El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03
THESE SCOUTS
DISAPPOINTING
Pershing Now Only Has Men
Who Scout; the Roman
GERS Have All Gone.
By WALLACE SMITH.
International News Service staff Cor
reSu0ndeut

Field Headquarters. American Punt
tive Expedition, in MexieO.-CBy way
OF airplane TO Columbus y. NJ. oct g.
There are not so many scouts now as
there were in the first days Of the pu-
ritive expedition.
One by one. with many a scouthke
whoop and much business OF twirling
six shooters on the fingers, the greater
number of them have departed in
o;oud Of dust and a great gathering Of
hoofs.
That they were allowed 10 depart
may lay the commanders OF this expedi-
ton open 10 some criticism. II is diff
cult to entertain an army in camp and
those earlier scouts were entertain
ing Those that are left devote an aW-
ful lot of time 10 scouting any very III
tie 10 conversation
For instance. Jack Boyd. scout chleI.
was i'm mis- tent but few minutes ago
ana an effort was made TO draw him out
on his experience with the rifle
.Shuclzst-' said Jack Boyd glancinG
In embarrassment at the Sold Watcn on
his wrist I'm not a good shot II just
happens when We're out Tor game m
Mail Order's- stories
What can one do with a scout like
J
the other way around Take the chap
thev c1l1ad Mail order" The name was
given him by the soldiers, who seemed
10 feel that his wide-brimmed hat vivid
neckerchief. embossed holsters and 9TH
ier props had been acquired by the
system invented in Chicago
Mail order" had been detailing a
killing in which he had played the spot
light q good deal There had been con-
siderable swift and accurate shooting.
out OF the Glue smoke with two hot
revolvers and three dead men on his
conscience
In course. I had 10 shoot" said Mail
Order cause these here hOmbres
were fixin' 10 wipe me out But I
don't care none fer KILN men. Every
time ! Kill a man it gives me the
shivers-
Nearly all those early scouts seemed
10 be personally acquainted with Pancho
villa and referred to him almost eXclu-
sively by first name One Of these
sighed heartily upon hearing an Of
fetal report of the expeditions engage
ment with band Of outlaws
That amt really no fun" he yaWned.
When / was with Pancho some of them
Sreasers tried TO run off my cattle over
10 Sonora I gets up and. while my
breakfast coffee is a-coOking', I goes
out and kills Il of EN-
Dressed in Trophies
-AAAOtAlNE Grained 10 De tSStQ eLAiEE-
ly in trophies and relics He was for
ever glancing at an enormous silver
watch.
See that zratch?" he would then ask.
Took that often Sierra. the butcher. af-
ter I killed him"
Then he would call attention to mis-
boots claiming that they were the
mementoes of another bloody encounter.
His pistol was highly priced inasmuch
as he declared IL was a gift from
PanchO Villa on the occasion Of the
scouts assassination of eight personal
enemies Of villa
Thus ran the stories Of the scouts
who have departed. Their tales are
sadly missed in camp Reviewing some
81 them me writer questioned Jack
Boyd closely
You must have = remarkable shoot
ing story somewhere about you he
was urged
Yes said Jack. 7 have Dav be-
fore yesterday Lieut.. Patton and 7 were
out shooting and we ran into herd OF
= antelope We got one apiece"
Jack Boyd is very dfscou- aeIng sort
Of scout