CHAPTER I.
CHILDHOOD.
Early Days in Iowa—A Brother's Death—The Family Move to a New
Country—Incidents on the Road—The Horse Race—Our "Little Gray"
Victorious—A Pleasant Acquaintance—Uncle Elijah Cody—Our New
Home—My Ponies.
CHAPTER II.
EARLY INFLUENCES.
Dress Parade at Fort Leavenworth—The Beautiful Salt Creek Valley—The
Mormon Emigrants—The Wagon Trains—The Cholera—A Lively Scene—My First
Sight of Indians—"Dolly" and "Prince"—A Long-Lost Relative Turns
up—Adventurous Career of Horace Billings—His Splendid
Horsemanship—Catching Wild Horses.