I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.

I found Spotted Tail's lodge. He invited me to enter.

The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.

Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew in those days, nor as straight either. But Bill was cool, and the men who he went up against were rattled, I guess. Bill beat them to it. He made up his mind to kill the other man before the other man had finished thinking.

Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it.

Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.

As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.