St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-04-10

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Sffas, Som OF Rex, 'Rcsponded.n
You must recollect in the outstart
patient and long-sufferin render, that old
Maj. Ellington is stavin big man in his
day and generation-pulls up the beam
at somethin better than 200 pounds, apd
stands full six feet in his socks. Most
everybody in the settlement calls him
the Giant of Murder Creek, and the
name fits the man to a, mats bristle.
Sometime along induring of the
Christmas the old major he lit out and
bought himself richswith full-blooded
Jersey male cow-which he called his
name Silas, son of Rex, and turned him
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 .bunt him if he didn't keep up
d mighty clost watch.
But Bunk Weatherford and the rest
of the boys first 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 worllin up q joke or preachin
forth the truth. Anyhow, it now looks
as if what Bunk Weatherford told the
major in regards TO sSilas, son of Rex,
went in at one ear and come out at the
other And late one eveinin when SiIas,
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 q suddent that he would try and
find out whether Bunk Weatherford had
spoke the truth or put out a scandala-
tion. 5S
So III 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 loud
snort 49,. L
The major then paved the earth a
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 bellowed as loud
and strong MS he could. 81 is, son of
Rex, responded back and believed, ,4teo.
Now, as to what th en- come to pass
out.there at the lick log, let the various
and snndry wounds and scars and
bruises which have stood forth on the
hefty farnlo Of the Giant Of Murder Creek
speak for themselves and tell the 'tsad
and orful story" At any rates from
the way The ground was teresup for 20
feet around--fron the general appear
ments of the case and from what the
boys tell melt would seem as if what
Silas, son of Rex, done to Maj. Jim
Ellington was most t'hel1atious p1en-
ty."
IA But for the fact that some of the
4hands out at the lot saw the cloud of
dust risin and heard the old major CALI
in for help at. the top of his voice, mo-
body knows but what before now we
would of had another sad case of singin
and slow wall1in over at tho old Eb-
enezer graveyard. They piled in thick
and fast with fence rails and finally at
last run Silas, son of Rex, on of the
major. Then they bore the wounded
into the house and sent for two three
doctors. @ 4
/, 1t is now more than probable, from all
1 can pick up, that the major will re-
cover and come around on his feet oncst
more in the fullness of time, And as 10
Silas, son Of Rex, he is still runnin at
larce down in the woods naster.