The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-08-11
HUN
HOW MORGAN GOT THE Il
DRIED YANKEE HORSES
from the Louisville Democrat

Iobn Moroan is as good at playing ajoke some
.;n,as 90 he is at horse-stealing and the fol-
1ow;no, ;ncident will prove that ON this occasion
~ J;5 = little of both at the same time: During
HI celebrated tour through Indiana he, with
about three hundred and fifty guerillas, took oc-
casion to pay visit to little town hard BY while
the main body were "marchins on" Dashlng
suddenly into the little :burg," he found aO0uS
three hundred home guards, each having 9ood
horse tied to the fences-the men standing about
IN groups awaiting orders from their aged captain,
who looked as if he had seen the shady side OF
some sixty years. The Hoosier boys looked at the
men with astonishment while the captain went up
to one of the party and asked:
.nWhose company is ,this?'
"Wolfords cavalry" said the reb
"What! Kentucky boys We're glad to see
you, boys Whar's Wolford"
."There he sits, said ragged, rough rebel,
pointing to Morgan, who was sitting sideways up
on his horse.
The captain walked up to'Wolford Gas he and
all thought) and saluted him:
Captain, how are your
.'Bully! How are you? What are you going to
do with all these men and horses" Morgan look
ed about.
"Wem YOU see that damned horse thieving ohm
Morgan is in this part Of the country with parsel
of cut-throas and thieves, and between you and |,
1919 @-N
best we've got in the shop"
"Hes hard to catch, we've been after him for
fourteen days and can't see him at all, said Nor
gan good humoredly -,
OFF our bosses would stand fire we'd be all
right"
"Won't they stand!"
"No, Captain Wolford; spose while you're res
tin you and your company put your saddles OF
our horses and 20 through little evolution or two
h. oP 10 rbOVa m told
o boss on the drill" !
And the only man that Morgan is afraid of,
Wolford Gas it wcre,) aghted and ordered CHS
boys" to dismount, as he wanted to show the Hoo
sier boys how to give Morgan warm reception
should he chance to pay them visit. This de-
lighted the hoosier boys, they went to 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, and the men were in their saddles drawn up
in line and ready for the word. The boys were
highly elated at the idea of having their "pet hor
ses," trained for them by Wolford and his men,
and moro so to think that they would stand fire |
ever afterwards.
The old captain advanced, and walking up to
Wolford, Gas he tlought,) said: "Captain, arc you
all right now?" Wolford rode up side of the
column and down the other, when he moved tot
'front.' took off his hat, paused and said, "Now,
captain, am ready; if you and your gallant men
wish to witness an evolution which you perhaps
have never seen, form line On each side ofthe |
road, and watch closely pass" The
captain did as he was directed lot of ladies
were present the occasion, and all was silent
as maiden's sigh.
care you ready"
"All right, Woford," shouted the captain.
Forward" shouted Morgan as the whole col
unln rushed through the crowd with lightning
speed, amid the shouts and huzzas of every one
present-some leading a horse or two as they
went, leaving their fral tenements Of horse flesh
tied " the fences, to be provided for by the citi
zens. 1t soon became whispered about that it was
John Morgan and his gang, and there is not
in the town who will Gown up" that he was gulled
out of horse. The company disbanded that
night though the captain holds the horses as prs-
oaers of war, and awaits an exchange.