The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-05-12
FRANK JAMES TO GO.
The Noted Ex-Nevadan Wants
to Serve as a Scout.
Has Been Flooded With Letters Asking Him
TO Raise Company.

For the last ten days Frank James
has been flooded with letters from
many localities in the West and the
South west wanting him TO take part /
in the hostilities against Spain. says
the Republic
Some suggest that he should raise 4
q regiment of cowboys, and others
that he should muster various or
CARNATIONS Of men noted for their !
courage, accuracy Of aim ability to
undergo hardships. For the present,
at lsass, Frank James will not accede
to any OF these suggestions.
Il am net at all anxious 10 take
an active part in another war, said
he, Il served through the las. war
and it has been good many years
since peace was declared. Men who
have led quiet lives since the close
of the Civil War are not - active
nc. as they once were, and it seems
to ne that good many of tie old
soldiers wdo are talking about going
through another seige OF war would
not stand the Lardships They must
remember that they are no longer
young men and that going into an
unhealthy climate and undergoing
the hardships Of army life would
probably land most of them in the
hospital very soon after they pitched
camp.
I believe SIN as well preserved
al any Of the men who served in the
Confederate army, think that with
two months practice 1 could &c.
uaed TO the saddle again, and Prob
ably 1 would be as good as l ever
was. for my health now IS first class
Blu. there is 10 opportunity now for
me TO offer my services, even should
L be ever so anxious II do 50. The
Missouri Guards have enlisted all
the men the States are entitled to
furnish under the Presidents call.
Il will say this much, however, /
am perfectly willing to offer my time
and expose my person to the dangers
of war in the capacity OF scout or
as the Captain OF scouts, but l do
not believe 1 could stand the dull
u-onotoDy of camp life. My friends
all think that / am best fitted for
the duties of a scout. l have had
considerable experience in that lire
and believs my services would be OF
some value to the country in such O
capacity at the present time if this
war is to amount to anything serious.
''But at this time there is no use
to talk about raising a company oil
scouts, and I have written to some
of the many who have asked me to
raise a body of men OF some kind
that there would be no room for us
under the present call, and, more
over, that / had no information tC
the effect that the Governors OF any
of the states were thinking of offer
ing the services of such an organiza
ton to the Government.
Judging from the letters l have
received 1 would have no difficulty
in raising a large number of men o
undoubted courage and skill, and
men who would give en- account o
themselves IN the servjcs as scouts
They are all perfectly willing t,
assume the dangers incident to sucl
a life, and many of them are anxious
; to go. Some OF my Texas friend
, have suggested that 1 should raise
company of scouts in that State, anc
they have assured me that the,
would apply to the Governor an
secure me a commission for such
r purpose.
q Even when a youog man l nsve
could stand longing around i
9 camp, and l know thst l could no
! endure it now. Scouting would b
Just in my line, and am certainl
I better qualified for that duty tha
a any other and my friends have conf
dence that my services in this fel
, of action would be OF soma genuin
, value. Well, IL the Governmer
g wants me as a scout will go, bat
= have n. idea of enlisting 10 caps