When General Kelley was after Mosby's guerrillas, he captured a girl named
Sally Dusky, whose two brothers were officers in the guerrilla band. The
general tried in vain to induce the girl--who was not bad looking, by the
way--to reveal the rebs' hiding-places. Having failed in all other ways,
the general said,--
"If you will make a clean breast of it, and tell us truly, I will give you
the chances for a husband of all the men and officers of my command."
With this bait he turned her over to Captain Baggs. After some
deliberation she asked that officer if the general meant what he said.
"O, most assuredly; the general was sincere," was his reply.