Show TALES OF THE OLD FRONTIER by ELMO SCOTT WATSON a 1922 ert paper union BUFFALO BILLS BILUS FIRST REHEARSAL OT thu the leant least of col W F V codys N NOT contribution to history ans tit tho fint fut tufit in hia file wild west show allow he kept allie the tit memory emory of the american frontier long utter after the last frontier had uni unbilled shed when he lie organized organ lied it ho lie determined dint rc sin should bo be the keynote of the enterprise and the first reh rehearsal earsul praed realistic beyond film hi wildest hopes it was hinged fringed on the fair grounds a at t columbus Colum bue neb the feature act wae was nn oil indian attack on oil a stage coach and it rescue b 1 buffalo bill and his co cow bos six 1 oung mules barely broken to harness were ere to draw the tho coach and sam Mattli matthieus eus a of the overland route us secured to drive them the attacking redskins bere young srpui a reserva reservation tiou nearby under tho the of mj maj frank north comi commender nander of the famous pawnee scout cody invited the city coudill of columbus and the mayor pup clothier Clot liler a quaint but exceedingly tempered liot hot old fellow to ride in the coach and pops pride s swelled belled almost to the bursting point nt tit the honor the bhole hole population of columbus was out to see tho the show as buffalo 1 bills guests the mules ere nerous from the start and alien hen at the ap pointed signal the Pa pawnees nees charged firing blank cartridges und whooping their loudest the mules promptly stampeded around and around the race track truck they tore at dizzy speed and the indians mad with the joy of chase redoubled their efforts nt at noisemaking noise making As the coach tore past the grandstand the spectators saw pap clothier thrust his head out of the window wave his arms at Sl matthews atthews and shriek stop I 1 II 11 1 11 I 1 stop I 1 let us out I 1 11 11 stop I 1 it was a useless plea for it was taking all of sams skill as a driver to keep the swaying lurching vehicle from overturning finally cody and north succeeded in cutting out bunches of the indians indiana as they would cattle and the mules eventually ran themselves down As the coach came to a stop an enraged man burst from it and to buffalo bills explanation roared tic acl 1 11 II 11 let me get hold of you I 1 ill rii show you something realistic I 1 and only the rest restraining minIng bands hands of the city council on the mayoral coattails prevented the addia addit addition on of a massacre to the program |