The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-02
Jim Snlitey's Jumping Frog.

Jim Smitey's Jumping Frog.
Well, this Yer Smiley had rai-ierriers
and cl,iclcn-cocks, and tom-cs,i>, and all
them kind of things. till YOU couldn't FEST,
and you couldn't fetcl. nothing for him 10
bet on but he'd match Won. He keicheI
Il freq one dlv and took him home and
said lac cariaied 10 educate him and -
he never dome ncthin. Tor three months
but SET in his back ward and learn that
frog TO Jump. And you l.et Won he drf
learn him. too. He'd rive a little llmch
behind, and the next minute you'd >cc that
frog wllirling in the air like u doughnui-
see him turn one sGmmer@ci. or maybe :.
couple. If he GOT Il good start, ;lI come
down fiat-:oo;el and all RIGHT Ike a rat.
He got him up - in the matter OF kefcliin@
tiie>. and kept him in practise 80 constant
that he'd nail Il fly every time ;ls far a. hc
could see him. Smiley s;lid all a frog
wanted was education. and he could 40
most anythins and believed HIM Why,
I've seen him sci Dan'l Webster down hrre
on this tioor-Dan'l Webster MAS the
name OF the iro@-and siilg out, ''Fhes,
Dan'l, fiieS." and quiciler'n roa could
wink. led sprins straight u', AMI snake 4
fly off the counter there, anl flop doxn GA
the floor again As sold as -ob ci' mad,
and fall 10 scratching IL. >i.le of liz head
with lli, hind foot a. in,iifi,-renl a. il lac
hadn't 10 idea he'd done ;aaiy MORN amy
tro- mi hi do. You never sec Il irog -
modest and straightforward ;s he w:.>-
And when il come 1o i;lir and square
Jumping on a dead level. he coull @,i oNer
more ground than anv animal ui hi breed
you ever see jumping on a dead Level
WAS his strong suit. YOU understand and
when IL came 10 that. Smiley would anie
up money ol him ~ long - hc had . red
Smiley MAS mon~ircu> proud OF his frog,
and well he miahi Ice. for tellers thai had
. travelled and been ereryyyhere> >:lid he
laid over any tro- that e,er iher see.
We'll. Smiley kept The beast la a little
lattice box. and he used 10 fetch linn doan
town sometimes and lay for bet o4e
day Il feller-a stranger III the cylHp. he
w;,>-come across HIM with his box. and
SAWS:
What might il he tlrai you're got in
the box -
And Smiley >.ys. sorter Indifferent iii,.
-'li might be- parroi, or il mieLi be a
canary. NAV Ice, bat il aim'l-il> vlily iu-t
a frog"
And the feller took il. looked al Ii care
ii,l and turned il round illi~ wly .lnl HAT
and say, .,li'm-so is Vel, wlaa:'z
he good for -
Well SMILEY SAYS, easy ami earc,e--,
Hes good enough for one thing should
Judge can oui.juinp any 1reg in Ca
lJver.,s county"
And The feller studied minute. and
lhen says, kinder sad. Ike. .Wcll-rm
only a stranger here, and lain't GOT no
.ros-but if | had a tTrg III bei ven
. And then Smiley SAYS. ~i'i.al'> all
r;;ght-:lai'S ali rigll,-ii you'll hold lny
I i'oN Il minute ii go and g,l You a trvs =
+ and - the teller took the box. and l,ut up
! his forty dollars alon. with Snlii.y'> ami
: SCI down 10 wait.
: 50 he sci there a good while thinking
n and thinking 10 himself. :,lid thea hc eoi
f t!,c frog out .rnl pried hi> mouth open .anl
h took a teaspoon AMI filled Kim full OF grlaii
/. slrot-iilled him pretty near up 10 his
! chm Smiley wcnt TO the swamp and >lop-
: pcd around In the mud ior lung time,
: and finally he ketciiel Iron ;uii fetched
: lim in ani gaze him 10 iili> .lier and ,as>:
. Now. you're really. sci him aIoa~>i le
d oi Dan'l, with his fore paw> .lr,>r cren with
: Dm'r>, and I'll g,ve the word Then
4 he SAYS ''one-two-ihree-ialmp ami
. !i.m AMI the ielier loucl,-i up i.ae fro@~
E from behind, and ihe new fro hor,od of
= lively, but Dan'l gaye a lceaye, and lyeiei
q up his ssiIOulder~--o-iihe Il FreIchman-
/ bat it was no uSc-he couldn't hulge Le
NJ w.iS planted "a solid a. an .nvil. ;i.ll he
r. couldn't no more sir than II lac ssiS an
= chore,l ont Smiley w.,s a good dad sur
p-isel. and he was disguised too, lui ht
MILL AA3G
IA oi course
:" The ieller took the money and started
e away, and when he MAS gong oaI al ia,
at ieor, he sorter jerkei his thumb oyer his
te shoulier-thiS way-at Dan-l. AMI sa5
at ;sgain, very deliberate, Well dca':
TO See no points about that irog ila;'s ally
rd bettern n any other frog
ly Smiley, he stood scratching his head
as and looking al Dan'l a long iimc, and a
n last he SAYS Il ,lo wonder xilai IN the n:l
Ii, lion that frog throwed off for-I wonio
ne ii there amt something The matter VII!
Il him, he pears 10 look mighty bos@v, some
C how and he ketclael Danl by lLe nal
Of the neck and Lifted him up and >sy>
Ia why, blame INV cats If he don't weisl
"a i've pounds and turned him ult>id
m down. and he belchod out about u doubi
ere handful of shot And then lac see how
&C. was, and he WAS the madclest mal.-lhe 81
lar the trug down and took out after thai iel
= Ter, but he never ketched HIM.