Nebraska advertiser., 1866-11-22

dead-level, he could get over more ground
at ono straddle than any animal Of his
bread you ever see. Jumping ON dead
level was his strong suit, you understand,
and Wheii ii GuIne to that, Smiley would
ante up money on him as long as he had
red. Smiley was monstrCus proud of
his frog, and well he might be for fell
Ter that had travelled ard been every
where, a !! said he laid over any frog that
ever they see.
Well, Smiley kept the beast IN lilrlr
lattice box, and be USED 10 fetch him
down town spnetimes, and lay for bet.
One day a feller-a stronger ip the camp
he was-cOme across him with his bOx.
and says.
"Wha, might that be, that you've got
in The box!"
And Smiley says, sorter Indifferent
like. 1T might he a parrot, or 1t might
be canary, maybe, bul il ain't-Il's only
jOst frog"
And the feller took it, and locked AT
it careful, apd turned it round this way
and that, apd sags; HIN so lis. Well
what's he good for g
We'll" " says Smiley easy aid care
less, he's good fer one thing. ! should
Judge; he can ou; jump any irog in Ca
laveras County"
The feiler took The box again, and took
another long. particular lOok, cpd give il
back to Smiley and SAY very delIbefare
We'll. don't see no points about thai
frog that's any bertrr'h any other frog"
May be you dom. " Smiley says.
Maybe you understand frogs, and II ay-
be yOn don't understand 'em; maybe
you've had experience, and maybe you
amt only amalure, es it were. Any
ways. I've got my opinion. and and I'll
reSk forty dnlIafs lhal he can out jump
airy frog IN Calaveras County"
And the ftfier studied minute. and
then says: well, I'm" only a stranger
here, and ] ain Got no frog; bu: If | tad
frog, I'd bet you"
Then Smiley says. That's all right
If you'll hold my box a minute, | II go and
geu vou a frog :" aid so the feler tool
the box, and put up the forty dollars
along with Smlley's, and set down to
wait.
So he set there good while, thinking
and thinking TO himself; and then he goI
the frog out and PRED lls mouth open.
and took teaspoon and filed him full
of quiIl-Shot-filIlrd hun pretty near up
to his chin, and set hun on the floor
Smiley, he went out 10 the sws mp. aud
stopped around IN the mud for long
time, and finally he keIched a frog. and
fe ched him and give him 10 this feller,
aud says:
Now. if you're ready, set him alorg
side of Daniel, with his fore. paws jus,
even with Dan''s and I'll give The word
Then be says: ''One. TWO, three jump
and him and the feller touched Up tie
frogs frcm behind. aud the new frog hop
ped of lively, but Dan'l gave a heave,
and hysted up his shoulders-sO-hke a
Frpnchmau but it wasn't no use /; h.
couldn't InGge he Was planted as solid
as an anvil, ard he couldn't no more STIR
than If he was anchored out Smiley
was good deal surprised. and he was
d,gusred, TOO but he di%i i haze no idea
what The matter was, of course.
The teller took tie money aud started
away, ard when he was gong out al The
door he sorter jeTktd his thumb over his
shodlder-uhis way-al Dan'I. and says
again very celiberale. Il doh'l see no
points about !lat frog that's any better'D
any other frog
Smiley. he stood stretching his head,
and l-okt down at Dan'lfor a long TIME
aud al last he says: Il DO wonder what
in the patton thai frog Ihrowed off for
| wonder if there amt something The
marIer w{h HIM he pears to look very
baggy, somrhow - ard he keiched Dan'l
ly the nap Of The neck, and lifted him up,
and says: Why. blame my cats. if he
don't weigh FIVE pound ;" and he turned
hlm upside down, aud he brlehed out a
doulle-handful of ,hOt. And then lie see
how It was and he was the maddesl man
he sci the frog down and took after The
Teller. but never ketched HIM And
lHtre .Slmoh Wheeler heard his name
called from The front yard. and he got Up
TO 90 and see what was wanted And
turning to me as he moved away. be said
Just SIT where you are. stranger. and
rest cosy amt going to be gone d
second"
But by your leave. did not think that
a Continuation of The history of tie en-.
terrrisins yfgabOnG. jim Smiley, would