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if they should capture me. I considered the advice very good and was about to accept it when I changed my mind and thought how cowardly it would be in me to desert that so willingly offered to sacrifice his life to save mine. So I told him that I would remain and I would die with him. The Indians were rapidly approaching with one old chief some distance in advance of the rest. This chief came towards me with a smile on his countenance, the old rascal? and offered me his hand, I proffered mine in return but instead of taking it, he caught hold of my rifle & endeavored to take it from me, we tussled for a short time and I made him let go of his hold. Then the remainder of the Indians arrived and kept up a loud talk among themselves. Some of them rode about us examining their guns, opening their ?, knocking? the priming of their rifles and making many other maneuvers that would tend to frighten us, or induce us to change our positions so that they could fire and kill us before we could return their fire. We watched them closely and determined that the first one that raised his gun should be shot. They hovered about us for nearly half hour and then seeing but little chance of killing us without loosing two of ? of their own party, they left us abruptly. I thereupon continued my journey and in a few days arrived at Bent's Fort without having met with any further difficulty. I was then informed by Wm.? Bent that the Dragoons had caught the Texans, had disarmed them and that the train had continued on its march without further interruption ? consider it necessary to come to the fort.