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Show .COL MOSBY'S GIFT. GUERILLA LEADER SENT LOCK OF , t HAIR TO LJfJQOL.N Pretgent Accepted H as Ssmple, Out .VpJed More. How Fefal Prls-' Prls-' ' lRjer Saved Life ftHls" ',' Quick Wltu-., f"- i ,Mf' Cm. John 8, Mosby, tho famoua gli'M'lllii leader, who attended a G. A. ft. bamptet In Roston .a few nights ago, was delighted with the cordiality nnd good will of his hosts. "Whatever "doubt them was In my inind about the war being over dlsappeaicd while I was In Roston," he says. "Thoy simply sim-ply overwhelmed me with klndndss. At the banquet I sat next to ft man Tiltom I had captured during the war. When I flrat sat down I was rather proud that I had captured him- We had not been together a half hour bo fore 1 began to ba sorry tKat I had captured htm, and before the last speech was made I was. genuinely sorry that he had not captured me." Col. Mosby, who is now nn assistant attorney In the department Af Justice, has alwajs been noted for his sense of humor. It went a long way once towards to-wards (alng a man's life. Col. Mosby and his men lay all night In ambush near a railroad waiting for a federal supply train. It finally came along, nnd was captured by the confederate, who, however, lost two or three of their men. This did not please Col. Mosby, and h showed It by some of the thins he said to the federal prls oneis. "As for sod." he said to one of thene men, "I am going to hant you the moment I see the sun rise to nioucyv morning." "I hope It will be a cloudy day," said the Yankee. The reply so pleased Col. Mosb that he did not hang the man who made It on'anybody else. In stead, the prisoners teere confined and later exchanged. m , It was about the pame time In Col. Mosby's career that; he made hlf famous gift to President Lincoln HI headnuatter were at a Vligluia farm house, and one day the guards brought to him a man who saJd he was a fanner and was on his way to Washington to sell om produce. "What reason have J to believe that?" demanded the con--fereate leader. 'How do I know you are not a spy? How do I know that you will come back M I let you go?" The mar's minner was so earnes that It Impress 1 Col. Mosby, who finally to'd l'n that he might go. Now that I have done something for you." he said, "I want you to do something for me. 1 svant you to take a present from me 'to Abe LlncQln." Thereupon he borrowed a pair of scissors,, scis-sors,, clipped off a lock of his own luxuriant lux-uriant hair and grately handed It to "the farmer. "You give that to Abe "wjth my compliments'," he said. The man took It and started for Washington, Washing-ton, pronil'lng earnestly to return on the second day following. He was a.s good as his word. He presented himself nifimptly on lime and Informed Col. Mqsby that tho pies-ent pies-ent and the compliment had both been delivered. "And what did he,say?" demanded the guerilla leader. "Oh," said the farmer, "he Just laughed and said that If he ever caught you he would not be content with one lock of your hair. He would tnke the whole of it. Rut I am sure he did not mean that literally." |