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THE "WILD WEST" SHOW MANCHESTER.
Many thousands of the British public during summer witnessed the striking, and unique entertainment at Earls Court, London, which is known as "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." Nevertheless there was a numerous body of the provincial population which was unable to visit the metropolis accordingly, with the proverbial Yankee 'cuteness promoters of the exhibition have cut the Gordison by camping in the midst of Manchester—in fact, on a well known racecourse in that busy city. A building has here been erected, [?] throughout with the electric light and the amphitheatre, day and night, combination of cowboys and Red Indians all them genuine and unadulterated sons of the [?] illustrate life as it is witnesed in the "Wild West" of the United States - the Indian encampment [?] herds of buffalo and elk; the lassoing of animals [?] manner of robbing mail coaches; feats of [?] such as horsemanship, marksmanship, and a hundered and one items which form part of the ordinary existence of frontiersmen. Toe [?] claim to picture to the [?] by the aid of historical characters and [?] animals, a series of animated scenes and episodes depicting the reclamation of the prairie [?] the savage Indians and wil++d animals. The [?] figure, of course, in the show is Buffalo Bill [?] (Mr. William F. Cody), with whose adventurous [?] our readers doubtless are perfectly familiar; [?] whole entertainment will intensely interest the spectator. The representations of the several [?] prairie fires, and the blizzard (of which we [?] heard so much recently) are all most vivid and realistic. The Wild West, from beginning to end both instructive, exciding and amusing, and [?] be seen by all, whether young or old, male or female, who are tired of the monotonous entertainment usually provided in this country.
Apropos of Buffalo Bill, there is told a story of him which is too good to be lost. It was height of his fame in London—when he divided time between drawing-rooms, the box-seat of [?] Charles Beresford's drag, and his [?] . Some cantankerous person called upon him "show cause" why his Exhibition should not be condemned as a nuisance. Buffalo Bill determined to engage the best solicitor in London for the defence, and instructed his secretary to the effect. The secretary knew as little about London lawyers as Buffalo Bill did, but he took advice from a friend—who, being a humorist, directed him to Mr. Freshfield, solicitor to the Bank of England. When the secretary arrived at Mr. Freshfield's [?] he insisted on seeing the principal in moment's delay. He was shown into Mr. Freshfield's room, and, producing the summons to show cause, flung it on the table under the [?] nose. "There," said he, "see that document? You've got to fight that case, and money's no option Mr. Freshfield looked up. "Who are you, sir?" asked quietly. "I, sir," was the answer, "am a representative of the Hon. W.F. Cody." "[?] who," asked Mr. Freshfield, not at all impressed, "of the Hon. W. F. Cody?" The visitor was profoundly shocked by this distressing ignorance. [?] himself, "What," he cried, "not know Buffalo Bill know Alexander the Great, Julius Ceaser, Mr. Gladstone, and Daniel Webster? Then I'm—[?] have this brief." And he went forth to find the[?] best lawyer in London.

THE "WILD WEST" SHOW MANCHESTER.
Many thousands of the British public during summer witnessed the striking, and unique entertainment at Earls Court, London, which is known as "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." Nevertheless there was a numerous body of the provincial population which was unable to visit the metropolis accordingly, with the proverbial Yankee 'cuteness promoters of the exhibition have cut the Gordison by camping in the midst of Manchester—in fact, on a well known racecourse in that busy city. A building has here been erected, [?] throughout with the electric light and the amphitheatre, day and night, combination of cowboys and Red Indians [?] them genuine and unadulterated sons of the [?] illustrate life as it is witnesed in the "Wild West Show" of the United States - the Indian encampment [?] herds of buffalo and elk; the lassoing of animals [?] manner of robbing mail coaches; feats of [?] such as horsemanship, marksmanship, and a hundered and one items which form part of the ordinary existence of frontiersmen. Toe [?] claim to picture to the [?] by the aid of historical characters and [?] animals, a series of animated scenes and episodes depicting the reclamation of the prairie [?] the savage Indians and wild animals. The [?] figure, of course, in the show is Buffalo Bill [?] (Mr. William F. Cody), with whose adventurous [?] our readers doubtless are perfectly familiar; [?] whole entertainment will intensely interest the spectator. The representations of the several [?] prairie fires, and the blizzard (of which we [?] heard so much recently) are all most vivid and realistic. The Wild West, from beginning to end both instructive, exciding and amusing, and [?] be seen by all, whether young or old, male or female, who are tired of the monotonous entertainment usually provided in this country.
Apropos of Buffalo Bill, there is told a story of him which is too good to be lost. It was height of his fame in London—when he divided time between drawing-rooms, the box-seat of [?] Charles Beresford's drag, and his [?] . Some cantankerous person called upon him "show cause" why his Exhibition should not be condemned as a nuisance. Buffalo Bill determined to engage the best solicitor in London for the defence, and instructed his secretary to the effect. The secretary knew as little about London lawyers as Buffalo Bill did, but he took advice from a friend—who, being a humorist, directed him to Mr. Freshfield, solicitor to the Bank of England. When the secretary arrived at Mr. Freshfield's [?] he insisted on seeing the principal in moment's delay. He was shown into Mr. Freshfield's room, and, producing the summons to show cause, flung it on the table under the [?] nose. "There," said he, "see that document? You've got to fight that case, and money's no option Mr. Freshfield looked up. "Who are you, sir?" asked quietly. "I, sir," was the answer, "am a representative of the Hon. W.F. Cody." "[?] who," asked Mr. Freshfield, not at all impressed, "of the Hon. W. F. Cody?" The visitor was profoundly shocked by this distressing ignorance. [?] himself, "What," he cried, "not know Buffalo Bill know Alexander the Great, Julius Ceaser, Mr. Gladstone, and Daniel Webster? Then I'm—[?] have this brief." And he went forth to find the[?] best lawyer in London.