The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-03-05

minute yoI'd see that frog whirling in
the air like a doughnut-seo him turn
one summerset or may be II couple, if
he got good start, and come down
fat-footed and all right, like q cat He
got him ND so in the matter Of catching
Aie4, and Erpt him in practice so con
slant that he'll nail u fv every time ns
far rs he could scr him. Smiley said
all II frog wanted was education. and he
could Do most anything. and l believe
him. WHY. I've seen him set DanT
Webster down here on this floor -Danl
Webster was the maine of the frog-and
sirg out, "Flics, Dau1, 1ir7!" and
quickcr'n vou coull wink, he'd spring
straight up, and suaI<e Il nv oG'n the
counter there, md flop down on the
floor again as solid MS a COB of mud,
and fall to srratchino the sides of his
head with his hind foot as Indifferent as
if he hadn't no idaa he'd been doing
any more tlif. Other frog might do.
You never see ~ frog so modest and
stright for'ara vi lie was, for all she
was 80 gifted, 1Yrl when it come to
fair md sqtara ituaping on a dead level,
he could get over gore. ground Mt one
straddIo than anv animal of his breed
Won ever see Jumping on q dead level
was his strorq srft Won understand
and when it cometo that, Smiley would
ante M money on lim rs long as he had
a red Smiley was mopstrous proud Of
this frog and yep he might he. for
felIers thot hod Travelled and been ev.
crvwbcro nil said Ia laid over apv frog
tbot ever thew see
Welt Smiley Kebt the beast in a.lit-
tie box and he used to bring him down
town and lay for abet. One day a fell
Ier-a stranger nsthe camp, he was
came across him with his box, and says:
"Whnt might it be that you've got in
that box?"
And Smiley says. sorter Indifferent
Ike:
"Tt might be parrot, Of it might be
q canary, may be, butjt ain't-its only
Just frog.
And the f"lier took it, and looked at
it careful, and turned 1t round this way
and that, and SAYS: HIM so It's.
wen, what ne 8oea ior
"eI' smiley sa9s' easy ana care
!eSS' ne = 6ooo tor one Rlhn5 snoula
Jnd8e-~~he c'l outlalhP any IFo8 IN N@al-
@Ver@7 county .
Inc reno" Ioohftilo ooA again. ana
''O' '''''.I 40 I g s,., - 80 -"
i" B"I" - D"'N ,,,,3, 3,A.leJ' ..'u o''y >
wy "'liDel,,''' ! - ~. g.. M ~, 40 - ~
i,I''' 'D.-na,Ff.s y
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Maybe Io" a24, oi.'iey says,
maybe 70" unusf7Va,o iios'' ~"
maybe you 4oh 8l s,ile.el7 o''llu sS'A
,n''SD0 you Fs !. sis'a' \ VI 'sa'sl
oe yo" " ~ oniy " "il'"'''i0 ~ - "oIe, ',,
anyways l 'e gov ny opinio"' "n'' l u
ION -, ,,s =, s,.,,, ,Y ~ CnIounro. oanntr
jump :" '''7 "
An'' '''0 ,e'gi 9'u1Is" Irt'I ntI,toUe' a."
Chen says A'h''Tl '"" llNo, "S"' 1 LII
on'y i" '''"n5Gi i0i'' "'''' ,'l' o0O i"
'Fo8' 0'' Il l n"" " lug l " D'' y0"'
And then smiley says, mat al
rlght-thaFs all n8hV' Il youH hoid
my box minute, LII go ana 8lt you
lrog' ana 80 the ieller TOOK 'he poA
and put up ms iorty collars along WIFI
Smiley nnd SAT oo"h 10 "''lt'
So he set thsre q good while, think
ing and thinking to himself, and then
he got the frog out and priced his
mouth open' and TOOK " teaspoon and
filed him full OF quail shot--hiled h1m
pretty near up 10 his chlr--and set him
on the floor Smiley, he went to the
swamp, and stopped around IN the mud
for long time, and hnaiIy he ketched
a frog, and fetched hlm In, and gave
nm 10 I'LL" 'e''e'' all" says
Now, II your ready SET MN along
side OF Danl' with hl5 fore paws just
even with Danl, and llglVe the word
Then he says, Ohe---I"o--'nfee--
Jump, ana MN ana the loller 'oucheo
the frogs rom oenLlo' una 'to he" lr0g
l.EVA Ian lEvVwr n HNFFsf4 ri
hopped on pu' Os'h give '''"Ee, anu
hysted up ms ShouiderS-so-ilke
Frenchman, but was no use-he econldnt
bulge: he was planted as solid as an
anvil, and he couldn't no more stir than
if he was anchored out. Smiley was
good dead surprised, and he was dis
gusted, too, but he didn't have no idea
what the matter Was' OF course.
The feller took the money and start
ed away; and when he was gong out at
the door, he Borter Jerked his thumb