The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-15
REMARKABLE FROG, THIS.
,v,rnN JACKSON sUITzEhS Story
or UNCLE HOPPER.

rN i,.n Call IL
otVu". .,,rr n, Uncle Hopper to some anxious
. e'' W. and although he had been oblIRnR
indu'I' . i'm m. tale II seemed ever new.
e' ,,a, but he says he doesn I think he
e'e' Ga" itaonin He said that once before.
.r.r h, had told the story TO Tom boomer 81
s'' ,. a.. and Tom tainted. but he was in
duoed TO reconsider his resolution. NeSerthe-
re- " , tail II again This determination.
h. s,,,. +. the result Of the scant courtesy ~
". -sca,vsd from Col Jim Jones OF
TO-. .,,,n, and Counsellor Ed Hassett. L
~, Tim and Counsellor Hassett are sons
", a..rhsn too. which hurts Mr.. Switzer
oId "'"'''
the more
The last time ne was som IN '1 to .nsn S" an h.
~, 1,,os n, the AQUARIUM and see In
with Col Jones "' ,''o thira. whuar nl
sea s,rIen'. ee ana owner 'n'hss' WINS ,"''
jim was s" ro,ws.r hnmmer.headed shark
and a Lake Keuka saw-h"IIy' and ming them
v,h piscatoria, rahulum. Mr.. switzer said
W." "%o,onsI Won oush, to have Uncle Hoppy in
one Of your tanks, lou haNe no Twink ""huer
h.ra that have sern that can even hope to
compare WIN n'l' '' C., ,n,h,, -
NO. replied the ,oohei ana ms manner
IA l.nt the living nsn The Colonel
Whers TO IVY. W, .i,', ,ha a,.Is.
said tn" cage was hanging oHo 81 u ,e atstS'ps
S'nui y, c"'nr ash roasted on perch. like
him II N,uS .,,. .,H "ornod down Iit. JucEs Col
IT,, aid ,h,y didn't do either: they hung from
the roof Of their cage by their toe-nails like
i S.,. ''
NV my" said Counsellor Hassett. Let's
,oand soc tnem!"
ThJr +" "nt on 'hH WIFE now Sa'u inc
Colonel I'EI''' d'''' we ''' ''V'h N"' 'Neiy
day T. '"t"s', ,,,,oi,.,s
anil wanted to know where they kept the mock
had u MY Ksp II o 19 tba csar
window. tpb. an al: ana before ITS escape was
discovered II nag WahderGH our on bbattery
Place ara Ia,Ts H2 iMtn ns;r h riUS keeper
sx1sr s SAL ma HIN Rnnrry s to thn IKE Of t.
e" "Bnt YOU woG miss it a BIZ, Colonel" said
he. If Won wonli send =, ~ to %Id SteIhen and
ba h"d .s T1eneT snacss
Of catfish when ne ganGht me nrst one OF EN-
b. had s."n me 'h my vas as White bs A. as
were as blunt as a tenrenny nail. Theed vas
mak1g G" ,SI a %Ter s Wv wn@n
only acommonl.ace affair after all Jim said
H. catfish 99Ts ina. par %, t the haES WhePe
Ing out al th' AXE ana lylhs py thr hour IN me
fields, hs'kingl N IN" 1nninnd the sun bleached
them "g nf, ii r. it T"TI b bleach d sheet
their horn. a GEAR to the butt. How do you
'&S@Fns 'sr 'G ,l - FL JIM %s BENTON While the
caifsh are n IN ,Gs ti",ds thry IN IN some OF
thtr the Gt,nS nm ~ worms oTa si with their horns
Anu ~ ai"tn"r rare plScal2TiaI specimen
va va, @ . I. ,o,|nf" "ne san mr. SMtzer
snd should think you'd send and get q few
o. en-, ,.,...
Co! Colin ;i9ii; u.....,
lIat nGe hoEpy you mentioned whlie
fHS said SG Mr S sw!tar ni You want to hear
about lncIs Horny. 30 yon Al right. lie
rrhana wine cellar, on Lake Keuka,. That frog
must nave n WeSG" "Hr noHnMS, ne war anry
eI"rY ~" VINE. ana some OF the boys gave
hlm a AT, e., Of WIN" ~" day: Uncle Horny
IRA as .". and. il he didn't SEQ any Of us
wbcT. y: ,y,v we MAX ms,NrS I" Inc one
sayi ana we always showed ON through the
,aatma "I IT ,t t%n hMt en- throHen c"urse OF
,ns nygrni" me y"1 EYER heard OF. tne!e
,css'o S.",nI r',,InE,. To- ne IrT1hI On ,hSse
;,'rner as biz a, any o. us, We had littiewns
las. ., al on rurrose for him and we'd serve
cMtch h ann nr ~ me r r%S' t % ,e parry ne
I ra goes , 9r , Il%ppy would h2ld his glass
: :s1r Thrr" nsrd 10 ;" quite isw rafting
t0cjaS H" , IN .1 'Mn{ "ne n a., ana then; and
t oar. oH1 wh"n III" ,@nGh cane IN it was SIGHT
omen h. ,r,, ~ a. SIR MS khnds ON rs knee
yo1 " hay n "ar his MS smGFdf fsnny
thnyG.. Y y m@ rn .nto 1ne a, the funniest
to%6 one G 1 n%r " Harn2 2E'nrH wouldn't
Mt HWilI"r paused in his story while he