The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-06
HOW MORGAN TRADED HORSES.


| We are indebted to an old scrap book for
the following, and think it good enough to
revive as a war anecdote:
John Morgan is as good at playing joke
sometimes as he is at horse stealing, and the
following incident will prove that on this oc-
casion he did a little of both at the same
time: During his celebrated tour through In
diana, he, with about three hundred and tiftv
guerrillas, took occasion to pay visit to q
little town hard by, while the main body were
marching on" Dashing suddenly into the
little "burg," he found about three hundred
home guards, each having good horse tied
to the fences, the men standing about in
groups awaiting orders from their aged cap
tain, who looked as if he had seen the shady
looked at the men with establishment, whiles
the captain went up to one of the party and
| asked:
"Whose company is this ?"
"Wolford's cavalry" said the reb.
"What Kentucky boys! We're glad to see
you, boys! Where's Wolford?"
"There he sits, " said q ragged, rough reb.,,
pointing to Morgan, who was sitting side
ways ON his horse.
The captain walked up to Wolford Gas he.
and all thought) and saluted him:
"Bully! How are you? What are you
going to do with all these men and horses ?"'
Morgan looked about
"Well, you see. that damned horse-thievingc
John Morgan is in this part of the country
with parcel of cut-throats and thieves, and
between you and I, if he comes up this way,
captain, we'll give him the best we've got in
the shop"
''He's hard to catch; we've been after him
fnr f011rf OF oil
said Morgan, good-naturedly.
"Ef our bosses would stand fire, we'd be-
all right"
won't they stand?"
"No. Capt. Wolford, tspose while you're
restin, you and your company put your
saddles on our horses and 60 through little
evolution or two by way of lesson to our
boys. I'm told you're boss on the drill,
and the only man Morgan is afraid Of
Wolford las it were) alighted and ordered
"his boys" to dismount, as he wanted to
show the Hoosier boys how to give Morgan q
warm reception should he chance to pay
them q visit. This delighted the Hoosier
boys, so 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 q line and ready for the word.
LILO UOy6 were ulSu1y clttt0O AG Inc lO08 OK
having their "pet horses" trained for them
by Wolford and his men, and more SO to-
think that they would stand fire ever after
ward
The old Captain advanced, and walking up
TO Wolford las he thought). said: i" Captain,
ire you all right now?" Wolford rode up ON
one side of the column and down the other,
when he moved to the front, took off his hat,
paused and said: "Now, Captain, am ready
f you and your gallant men wish to witness
IN evolution which you perhaps have never
'een, form line on each side Of the road and
watch us closely as We pass" The Captain
lid as he was directed. A lot of ladies were
present on the occasion, and all was as silent
Is a maidens sigh.
care you ready?"
All right, Wolford," shouted the Captain.
Forward !" shouted Morgan, as the whole
column rushed through the crowd with light
ling speed, amid the shouts and huzzas of
very one present-some leading a horse or
wo as they went, leaving their frail tenements
# horse flesh tied to the fences, to be pro-
'ided for by the citizens. 1t soon became
about that it was John Morgan and
lis gang, and there is not man in the town
Vho will town up" that he was gulled out of
horse. The company disbanded that night,
hough the Captain holds the horses as pris--
ners OF war, and awaits an exchange.