West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-04
BANDIT YOUNGER
NOW PHILOSOPHER.
"Pienty OF Time In Prison Co study
But Don't Go There 90 DO IT,"

| CHICAGO, May si.--From the fire of war,
the blood of outlawry aud the gloom of a
feloo's cell Cole Younger has emerged q
philosopher. A, the Grand Pacific he looks
like prosperous country lawyer. Frank
| James, who accompanies him. has more the
aspect OF the "bad man" but Is quiet aud
uucommunica,ive.
| The C"le Younger Of the bandit days aud
the Cole Younger of today are diacien,
characters. Youneer's speech is now polish.
ei with quo,atalions from the classics. The
Scriptures, Shakespeare. Emerson, Indian
legends, French phrases, Greek and Latin
proverbs are part of the everyday. speech
Of this one.,imc "bad man" Here are
some OF his sayings,
"rhe man who chooses the career of out.
lawr, is either natural fool OF an Innocent
madman, for oullewry Is iii companion
for treason aud anarchy "
I've read the Billie through thirty times.
a man has plenty OF time to think In prison
aud study law, religion and Shakespeare,
bu, ] don, advise pe'ple TO ga there for
,hci, opportunities.
I'm m, lonely houis lcarncd that hope
isH divinity; that u surplus OF determination
eonqueis every Weakness: that vengeance Is
not for man; that holy pictures are not all
of religion"
81 have noticed that when man claims
to be all snodn,-. ,ha, claim alone does
not make his erediI any better at the grocery
store or at the bank Each IT us owes an
honest, mani, effort toward the material
worlds progress. Honest labor Is the key
that unloeks the door OF happiness"
&c, into partnership with God, bu, do
not Try TO b. The leading member Of the
firm lie knows more about the business
than you do. You may be able Tor time
To practice deception upon your fellow men,
bu, don, ny To fire any blank cartridges at
the auihor OF this universe"
III will say just ono thing in my own
defense. During my career Of oullawiy
rode iuio town under the glare of the noon
day sun, aud all men knew my mission. No
man can accuse me of prowlng around al
| night or Of ever having robbed a lone man
or the homes, poor. Yet there Is no heroism
in oulIawry, and the fate Of such outlaw in
his turn should be an everlasting lesson to
the young Of the land "
81 have been shot twenty or thirty times
and sm now carrying more than dozen
bullets. The wounds received while wear.
ing The gray I've ever been proud Of, but
the others arouse memory that nails me to
the cross. Few men suffer a. did when,
during the Spanish-Amesiean war, realized
that was wearing the stripes when should
have been wearing py coun,ry's uniform ~
''i did save senator Stephen B. Elkns
fiom Qnanu,ll ia October 1909 rode
into camp and said To Qnanlteil. .You have
my old f'irnd aud school teacher, Sieve
Elkirs. a prisoner
% i hear he is Union spy, said Quan.
tell.
MS lie, replied.
'Ra'sing my voice, made this strong
bluff: III any OF these hoands makes more
false charges against you, Steve, irs me
he's got 10 settle with At the pistol point.
IL got horse aud followed him for half
n mile, for fear that somebody might return
and take quiet shot Al him. Two years
later one of patty Of Union soldiers that
We chased info Pine Bluff, AK, was the
late Senator cushman r. Davis. lie
recognized me years aflerward in prison and
worked for my parole"