To continue on with our story.......It would be interesting to know if this whole adventure was thought out before hand or if the problems that came up were dealt with as they appeared.
Now there was a problem. What if the mortician in Denver, discovered the body switch. The longer the city of Denver kept putting off the burial and memorial site for Buffalo Bill the better the chances were that the switch would be discovered. The few men from Cody that came to "see" the body, would certainly be suspect. Something had to be done to hurry the decison making process of Denvers government.
Thirteen saloons lined the city block of Cody. Starting on one side of the street, the body snatchers, started paying for free drinks, first one saloon and then on to the next. And of course, the conversation was along the lines of: "We need Buffalo Bill's body back in Cody, where it belongs."
By morning a caravan was forming. The war cry was "Bring back Buffalo Bill's body to Cody, where it belongs." Over one hunderd vehicles took off for the town of Denver.
Mean while, the mortician from Cody was hot on the line to the mortician from Denver. The word went out like a lightning strike to Denvers mayor and city councel. A decision was made immediately. The old cowboys body was brought to it's final resting place with tons of concrete poured on top of him. The caravan was turned around by state troopers at the Colorado, Wyoming state line.
So just where is the body of Buffalo Bill Cody? If it isn't in Denver than Mrs Buffalo Bill Cody is buried next a unknow old cowboy.
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