The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-09
STORY OF THE A
"A COnfcderate's Remarkable Rid
During the War.

DufibS thc WAR.
Some Of the most amusing stories
are those which have a serious side.
An old Confederate soldier the other
day told u story that is very laughable
in these days of peace. 1t was after
John Morgan was made a Gen. that q
company was formed of some of his old
Old squadron, who had just returned
Camp Chase, where for some time they
had been imprisoned. The company
was formed by q man by the name of
Quirk, a reckless, daring fellow, and a
stranger to fear. The company went
by the namo of Quirk's Scouts. 1t was
q common Occurance for the Quirk
Scouts to face u whole regiment of
Yankee soldiers, and in many instan-
ces they had caused the regiment to
retreat before them.
At this time the company was down
in middle Tennessee and was skirmish-
ing around for q fight, when they sud.
emily came upon u regiment OF Federal
cavalry. In a little while the two
bodies of soldiers we're standing face to
face and the bullets we're flying thick
and fast through tho air. The fight
that followed was u desperate one, and
each side seemed determined to Stand
its ground. Suddenly, as the fight
was at its hottest, a horse was seer
to dash out of the Confederate line
and start in a direct line for the
Yankee regiment. On the horses
back was a man named English, who
was leaning back In his saddle and
pulling with all his might in q futile
effort to stop his frightened horse.
The animal was yellow in color, and
in running took long and clumsy
jumps. The rider finally saw that he
could not stop the animal and he made
up his mind to make the pest of the
situation. He leaned forward in his
saddle until his head almost touched
his horses neck add his hands clasped
tho Bride nea the bit. Even the
riders ears seemed pinned back, so
great was his effort to make himself as
small as possible. His lace was as pale
as death. On went the frightened ami
NAL toward the regiment. turning
neither to the right o to the left, and
closor and closer did the rider keep to
the animals body.
The Yankees saw the horse with it's
rider making straight for them, and
they were seized with consterna-
ton. Some of the soldiers ceased
firing and looked excitodly ut the half
maddened animal flying toward them.
In II o while he reached the regi-
mont, but did not stop. The Fcdcrals
almost fell opon each other i'm their Of
forts to get away from the horses heels,
and a regular panic followed. The
animal went plunging through the
centre of the regiment, foaming at the
mouth and with head down. The
horse and rider dashed on through the
entire regiment, and the Yankees kept
making way for them all down the
line. Not u shot was fired until he had
gotten out of range, and then nearly
hall of tho regiment, who had managed
to rccover themselves from their aston
ishmcnt, fired at q cloud of dust rising
in the air, but the horse and rider
were at Il sofe distance. The horse
made u complete circle, returning to
tho Confederate company in safety.
When the Rebels saw their c0mrade
had returned without u scrtch from
such q dangerous ride, they almost
forgot the fight that was before them,
aud tHorc wont up a great cheer.