, this time barking the shin of an old pie-woman on his right flank. A third trial and he hit the barn fair in the center, and the shout that arose from the assemblage attested the joy of the spectators at his success. Bill is just as good an actor as he is a marksman, which is very remarkable in these days of corruption and bribery.