, 1866-04-01

~" Su1He$78 FEQE.
The following atftogEa ply Is ty Marx Tra!o,
for California: ..
He cotchea ftee one day and took him
home. and ssld he cAFtsted TO educate him
and 70 he never Aoun no thing iue lhEos months |
but tlt IN h!s bach Yard and Learn that fsos to
tusun. And suu TIT be lid learu him, ioo.
nsd give him = littlo hunch behind, and the |
next minute you'd see that frog wh1r!inX In /
the air llka .aoushhus-see hlm turn onc !!
sutn1ne1set, and maybe couple, u be got ,
roeI start. and ccme down aas'too;e4 sa4 ~
ter Of ketchlng dies. md kept hIu, prsctIee NJ
constant. that had nall ~ every time ~ lar
ns b. could N- hin. |
Smiley said that all frog wanted wa& edn-
cation, md le he could Do most anything.
Daniel Wehater down nern IN tho noor-
p2nitl Webster WAX the name Of the ir,E-
md sing out: =" Fl!est Dan,L dies" and
qpsclcsn yau could wink he'd spring
straight ur. and quake ily uit7n the copn-
solid ~ = COB al mud, and til, 10 scratching
tbe Alde 1T hls head with hls Lind foot a.
indifferent aa if ht hattut no idea
he'd dane sny snorr'u anJ frog might do:
You nerer Eee. aeE 80 modest sad
ed I'D y sst i r. conc 1oe 10 as ssus
s4uarn juup1uS On a dead level. he could get
ofcr E,urc Ernrud At one aiyaddte thar any
anfus1 Of dts bred ron erc1 sec- Juarlng
OH dead ieFel was Ills strong salt, you IN.
drrttand, md n ben Il come 10 that Smiley
would ante up money to him ~ long A. he
had rvd, Smiley was monetrous proud Of
hia frog, ant wesl be might se, for :t!let. that
had travelled aud been cvesy ywhc-ea All said
ht laid ever every fsog that tho. sc~.
Well, smiley kept The i'ca:t IL h.tle lat
ticc tox, and 10 used to ft.cL Il down town
.cnetlncs aud lay for bot. 0re daJ tai
ler-a stranger In camp, h. was-camn across
him With hts aox, and sask:
"Nhat might ii he .lal you've 90. in The
boxi"
And smfler SAYS, eotter indifferent Ike:
1T might te = Farot; Or = might he !
ssnaft{. maybe eut It Amt, IL. only jest a
End The filler took II ana looked :. Il
careful. and turned 1t round tbs way aid
Mi .ii'm-.o M 'ti.. Well, vh..'4 h~ good fort"
! "tIrts gooa trough for one thing, ! shpcsd
| judHe-he can ontjunp any frog in casaseTs@
The tslsow took She box again, and took
another long, particular look. and gives II
aWe1i, Nv don't tes % points about that frcs
/ that's any hesttr'n any o.hez frog"
"MAybt you don't, Smiley 1ald; "Mayhe
Jon understand hueA. and maJte Jon doa't
I understand EN-: maybe Joa aia't on1J An
~
opinion, and TN r!.k .ostf dollars thai be eau
uut}ump apv frog tn CaIrtFxs COUNTY
And the fellcT studied minute and sAya
kinder nd Ike, "Weii, I'm oaly .tsanges
here, I'd ! ala't got no frog; but II haa =
And tasn knEey .ays, .That'. I'LL dsht
That's Ill Right! Il you'n he,d my Big a
| minute III 30 spd .rs you i ffog;" and 50
the E3lox took The bux, and put up It's for :
dollars along with sml!ey's, ant eat do*:' 10
walt.
s. be sot there a good While tt4,,xine to
llsxell and then he got The ff6s ont and Prtef!
hFe mouth utep, a1,d touk i ttatpou,7 and
dtled him full Of quail Ahpt-G:teltun pretty
| ue4t up to hls chin aE1 ret hi1u 60 she 1oor.
6a,flex. he vent out to the swAr1p and r!o1,--
| hnAl>v he Astched tsog and fetched hin lt
| aud sire hin to the teller, Hnd ssys:
! 'tSow. E you zrc ready, set hinl aloas=idt
| Of DauI With hi. fore-paws Just cten VIII
nAHr1'r, snI I'll give the word. Then h. saEs
*'apet-veo-thsee-,.nmpf' and him md tn
tho new frog Topped Ut lirctr. but r.
gavc hrase aud hlsted mr. htz ahoalders--s'
like 4 FFcrrssns5, oui 1t nasa't no use
cauldn'f budce he was paanted as eoltd I
, ~ anvil. and he eouldnr no more stir tha
ss.4l SURPRISED. ADD be WAS disgusted, to<
.. out he dlda't have no Idea what the nasts
!. | was, Of course. ....-
Tbs fcller tlok the money and started A"n,
. / and when ~ was going out Of the doot |
sor:er Ierked hts thumb over his shoulder
. this ~ay-at pan'l, and says, ss;ain, sszy d.
: iileratt, sWc!l, don't s<o no points aboi
!. that ffuE that's anJ hetseE' n any ollie. frog.
Smiley he stood sctatchtnE H.. head an
: looking dowa ut Daniel = long t4rp-, aud I
: iast be says: !" I DO woudet What In The O.
I lion that fr,g tbrowed oI for. I woudcr
:. there zln't something the matter vii
: | him he pears to 1cok mighty tccyy sim
). how :, AID he kttched Uen't hy tho napc
+ q lhe beck, md lifted him up and says. :" Nh
l. blame u,J est. u he don't weigh hfe pound4
and turned him up lido down aud h. hctch'
| out about doublt-hand51l Of shot, aud th
! he ere how Il Was. and he was the snaldt
| man. He SET Tie frog down and t4tok o
! alter thai ftlleI, but he never Eefchca him.