The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-08-12


John Morgan is At good al PLAYING a ioke
sometimes a he is At horse stealing, and the fol-
loving incident viii prove that on this occasion
he did q little OF both At the same time. During
the celebrated tour through Indiana, he, with
about thr hundred and fifty guerrilias, took
occasion 10 pay visit 10 little town hard by.
while the me'n body were marching on"
D1shing suddenly into the h.le " bur z" he
found about three hundred Home Guards. each
haN 'ns a good horse tied 70 the fences, TIE men
siauding about In groups, awaiting orders from
their aged Captain, who looked as il he had
seen the shady side OF some sixty wears. Tho
Hoosier boys looked al tie men With assonish-
mcat, while the Captain went up to one Of the
party and said
Whose company is this?'
Wooord's cavalry said the reb.
"What, Kentucky boysi We're glad to see
you, boys. Whar's Wool.ord ~
There be SITS, said ragged, rough reb
pointing 10 Morgan, who was sitting sideways
upon his horse
The Captain walked up TO Wollord as he aud
all thought, and saluteG him
" Captain, how ale ,uu go
Bully How are you9 What are vou going
10 do with all these men and horses - Morgan
looked about.
Well, yousec that id horse thieving John
Morgan is in this part Of the country, with d
passel Of cut-throais and thieves, and, between
you aud |, 10 be comes up this wav, Clptain,
well give him the best we've got in the shop"
Hes hard 10 catch we've been after him
for fourteen days and can't see him at all said
Morgan, good humoreilv
Fl our horses wonld stand fire. we'd be all
right"
Won't they stand %
No, Captain Wol.ord 'spose while you're
restin' YOU aud your company put your saddles
on our horses and so through a little evolution
or two, by way Of lesson TO our boysg I'm
told YOU are hoss on the dril, aud the only
man Morgan is afraid OIL
Woltord, las it were aghtcd and ordered ''his
boys TO dsmouut, as be wanted 90 show how 10
give Morgan a warm reception should he chance
10 pay them visit. This delighted the Hoosier
boys, so they went 10 work and assisted the men
to tie their old, weary, worn out bones TO the
fences and place their saddles upon The backs of
their fresh horses, which was soon done, aud
the men were in their saddles, drawn up ia line
and ready for the word The boys were highly
eatcd at the idea of having their pet hOsses
trained for them by Wolord and his men, aud
more 80 10 think that they would stand FIRE ever
afterward.
The old Captain advanced ana walking
up TO Woliord Gas he thoughO said, " Cap
tain, are you all right nowg" Wolford
rode up one side OF the column aud down the
other, when DE moved 90 the front, took Oh his
hat and said "Now, Captain, I'm ready; if you
and your gallant men wish 90 witness an evolu-
ton which YOU, perhaps, have never seen. form
line on each side OF thc road and watch US
closely as We pass
The Captain i as be was directed A lot Of
ladies were present on tAe occasion, and al was
as silent as a maidens sigh.
" Are YOU ready s'
AN right, Woliori, shouted the Captain.
" ForcIrd" shouted Morgan as the whole
column rushed through the crowd with light
ming speed, amid the shouts and huzzas OF ev-
cry one present-some leading a horse or two
as they went, leaving Their igail lsaepsfRts ri 9t
by the citizens. II soon become whispered
about that il was John Morran and his ganr.
and there is not a man IN t.au vino viii "own
up that he was gulled out OF b horse. TIE
company disbanded that night, though the Cap
tain holds the horses al prisoners Of var and
awaits an exchange.