Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-06-12

N0"h"ouion', Ieuuereu MIN every
kindness and attention in his power.
And the friendship thus begun, re-
manned warm and unbroken to the
close of the great lawyers life.
Colonel Mosby says be has no feel
ing but kindness for anyone connect
ed with this early episode, and that
his chief regret is that he did not
confer on his prison the immortality
that Tasso did on his dungeon at
Ferrara.
He remembers that during his im-
prisonment ''little Willie Duke"
used to come to HE window almost
every day and chat with him. 1t is
needless to say that this .Iittle
Willie Duke" is the Hon. w. r.
Duke, one of Albemarle's present rep.
resentatives in the Legislature.
Colonel MOsby holds in enduring
remembrance the many kinduesses
rendered him by the jailor, Wash
chllds, and his wife, and the faithful
offices of their excellent servant
Margaret.
A few months after the trial, Sen
ator Randolph of Albemare an un-
Gle of DIR. W. G. n. Raudolph) sue
ceeded IN getting a bill through the
Virginia Legislature RENTING the
prisoners fine of $500, and later on
the fearful Governor johnson over
came his timidity and issued the
long delayed pardon. Col. Mosby
then moved to Southwest Virginia
and remained there until the out
break of the civil war.
Touching upon this famous pei
Tod, he SAID that the most exciting
incident of his soldier life occurred
IN taaqUler county. Onr night he
rode To thr residence Of Mr.. Lake
and asked for supper. While eaiin
he looked out ot the window and
found the house suddrui, surround
ed 10y three or four hundrej Yankees.
Immediately several officers entered
the dining room. and the Colonel.
to conceal his rank, clapped his
hands over the stars on his coat
collar. just then "some fool ON
the outside of the house. shot
through the window. and struck
him in the side, inhicting serious
wound. The Yankees noe knowing
the exact origin of the shot. aud not
recognizing identity of the wounded
man, at once beat a hasty but short
lived retreat
During their brief absence the
Colonel slipped into a closet stripped
off his telltale jacket, chucked 1t uu-
der a piece of furniture, and when
the officers returned was lying on the
floor apparently in death agones. Sc
excellent was the felnt, that the Off
GERS, after searching the house, took
their departure leaving him for dead.
1.-The saddest event of the war TO
me, said Col. Mosby, "was the death
of my brave cousin, jim Wyatt, at
Cold Harbor. He was captain of
the Albemarle Artillery, and a no.
bier, truer soldier never lived. Gap
tain Wyatt WAS son of Colonel
Wyatt who lived for years at "Clif-
ton"near Edgehill, in Albemarle coun.
ty. Prior to tho war and during a por-
ton of it Col. Mosby used to visit
"CliftOn" frequently, but after Jim's
DEATH" said he, 81 could not &C
back. 1t was too sad"
An amusing incident connected
with Judge Field, who presided at
the Colonel's trial, occurred in Cul.
pepper county during the war.
One day the whilom prisoner rode
up to the Judges house and asked
for dinner. Neither knew the other
at first, but after the request had
been granted, Col. Mosby recognized
his man, and soon made known hi.
own identity, when be had finished
speaking, the Judge said, "Well
MOsby, always believed you did ex
actly right in shooting that fellow. 3"
"Why in the ID, then, didn'
you tell the jury so?" queried th,
Col. jestingly. "A-h," replied th,
Judge, and they both had GOOD
laugh over 1t.
Of his life after the war, the Col
spoke freely, 81 knew General Gran
WE'LL" he said, 4" but never accepted
an office at his hands. | was getting