Show r A MEXICAN CENTAUR the strange creature killed in the wooda of arkansas according to an arkansas journal dr collins of little river county that state killed a most remarkable quadruped near his place in the spring ol 01 1877 froni the time of the war up until the year named several persons claimed to have frequently seen an animal in the form of a largo red deer with alio head and neck of a man on the day that the animal was killed dr collins wife and a negro girl were going along an unused path when they saw the queer creature peering at them through the underbrush they made baste and informed the doctor what had occurred lie took his gun and started in search of the beast which he soon overtook and shot closer inspection showed that the head instead of being that of a man more nearly resembled that of its eye were large set to the sides of its head A long fringe of brobyn beard covered the chin and neck dr collins says that when he came up with the creature and leveled his gun at it it seemed to be aware of its reat danger the large eyes melting into tears as it saw the utter hopelessness af pf the case when shot it uttered a heartrending heart rending scream and leaped high in the air ex piang with awful groans which closely resembled those af pf a man in distress it is generally believed that the creature was a species of mexican centaur a semi legendary creature of the post con quast era f 3 |