is civil to them they will be civil to him,
and if he does not interfere about their
affairs they won't bother about his,
unless he wants their assistance, and then
they will be ready and willing to give it.
The manly sense of independence, the self
respect, and that feeling of respect for
others engendered by it which so strongly
characterize the American people, are
as deeply marked and have as good an
effect among the nomads of the west as
in any other class of the population.
Buffalo Bill made his first trip east of
the Mississippi in the winter of 1872,
and since that time he has appeared in
all the principal theatres of the east and
west. As an actor he has gained a worldwide
reparation second to none. He
confines himself exclusively to border
dramas, which give him an excellent
opportunity to display his great skill
as a marksman.
As soon as the gentlemen present had
taken their leave, the reporter struck up
a conversation with Mr. Cody, by first
referring to that never exhausted
subject, the weather, which was thoroughly
discussed, as well as the probabilities
for the future, and then the question
as to when he had opened the season
was broached.
"I opened in New York on the 23rd of
August," replied Mr. Cody, "and have
met with a good reception wherever I
have appeared. The worst engagement I
have filed this season was at Cincinnati
last week. The election excitement was
too much for the theatres, but still I did
a very fair business in that city."
"Where do you go from here?"
"I fill an engagement of two nights
in Detroit, and from there I shall make
a tour of the Canadas until
after the political excitement
subsides. I shall then return to the
states, and travel eastward again."
The amusement subject having become
exhausted, the reporter was compelled
to [?] his thoughts in search of a new
subject upon which to converse. Happily
he though of the difficulty at present
being experienced with the Indians in
the west, and ventured to ask of Mr.
Cody his opinion concerning it.
"In fact," replied Mr. Cody, "I know
very little about it. I have not been
keeping posted upon the subject as I
should have done, but I do not apprehend
any serious trouble."
"What do you suppose has become of
Jackson?"
"I am not prepared to say. He seems
to have been gotten away with in some
manner, but whether he is dead or only
secreted somewhere, I cannot say. Why
Meacham and Berry were arrested I do
not understand. They have always been
good friends of the Indians, but I suppose
that it comes about from the fact
that they did not afford Jackson
necessary protection at the time he
captured form the Indians."
"Are you acquainted with the U
tribe?"
"Yes, I have known them intimately
for the past thirty years."
"How do you regard them; are they a
warlike race?"
and there were a great many like incidents
connected with the place which made it
as a home to them. But the government
was determined, and actually picked them
up bodily, so to speak, and seat them
down into Indian territory. The
climate there proved too warm
the fact that the people of Colorado are
anxious to get rid of them, and should
they show the least warlike disposition,
they governor could raise an army of
20,000 within twenty-four hours, and
with such an opposition it would be an
easy matter to exterminate them.
Nothing more suggesting itself, the reporter
after thanking Mr. Cody for the valuable
information he ahd received,
withdrew. Mr. Cody and company will
leave at 8:40 o'clock this morning for
Detroit, where he appears this and
tomorrow evenings.
