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They had been surrounding the corral so that no one could have ridden out; they looked among the horses, but Asabache was nowhere to be found. 'Just then a joyous shout was heard, so ringing and triumphant that every man turned in the direction from which it came. There, galloping up the hillside, nearly half a mile distant, was Juan de Dios, mounted on his coal-black Azabache!
They at last heard that Juan had been seen going towards Santa Ynez Mission, and, pursuing him thither, they came upon him as he was driving a band of horses into a corral, and just in the act of catching his own horse, a noble and powerful animal, called Azabache, because of his jet-black colour. The men surrounded the corral, and ordered him to surrender.
He begged them to wait until he had saddled Azabache, and then they might shoot them both down together. His last wish was granted. He saddled and mounted his splendid horse, called once- -twice thrice, but when the last shout faded in the air, and the troops raised their muskets to fire, behold, there was no Juan de Dios to be seen.
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