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22 TEXAS HISTORY STORIES
climbed. Here he sat down to rest and think what he
should do next. His first thought was of his old friend,
the Spaniard, whose loss grieved him very much. In
the excitement of the battle and the chase, he had
almost forgotten his chains. The next thing to do was
to remove them. He had a razor and an old knife
blade which he struck together and made saws; and
and with these he quickly freed himself.
As he was thinking which way he should go, he saw
a soldier
coming toward him up the mountain side.
This gave him a great fright. Bean raised his gun, but
the soldier told him not to shoot as he was a friend.
When he had come nearer, Bean knew him and was
very happy to see him.
The two men now set their faces toward the north
and began their journey to the Land of Freedom. For
fear of meeting soldiers and being recaptured they left
the main road and took to the woods. They traveled
very slowly as the woods were thick with vines and
underbrush through which they had to cut a path. For
two years Bean had walked very little and his feet were
tender. They soon became blistered and the skin came
off. "They were very painful," he said, "but the
thought of being free made me the happiest man in the
world."
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Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-. Texas History Stories: Ellis P. Bean and Stephen F. Austin., book, 1901; Richmond, Virginia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14383/m1/24/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.