My mother and sisters, who had heard so much about him from me, were delighted to see him and he spent several weeks at our place.

They did everything possible to repay him for his kindness to me.
Ever afterwards, when he was at or near Leavenworth, Wild Bill came out to our house to see the family, whether I was at home or not, and he always received a most cordial reception.

His mother and sisters lived in Illinois, and he used to call our house his home, as he did not have one of his own.
I had been home only about a month, after returning from Fort Bridger, when I again started out with another train, going this time as assistant wagon-master under Buck Bomer.

We went safely through to Fort Laramie, which was our destination, and from there we were ordered to take a load of supplies to a new post called Fort Wallach, which was being established at Cheyenne Pass.

We made this trip and got back to Fort Laramie about November 1st.