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ELLIS P. BEAN 9
self, so he hired two Spanish hatters to work for him.
"In about six months," he said, "I had so raised my
name that no one would buy hats except of the American."
He hired other workmen, and was soon making
fifty or sixty dollars a week. He laid aside this money
to aid him in escaping to his own country, which he
was resolved on doing at the first opportunity.
It was four years before an opportunity was offered.
Bean wrote a letter to a fellow-prisoner living in another
town, telling of his plans, and asking this friend
to escape with him. This letter fell into the hands of
the governor, who at once had Bean arrested and
thrown into a dungeon. He was heavily ironed and not
allowed to see or speak to anyone.
The day after his arrest he was surprised to see his
prison door thrown open and one of his companions
brought in sick on a litter. He had asked to see Bean
before he died. It would be a comfort, he felt, to die in
the company of a countryman.
Five or six days afterwards a big Indian was brought
into the same cell where Bean and his companion were
confined. The sick man was now very low. Bean expected
him to die every moment. The Indian had
brought a Jew's-harp with him, on which he played all
the time. This greatly disturbed the sick man. Bean
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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/m1/11/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.