Chapter XII: Sunshine in Shady Places 164

On Blackwell’s Island.—Snakes and Snake
Charmers.—Insane People as Audiences.—A Poorhouse
That was a Large House.—I am Well Known by Another
Profession.—Criminals are Not Fools.—Some Pathetic
Experiences.—The Largest Fee I Ever Received.

XIII. “BUFFALO BILL” 177

He Works Hard But Jokes Harder.—He and I Stir Up
a Section of Paris.—In Peril of a Mob.—My Indian
Friends in the Wild West Company.—Bartholdi and
Cody.—English Bewilderment Over the “Wild West”
People.—Major “Jack” Burke.—Cody as a Stage
Driver.—Some of His Western Stories.—When He Had the
Laugh on Me.