The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-24
A srEUBEN COUNTY FROG.
Led iats Had Habiss by Good Company. bat
Asserting Himself at Last.

Asserting Himself at Last.
"Tnsy say tho funniest things frog"
said Major Jack Switzer OF Hammondsport.
and believe ON. But do you know what the
funniest thing about frog ISL"
Must DO its laugh" suggested the reporter.
mo. faint its laugh" said Major Jack; but
that's funny enough. There used to be big
frog that made Its home In spring up back OF
the Urbana vino cellar on Keuka Lake. when !
was looking after things over there. That frog
must have weighed four pounds. lie was very
social and used to come down to thcicellar every
day. land some OF the boys gave him u taste OF
wine one day. Uncle Hoppy-wo called him
Uncle Hoppy-took to 1t ~ natural as life. and
got 80 he'd walk UP stairs to the Office. where
wo always kept something II no didn't see ono
OF uH around down stairs. There was plenty
81 visitors coming to tho cellars every day. and
we always showed EN- through the vaults. and
then put ON through n course Of treatment in
the Office that laid over anything In the hy-
gienic line you ever heard Of. Uncle Hoppy
always managed TO be around on these oetu-
sions. and would plank himself down In tho
wine glass all ON purpose for him. and
MA serve him ua "a s sSS as thS or rsss
around the glass, and when we'd hold UP our
glasses md shy, We'll. hero she goes Uncle
Hoppy would hold as up top ana s men 70 s
now and then, aud gncle Hoppy would listen
came In Ii was u sight to soc him. He'd SLAP
his knee-he always sat up like other iolksn,
he'd slap his hand on his knee. open his mouth
should have hoard his laugh! Funny? Why.
you might roll into one all the funniest things
ono silo Of Unclo Hoppy's laugh. SO I say u
frogs laugh Is funny. but thaL Amt the iun-
ns1; ;h WHAT sIS%, ,o q asked
Well" said Major Jack. hesitatingly. Il
pi"iou THAT THAT Would Wander even on tho Sor-
ders OF untruth. and consequently l always
have rslHetanGs about referring e the Inter
and picturesque thai it trespnsses on tn" I'M
ronl. Tho trouble with Uncle hoppy WAS. no
edge with wine, The fact Of the matter IL. he
got u DO n regular lush. One night he started
bone o 0Is 1 na" @ 10 the Jay hs
didn't show up. Along In the afternoon
W"nt up to the hsrrnE to see Eh"; mo was
bS By ,o u" ' tail S BUSHES Tn no s'F "pps
bro"i strip pN OF ribbon grass around his fore.
hoad. and his hoad WAS resting on ono hand
lIe opened his Dyes aud looked up at me. shook
It. saw how 1t was at once. Uncle hoppy
had n head on him., I skipped right back Il,
mnde Uncle H0ppy a cocktail. and / know Just
what hsd 70 saii L hc could " .aiked. ,lie,,d
Hoppy didn't say ii. but no looked 1t.
that. Jig seemed Kind q down hsariea ma
his load and going home Just tho same. He
seomed TO fee! that he was u confirmed drunk
ard. aud that II couldn't he helped. That was
the time tho Murphy temperance, crusade was
booming, through that part Of the State.
Everybody WAS taking temperance. ana bnol.
ness got Kind . dull. One day, they advertised
Billy Maxwell OF Elmirn was to speak. Know
ing Billy when there wasn't rod paint enough
In tho country for him 10 work the southern
satisfactory to himself. made up my mind I,
70 and hear him paint things white once. 1t
was MI opsn air meeting. ] sat OH in on" cor
| nor. out of conspicuonsncss when suddenly
something came kerpinnk in All empty seat
next to me. 1t startled me. but. lookup down
who should ! az" but Uncle hoppy! He looked
HIM ! saw that il"ppy wanted to reform
Billy Maxwell made things hum ut that meet
Ing. People wont up to sign the pledge In
rs.lin.s. ] looked down. and Hoppy WAS gone
| A minute later | heard woman scream and
! jump back from the table where sh. had Just
| lie had jumped on the table. Before the andi
| ence had recovered from Its surprise no jubbed
ono hand In the in bottle and set it square on
rearal. Invent M to the iablo with ttie, res, o
| ihs crowd u seo what the frog hal done
| There. on tho paper. ut the bottom of Ions
| Horpy's right hand. He had signed the pledge
But for all that. tho funniest thing about i
Ilubo Rose tho sugar cured ham man. sal,
| Just then that CncIo liopay's perulaiities were
! funny enough tor any frog. and II few Seconds
later MAJOR Jack and his friends wcr" talkinl
u white Jacket. ON tho north side OF the Asto
| House rotunda.