The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-13
From the Louisville Democrat.
How John Morgan Got Three Hundred

How John Morgan Got Three Hundred
a- Horses.
John Morgan is as good at playing joke
sometimes as he is at horse stealing, and
the following incident will prove that or
this occasion he did little of both at the
same time. During the celebrated tour
through Indiana, he with about three hun
dred and fifty guerrillas, took occasion to
pay visit to little town near by, while
the main body were marching on. Dash
Ing suddenly into the little burg be found
about three hundred Home Guards, each
having good horse tied to the ferces; the
men standing about in groups, awaiting or
ders from their aged Captain, who looked
asf he bad seen the shady side Of some
sixty years. The Hoosier Bows looked at
the man with astonishment, while the Cap
tain went up to one OF the party and said:
Whose company is this?
Wolford's Cavalry, said the reb.
What! Kentucky boysi We're glad 10 see
you. boys. Whar's Wolford2
There he sits, said q ragged, rough reb,
pointing to Morgan, who was sitting side
ways upon his horse.
The Captain walked up to Wolford las
he and all thought,) and saluted him:
Captain, how are you?
BuHyi How ere you2 What are you
going to do with all these men and horses?
Morgan looked about
Well, you see that did horse thieving
John Morgan is in this part of the country
with q pasel of cut-throats and thieves,
and between you and /, If be comes up this
way, Captain. we'll give him the best we've
got in the chop.
He's hard to catch; we've been after him
for fourteen days, and can't see him at all,
said Morgan. good humoredly.
Eff our horses would stand fire we'd be all |
right. - -1't-' = - g .ss--s' III
Won't they stand?
No, Col. Wolford. spose while you're res
tin, you and your company put your sad
dies on our bosses and go through a little
evolution or two, by way of lesson to our
boys? Pm told you are boss on the
drill. {
And the only man Morgan is afraid of
Wolford, Gas it wers,) alighted and ordered
his boys TO dismount, as he wanted to show ,
the Hoosier boys how to give Morgan '
warm reception should he chance to pay :
them a visit. This delighted the Hoosier {
boys, so they Went to work and assisted the ;
men to tie their old weary worn out bones 4
to the fences and place their saddles upon :
the backs of their fresh horses, which was q
soon dones a1d the men were in their sad a
dies drawn up in line and ready for the q
word, The boys were highly elated at the :,
dea Of having their pet horses trained for .
hem by Wolford and his men, and more so y
10 think that they would stand fire ever af- II
erward. a
The old Captain advanced, and aking ii
ip to Wolford Gas he thought,1 said: Col. N
ire you right now? Wolford rode up one sE
ide of the column and down the other,
when he moved to the front, took off his
nat, paused and said, now. Captain, am n,
'eady; if you and your gallent men wish to a
witness an evolution which you, perhaps, be
rave never seen, form line on each side of tn
he road, and watch US closely as we pass to
The Captain did as was directed. A lot of
aides were present on the occasion, and all
vas as silent as q maiden's sigh. rr m
Are you ready? s 70
All right, Wolford, shouted the Captain. tn
Forwayd! shouted Morgan, as the whole lig
olumE rushed through the crowd with in
ghtning speed, amid the shouts and huz- fal
as OF every one present-some leading a ga
orse or two as they went, leaving their ma
all tenem ents of horse flesh tied to the of
'nces. to be provided for by the citizens wi
soon became whispered about that it was Gro
ohn Morgan aud his gang. ard there is Eli
ot man in the town who will own up hn
at he was gulled out of horse. The shr
mpany disbanded that night, though the Eli
aptain holdsthe horses as pri soners Of war tul
I'd awaits an exchange. ... iy
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