[The Life of Hon. William F. Cody by William F. Cody]@TWC D-Link bookThe Life of Hon. William F. Cody CHAPTER XV 11/11
It seemed as if he almost remembered me, and I put my arms around his neck, as though he had been a long-lost child.
Mr.Wilcox bought the horse at Wyandotte, from the gentleman who had won him at the raffle, and he intends to keep him as long as he lives.
I am grateful that he is in such good hands, and whenever I again visit Memphis I shall surely go and see Brigham if he is still alive. But to return to the thread of my narrative, from which I have wandered. Having received the appointment of guide and scout, and having been ordered to report at Fort Larned, then commanded by Captain Dangerfield Parker, I saw it was necessary to take my family--who had remained with me at Sheridan, after the buffalo-hunting match--to Leavenworth, and there leave them.
This I did at once, and after providing them with a comfortable little home, I returned and reported for duty at Fort Larned..
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