Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-28
HOW MORGAN GOT THREE urEnRED HORSES
From lie Lou svIs Drm,oer:., ].

HOW MORGAN Gcr THREE urHnRED HORSES.
From lie iou's r;r Drmoer.,l.
John Morgan is as good nj playing :. joke
sometimes as he is at DEMONSTRATING, ard the
f,G1owinr incident will p:U"e tina; on this Occa-
sion he did little OF both 1T the same time ::
During his celebrated icur through Indiana he,
with about three hundred and fifty gucrillas.
;ook occasion 10 pay visit 10 little town hard
hY while the main body were ':,narching On. y
Dashinc suddenly into the little burg" he found
about three hundred home guards, each having
a good horse tied to TIE icnces-thc men stand
ing ahout in groups. awaiting orders from their
aged captain, who looked as il he had seen the
shady side of some sixty years. The ilposer
BOYS looked Mt the men with astonishment,
while the captain wcLt up 20 one OF the party
and asked:
Whose company is this -
"Wolforl's cavalry" said the rrh.
What kentucky boys! We're clad to see
you. boys. Whar's Wollord -
There he sits said ragged, roush rebel,
pointing to Morgan. who WAS sitting sideways
upon his horse.
The captain walked mp TO Wol'orl (as he and
a.! thoEght) and Saurd j;m
Captain. how are you ,"
"BulIy How are y"u! What are you going
to do with all these men anl horses! Morgan
looked about.
"Wcll vou see that damned horse tilieying John
Morgan is in this part of the country with Il pas.
Il OF cut-lhroaiS ana thieves, and between You
and /. if he comes up this way captain. well
give him the the best we've got in the shop.
"IIcs hard to catch. wee been after him
for fourteen days and can s,c him Il! all, said
Morgan good huInorcdly.
HI our husscs would stand fire we'd be MI
right"
Wont they stand -
NO, Captain Wolford; sposc while you're res
tin ,ou and yonr company put your saddles on
our horses and 90 through u little evolution or
two. by way Of u lesson To our boys. | AIN told
Won arc \ ho:s on the drill
And the only man that Morgan is afraid Of.
Woford Gas it wcrr), aliohtcd and ordered his
bows to diSmolint, rs he wanted to show the
IIoosier boys hos 10 give Morgan warm rccep..
ti"n shonII he chance ~ pay them 4 visit
This delighted The h"o>icr hoy,. they went to
work and assisted the men L. lie their old weary
worn cat bones 10 the fences, and place their sad
dies npDn tho backs Of their fresh horses, which
was soon done, and the men were in their sad
dies drawn up in line and ready for the word.
The boys were highly cated 1T the idea Of hav.
INC their pet horses. trained for them by VOL.
ford and his men, and more SO TO think that
they would stand fire ever afterwards.
i
Wolford. (as he thought said: ''Captein. are
you a right now" Woiprd rode up one side
OF the column and down the other, when he
moved to The 'front.' ,ork of his hat. paused and
said Now, captain, | aln ready: If YOU and
yuur gallant men wish TO witness an cvulutoH
which you perhaps hare never seen, form 4 line
OH each side Of the road, AMI watch us closely rs
wc pass The captain did as he WAS directed
4 To- of ladies' were present on the OCCASION, and
all was rs silent as a maidCns sigh.
Are you ready
All right, Waliorl. shouted tho captain.
FORWARD :" shouted Morgan. the whole
column rushed through the crowd with lightning
speed amid the shouts and huzHaS OF every one
,reseu,-some leading Il horse 81 two as they
went leaving their fral 'errmcitS Of horse flesh
tied to the fences, to bc provided for by the citi-
zrus II soon became whispered about that it WAS
John Morgan and his gang. and there is not n
man in the town who will "own up that he was
rulIcl on, Of II horse. The company disbandcd
that night, though the captain holds the horses
rs prisoners of war. and awaits an exchange