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SALSBURY AND THE BRONCHO.

The Ex-Actor Gives an Exhibition of How to Ride a Bucker.

The peculiar traits of the bucking broncho of the western prairie are often manifested at some very inopportune times, no matter how well he may be broken to domestic uses and as he humps his back, twists his legs and tries to dig his nose into the sand of Buffalo Bill's arena, during the exhibitions there, so he frequently does when his rider feels most comfortable and desires him to be on his good behavior. During the parade by Buffalo Bill's company at the time of the dedication of the Nebraska state building in the World's Fair grounds one of these supposedly tamed buckets gave great delight to the thousands who lined the route of the parade. Mr. Nate Salsbury, the manager and partner of the Wild West, is a quiet and unassuming gentleman, who is seldom seen by the public and has never been known to go into a parade with his conferes of the Wild West. Yesterday, however, he proved his title to being as good and horseman as he is manager. Mounted on one of the bronchos of the company he headed the procession in honor of Col. Cody's state and lent his presence to making one of the strongest features of the day at the Fair. Riding serenely along at the head of the column, he was suddenly startled by a shivering kind of shock and horse and rider went a dozen feet in the air. They came down together, however, and Mr. Salsbury's old experience gained during four years' hard service of fighting for his country and as a summer resident on his Montana ranch stood him in good stead. It was a short, hard struggle between man and beast, but with a firm grasp on the reins and with gritting teeth, man soon conquered the animal and rode away amid the cheers of the crowd, such as the most expert horseman or cowboy ever receives for conquering his beast. It gave great pleasure to the crowd and Col. Cody suggests that his partner would be a good addition to his bucking-horse riders daily, but Mr.Salsbury protests and declines