The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-25
GUERRILLA MOSBY
IS WRITING A BOOK
Famous Ex-cOnfederate Visits
New York, Bright and
Clipper as Ever.
LECTURES FOR CHARITY
Declares That the South Likes Taft 4;
Proud OF the Fact That He's
Republican.

col John Singleton Mosby. the
guerrilla leader. whose activities in
northern Virginia were a factor I'm de-
layiuz thc final result OF the civil war.
dropped in at the Hotel Manhattan
yesterday morning on hts way 20 Con-
uccticut. where Dc o. o. deliver n ec-
ries or Lectures on his "reminiscences
OF thc Virginia campaign.
putwardlv the colonel has not
changed Boo the slightest particular
from che broad-shouldcrcd, straight
backed fighting man who was % De
-ccu Iu tho corridors OF the old Fifth
avenue hotel az not infrequent inter
walls q few wears back He still wears
bi1cs cutaway suit. brod-brimmcd
black feit hat. and n small bow tie.
1ud Do walks with his same old cane.
tur tisc reason. as he chccrfullv tx
plains. that one OF those Internal Yam
Irre. sub. pumped a chunk ~ lead
iut1 his Icft lcg f0rty-eight years ago.
auI Zee has not had time TO have u
taken out since.
Last Julv colonel Mosby was re-
moved from his post OF counsel 20 the
department or Justice by Attorney
General Wickcrsham. r. was COM
monty supposed at the time that the
step wa- taken because tho colonel
-Te suucrguuu7trd. The old Coufcd-
r-rfc leader nld rounded his seventy
seventh year. Do ls truc. but De him
ecil and Dis friends. besides. were OF
Tho opinion that hc was just as keen
Hud 9s active as ever. and that ne still
he'd several wears OF useful service
ahead or him. THE colonel appeared
far from supcranuuatcd last night as
DO paced uu and down the lobby of
TIE Manhattan Ills cyc-hc has only
ono optic lcft ae result Of HE scrim-
images iu tnc Virginia pine groves
rrrrri forth from beneath hts bushv
hrUus with au the oldtime fire. His
step was ae elastic ae ever. and his
mind 1s Keen as in the dgvs when he
fird uu 5000 Union cavalry with only
fr. uty hlrI.ridiur rebels at his back.
Also. h.- ready wit and his quizziCai
good lumor were stiI1 in evidence.
and his irrvrau.tiblc fund Or aucc-
lntr hold little knot of friends and
relatives 'ntrguced Tor hours at q
stretch.
Ills Memoirs out soon.
"f ann writing book" ne said. iu
answer io 90 question how he had
been spending Dis time since las,
JuIE. "it- title win bc: Memoirs %
Campaign iu Virginia 80. 90 will
not bc my personal memoirs. and %
VIII not Doc filled with lists OF dead
Vulnerable details of various battles
IT'D leave that part OF the war 90 9th
cre. i intend 90 show tho strategy
that preceded the important maueuv-
rec. 60 show the methods Of reason
Ink thai lcd up to tho prime moves
That's eomethiuE that isn't done
very often. Ncvt week I'm going 90
make tour ~ some o. tho towns I'm
Connecticut with Nr. Collins here. Tie
is mr commander just az present. and
has planned out an the details"
Tho man ne referred 90 is John O.
Collins Yale. 80. head of an associa-
ton known as The Friends or Bows. %
which has for its object the establish
meut or homes FOR boys who would
otherwise bc forced to take 90 the
streets Tor amusement and recreation
Colonel Mostly has agreed 20 deliver
q course of lectures without compcu-
ratiou and win turn the proceeds over
tn the association FOR nee iu ITS philan-
trropi- work
Trc southern students 40 Yale arc
going to give me a reception at tho
University club fin New Haven on
Monday night. and We expect 90 have
~ great time together" he -aid
TUESDAY night there win bc a public
reception. and IN talk about what tho
cav1lrNmcu did in Virginia In So
Commander Edwin s. Greeley. rank.
iu- officer i'm Connecticut and Dear
H-nry wade Rogers u Yale will 10
ir charge ~ tho ceremonies Thai
VIII o. tic first lecture on tho Wal
mat ] have delivered iu twcnty-rv,
wears
They said down Zoo washington
laet sunmcr that 7 was suDcrarnu
afcd." continued the colonel with =
smile. 'ANoil leave that FOR the pco
Ilr Of New Haven 90 decide 7 cues
I'D hc able to get through 10 safely
Do" said. giouciuE from face Co face g,
rrr whether AN or his hearers aErecr
with him. They did
To Meet Man Who Nearly Got Him
con Wednesday" Do went on. tax
ing up once more the thread OF hf
discourse. "Ill go Co Bridgeport
where there viii be another rccep
ton. Then f'U go 20 Hartford OF
r. 1y night That viii wind up IN,
trip. SO Hartford nm meet an 0lf