It Was My Effort, In Depicting The

The Free State Men, Myself Among Them, Took It For Granted That Missouri Was A Slave State.

We Had Avoided Discovery By The Sioux Scouts, And We Were Confident Of Giving Them A Complete Surprise.

Major North Has Had For Years Complete Power Over These Indians And Can Do More With Them Than Any Man Living.

Having Secured My Indian Actors, I Started For Baltimore, Where I Organized My Combination, And Which Was The Largest Troupe I Had Yet Had On The Road.

My Restless, Roaming Spirit Would Not Allow Me To Remain At Home Very Long.