I Found Spotted Tail's Lodge. He Invited

We Got More Provisions For Our Whiskey Than The Same Money, Which We Paid For The Liquor, Would Have Bought; So After All It Proved A Very Profitable Investment.

After Crossing The Smoky Hill River, I Felt Comparatively Safe As This Was The Last Stream I Had To Cross.

I Was Persuaded Now That I Was Destined To Lead A Life On The Plains.

I Had Many Enemies Among The Sioux; I Would Be Running Considerable Risk In Meeting Them.

I Felt Only As A Man Can Feel Who Is Roaming Over The Prairies Of The Far West, Well Armed, And Mounted On A Fleet And Gallant Steed.