The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-19

surprised, and then he looked sortcr
discouraged like, and didn't try no
more to win the fight, ana so he got
shucked out bad. He give Smiley
lock, as mech as to say his heart was
broke, and it was his fault. for put
ting up a dog that hadn't no hind legs
for him to take holt OF, which was his
main dependence in fight. and then
he limped of a piece, and laid down
and died 1T was a good pup. was that
Andrew Jackson, and would have
made a name for hisseif if he'd lived.
for the stun was in him. and he had
genius; know it, because he hadn't
had no opportunities to speak Of. and
it don't stand TO reason that a dog
could make such a fight as he could
under them circumstances II he hadn't
no talent. It always makes me feel
sorry when / think Of that last fight
Of his'n and the way Il turned out.
Wen, this yer smley ia rat tar
riers and chicken cocks and all them
kinds Of things till you couldn't rest
and you couldn't fetch nothing for him
to bet on but what he'd match you.
He ketched a frog one day and took
him home and said he calklated to
educate him; and so he never done
nothing for three months but set In
his back yard and learn that frog to
jump. And you bet he lid learn him,
too. He'd give him little punch be
hind, and the next minute you'd see
that frog whirling in the air like a
=, doughnut,-s hin turn one sum
merset or maybe a couple, If he got
a good start, and come down flat
footed and all right, like a cat. He
got him up SO in the matter of catch
ing flies and kept him in practice so
constant that he'd nail fly every
time as far as he could see him. smil-
ey said all frog wanted was educa-
tion, and he could do mest anything;
and believe him. why, I've seen him
set Dnn'l Webster down here on the
Dan1 Webster was the name Of
the irog-and sing out:
Files, Danl. flies and quicker'n
you could wink he'd spring straight
up and snake lily on'n the counter
there, and flop down on the floor
again, as solid as a goh OF mud, and
fan to scratching the side OF his Aead
with his hind foot as Indifferent as If
he hadn't no idea he'd been doing any
more'n any other frog might do You
never see frog so modest and
straightforward as he was. for all he
was so gifted. And when it come tc
fair and square jumping on dead
level, he could get over more ground
at one strsddle chan any animal Of his
breed you ever see. J@mping on q
dead level was his strong suit, yot
understand; and when II come to that
Smiley would ante up money on hin
: as long as he had a red Smiley was
monstrous proud Of his frog, and vel
he might be, for fellers that hal trav
! eled and been everywhere, all said h,
laid over any frog thar ever they see
Well Smiley kept the beast in
: little lattice box, and he used to fetcl
him downtown sometimes, and lay 70
bet One day feller- a stranger Il
camp he was-came across him witt
/ his hoy and saws.
What might It be that you've 30
in the box
And Smiley says sorter indifferen
like: 1T might be parrot, or il Nigh
! be a earnary, mey be- but it ain't--it'
only just frog"
e And the feller took it and looked a
s it carefully. and truned It round thi
r way and that, and says Him, so ~
k Well, what's he good for!"
t. "weIl7 Smiley says. easy and car
e less Hes good enough for one thinl
g I should jadge-he can outjump ar
4. frog on Calayeras county
s The feller took the box again an
J. took another long, particular look. an
Il gave It hack TO Smiley and says, yer
d deliberate Web don't see n
/ points about that frog that's any be
q tern any other frog
n May be you DON'T Smiley say
e May be you understand frogs an
a may be you don't understand EN-
ig may be you've had experience an
d may be you ain't only amateur Z
d. It were Anyways, I've got nay OPT
Il ion. and I'll risk forty dollars thi
IS he can outjump airy frog In Gala
n eras county"
a And the feller studied a minute. al
ID then says. kinder sadiike. We'll. J.
a only a stranger here. and ain't &
ig no frog; but if had frog, I'd b
le you"
10 Ana then Smiley says. That's 4
" right-thst's all right; If you'll no
"a my box minute, ri so and get "
+. frog"
And 50 the feller took the box, al
put up his $40 along with smileys. a
set down to waii So he sat there
good while. thinking and thinking