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Last of the great scouts: the life story of Col. William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") as told by his sister, Helen Cody Wetmore

  
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GENEALOGY OF BUFFALO BILL.
  
PREFACE.

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CHAPTER I. THE OLD HOMESTEAD IN IOWA.
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CHAPTER II. WILL'S FIRST INDIAN.
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CHAPTER III. THE SHADOW OF PARTISAN STRIFE.
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CHAPTER IV. PERSECUTION CONTINUES.
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CHAPTER V. THE "BOY EXTRA.''
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CHAPTER VI. FAMILY DEFENDER AND HOUSEHOLD TEASE.
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CHAPTER VII. INDIAN ENCOUNTER AND SCHOOL-DAY INCIDENTS.
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CHAPTER VIII. DEATH AND BURIAL OF TURK.
  
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THE BURIAL OF TURK.
  
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CHAPTER IX. WILL AS PONY EXPRESS RIDER.
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CHAPTER X. ECHOES FROM SUMTER.
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CHAPTER XI. A SHORT BUT DASHING INDIAN CAMPAIGN.
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CHAPTER XII. THE MOTHER'S LAST ILLNESS.
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CHAPTER XIII. IN THE SECRET-SERVICE.
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CHAPTER XIV. A RESCUE AND A BETROTHAL.
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CHAPTER XV. WILL AS A BENEDICT.
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CHAPTER XVI. HOW THE SOBRIQUET OF "BUFFALO BILL'' WAS WON.
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CHAPTER XVII. SATANTA, CHIEF OF THE KIOWAS.
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CHAPTER XVIII. WILL MADE CHIEF OF SCOUTS.
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CHAPTER XIX. ARMY LIFE AT FORT McPHERSON.
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CHAPTER XX. PA-HAS-KA, THE LONG-HAIRED CHIEF.
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CHAPTER XXI. THE HUNT OF THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS.
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CHAPTER XXII. THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES.
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CHAPTER XXIII. THE GOVERNMENT'S INDIAN POLICY.
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CHAPTER XXIV. LITERARY WORK.
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CHAPTER XXV. FIRST VISIT TO THE VALLEY OF THE BIG HORN.
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CHAPTER XXVI. TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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CHAPTER XXVII. RETURN OF THE "WILD WEST'' TO AMERICA.
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CHAPTER XXVIII. A TRIBUTE TO GENERAL MILES.
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CHAPTER XXIX. THE "WILD WEST'' AT THE WORLD'S FAIR.
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CHAPTER XXX. CODY DAY AT THE OMAHA EXPOSITION.
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CHAPTER XXXI. THE LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS.

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THE BURIAL OF TURK.

Only a dog! but the tears fall fast.
As we lay him to rest underneath the green sod,
Where bountiful nature, the sweet summer through,
Will deck him with daisies and bright goldenrod.
The loving thought of a boyish heart
Marks the old dog's grave with a bloodstone red;
The name, carved in letters rough and rude,
Keeps his memory green, though his life be sped.
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For the daring young hero of wood and plain,
Like all who are generous, strong, and brave,
Has a heart that is loyal and kind and true,
And shames not to weep o'er his old friend's grave.
Only a dog, do you say? but I deem
A dog who with faithfulness fills his trust,
More worthy than many a man to be given
A tribute of love, when but ashes and dust.
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