The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-24
4 GHOST ON HORSEBACK
A BOT,S THRILLfhG INPERT.NCE
DURING THE VAR.
Killed a Union soldier in Hand to Hand
Battle on Horseback and Was Aner-
wards Given Terrible Fright.


! picion Of danger ahead. Though boy
hardly sixteen years old the store OK ex-
perlence acquired by months Of active
service In the section OF country known
facotiously as "Mosbys Confederacy,"
which was within the boundary tacitly
given mp to the possession OF the enemy,
had made him cautious. II was rule
not 20 meet d man or body Of men
iu the night without nrst knowing who
confronted him.
Our beloved Commander had been
wounded few days before. and our boy
soldier was one OF Il large number of
the COionefs devoted followers who had
been 10 see bim that raw. bleak day IN
the Christmas holidays of 1864. Returning
homeward. as night drew near he urged
his horse into brisk canter, without
suspicion that there was an enemy with
In twenty miles. Suddenly the silhouettes
of two mounted horsemen We're clearly
depicted upon the moonht sky approach
iug al IL slow gait over the brow or
little Hill about nifty yards I'm front.
TO ascertain who they were the youth
challenged:
Halt. Who's there?"
Friends promptly came the answer
hut the voice had a "twaug TO it that
aroused the boys suspicion. and he stop
ped his horse and drew his revolver. For
fear OF being laughed at he concealed
IL under the cape OF his overcoat.
Friends TO whom he asked.
"Oh, h-lw exclaimed one OF them.
evidently mistaking the horseman stand
ing in tho road for d picket Of his COM
mand. We are friends Of the Un.'A.
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DO YOU think its Mosby?'
NO, that's an right; advance with
hands overhead" the boy replied. indit-
fcrcntly. lie had learned to think rap
idly. and the circumstance now seconded
that faculty. IL passed through his
head I'm the instant that DE discovered
that they were enemies. that these two
men would never have vcnturod alone
into the heart of Alosbys territory. rhcy
must be the vanguard of AN approaching
column Of cavalry. That being the case,
how could be best escape capture2 lie
was not well mounted, and his horse
was pretty we'll wiudcd by hts long gall
l0p through the snow. lf hc sought
safety in flight, Doe must soon Doe over
, taken and captured. and theu--thcy had
hung the last batch OF prisoners they
had taken from AOsby command. no,
Doe must capture them. He would con-
tuus to Jet them think he was picket
until they came up and then. quickly
dIsarming thcm would ealop on before
the column got in sight ln the moon
light.
So. they came ON, creeping. IL seemed,
bat when they got near enough Dee dis
covered. To- his dismav. that they had
also drawn pistols. and the foremost
man had lowered hi. hands. but without
hostile purposa. AS le arrived along
-lle the bow seized DIS adversary
v..anon.
"surrender,, De said I'm a low tone
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