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`` They followed up the attack so briskly , that before we had time to think , they had our revolvers , and our hands tied behind us . They then took our horses and mounted us upon two of their own . We travelled over the roughest , hardest country I ever saw in my life , until daybreak , when they stopped at a spring to water . `` Here they stripped us of most of our clothes , and made us ride bare-backed until noon , when they stopped for a few minutes . I noticed that , whenever they halted , one of them always rode to the top of the highest hill near , and remained on the lookout there , until we were ready to start again . `` Before we had been long at this last place , the lookout signaled , and , in about an hour , eight more Indians joined us , with Juanita . `` She was very tired and terribly frightened , but when she saw me she just cried for joy , and I tried to comfort her as much as I could ; but , while I was talking to her , a great , greasy-looking fellow came up to me , and , taking me by the collar , pulled me away , and , putting the muzzle of my own revolver to my head , made signs that , if I dared to speak '' -- Here Patsey came running up , yelling at the top of his voice , -- `` The bear 's goned !