The Van Buren press., 1897-04-10
siias, Son of Rex, "Responded..

siias, Son of Rex, "Responded."
You must recollect in the outstart,
patient and long-sufferin reader, that old
Maj. Ellington is stavin big man in his
day and generation-pulls up the beam
at somethin better than 200 pounds, and
stands full six feet in his socks. Most
rybody in the settlement calls him
the Giant of Murder Creek, and the
name fits the man to q mats bristle.
Sometime along induring of the
Christmas the old major he lit out and
bought himself rich with full-blooded
Jersey male cow-whieh he called his
name SilaS, son of Rex, and turned him
loose down in the woods Paster. Now in
the mainline it would seem like Bunk
Weatherford had got all the records
and pedigrees in the case, and he was
good enough to ride by there one cold
day and tell Maj. Ellington that Silas,
son of Rex, was from fghtin stock and
would blunt him if he didn't keep up
Il mighty clost watch.
But Bunk Weatherford and the rest
of the boys-frst one and then another
have played off SO many yaller dog
tricks on the old major, till by gracious
he never can tell for certain whether
they are worltin up a joke or preachin
forth the truth. Anyhow, it now looks
as if what Bunk Weatherferd told the
major in regards to Silas, son of Rex,
went in at one ear and come out at the
VI 14 IN ovairit, 10 Silo-
son of Rex. come up to the lick log to
take salt the old major he went out
there and took up reckless notion all
Of student that he would try and
find out whether Bunk Weatherford had
spoke the truth or put out scandala-
ton.
So.n the next place the major stopped
down, turned his coat over his head
and snorted loud and manaish like he
was mad. Whereas, Silas, son of Rex,
bowed up his neck and rolled his eyes
and responded back at him with n loud
snort.
The major then paved the earth
little with his hands and throwed up
the dirt higher than his back. Silas,
son of Rex, likewise also paved the
earth and flung up dirt considerable.
Then the major he beloved as loud
and strong as he could. Silas, son of
Rex, responded back and beloved, too.
Now, as to what then come to pass
out there at the lick log let the various
and sundry wounds and scars and
bruises which have stood forth on the
hefty farm Of the Giant of Murder Creek
speak for themselves and tell the "sad
and orful story" At any rates, from
the way the ground was tore up for 20
feet around-from the general appear
ments of the case and from what the
BOYS tell met would seem as if what
Slas, son of Rex, done to Maj, Jim
Ellington was most "hellatious plen-
ty."
But for the fact that some of the
hands out at the lot saw the cloud of
dust risin and heard the old major call
in for help at the top of his voice, no.
body knows but what before now we
would of had another sad case of singin
and slow walkin over at the old Eb-
enezer graveyard. They piled in thick
and fast with fence rails and finally at
last run Silas, son of Rex, off of the
major. Then they bore the wounded
into the house and sent for two or three
doctors.
Iti now more than probable, from all
can pick up, that the major will re-
cover and come around on his feet oncst
more in the fullness of time. And rs TO
Silas, son of Rex, he is still runnin at
large down in the woods paster.