The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras CountyWord文档格式.docx
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butallthroughtheinterminablenarrativethereranaveinofimpressiveearnestnessandsincerity,whichshowedmeplainlythat,sofarfromhisimaginingthattherewasanythingridiculousorfunnyabouthisstory,heregardeditasareallyimportantmatter,andadmireditstwoheroesasmenoftranscendentgeniusinfinesse.Tome,thespectacleofamandriftingserenelyalongthroughsuchaqueeryarnwithouteversmiling,wasexquisitelyabsurd.AsIsaidbefore,IaskedhimtotellmewhatheknewofRev.LeonidasW.Smiley,andherepliedasfollows.Ilethimgooninhisownway,andneverinterruptedhimonce:
TherewasafellerhereoncebythenameofJimSmiley,inthewinterof'
49ormaybeitwasthespringof'
50Idon'
trecollectexactly,somehow,thoughwhatmakesmethinkitwasoneortheotherisbecauseIrememberthebigflumewasn'
tfinishedwhenhefirstcametothecamp;
butanyway,hewasthecuriousestmanaboutalwaysbettingonanythingthatturnedupyoueversee,ifhecouldgetanybodytobetontheotherside;
andifhecouldn'
t,he'
dchangesides.Anywaythatsuitedtheothermanwouldsuithimanywayjustso'
shegotabet,hewassatisfied.Butstillhewaslucky,uncommonlucky;
hemostalwayscomeoutwinner.Hewasalwaysreadyandlayingforachance;
therecouldn'
tbenosolittrythingmentionedbutthatfeller'
doffertobetonit,and-takeanysideyouplease,asIwasjusttellingyou.Iftherewasahorse-race,you'
dfindhimflush,oryou'
dfindhimbustedattheendofit;
iftherewasadog-fight,he'
dbetonit;
iftherewasacat-fight,he'
iftherewasachicken-fight,he'
why,iftherewastwobirdssettingonafence,hewouldbetyouwhichonewouldflyfirst;
oriftherewasacamp-meeting,hewouldbetherereg'
lar,tobetonParsonWalker,whichhejudgedtobethebestexhorterabouthere,andsohewas,too,andagoodman.Ifheevenseenastraddle-bugstarttogoanywheres,hewouldbetyouhowlongitwouldtakehimtogetwhereverhewasgoingto,andifyoutookhimup,hewouldfollerthatstraddle-bugtoMexicobutwhathewouldfindoutwherehewasboundforandhowlonghewasontheroad.LotsoftheboysherehasseenthatSmiley,andcantellyouabouthim.Why,itnevermadenodifferencetohimhewouldbetonanythingthedangdestfeller.ParsonWalker'
swifelaidverysickonce,foragoodwhile,anditseemedasiftheywarn'
sgoingtosaveher;
butonemorninghecomein,andSmileyaskedhowshewas,andhesaidshewasconsiderablebetterthanktheLordforhisinftnitmercyandcomingonsosmartthat,withtheblessingofProvidence,she'
dgetwellyet;
andSmiley,beforehethought,says,"
Well,I'
llrisktwo-and-a-halfthatshedon'
t,anyway."
Thish-yerSmileyhadamaretheboyscalledherthefifteen-minutenag,butthatwasonlyinfun,youknow,because,ofcourse,shewasfasterthanthatandheusedtowinmoneyonthathorse,forallshewassoslowandalwayshadtheasthma,orthedistemper,ortheconsumption,orsomethingofthatkind.Theyusedtogivehertwoorthreehundredyardsstart,andthenpassherunderway;
butalwaysatthefag-endoftheraceshe'
dgetexcitedanddesperate-like,andcomecavortingandstraddlingup,andscatteringherlegsaroundlimber,sometimesintheair,andsometimesouttoonesideamongstthefences,andkickingupm-o-r-edust,andraisingm-o-r-eracketwithhercoughingandsneezingandblowinghernoseandalwaysfetchupatthestandjustaboutaneckahead,asnearasyoucouldcipheritdown.
Andhehadalittlesmallbullpup,thattolookathimyou'
dthinkhewan'
sworthacent,buttosetaroundandlookornery,andlayforachancetostealsomething.Butassoonasmoneywasuponhim,hewasadifferentdog;
hisunderjaw'
dbegintostickoutlikethefo'
castleofasteamboat,andhisteethwoulduncover,andshinesavagelikethefurnaces.Andadogmighttacklehim,andbully-raghim,andbitehim,andthrowhimoverhisshouldertwoorthreetimes,andAndrewJacksonwhichwasthenameofthepupAndrewJacksonwouldneverletonbutwhathewassatisfied,andhadn'
texpectednothingelseandthebetsbeingdoubledanddoubledontheothersideallthetime,tillthemoneywasallup;
andthenallofasuddenhewouldgrabthatotherdogjestbythej'
intofhishindlegandfreezeonitnotchew,youunderstand,butonlyjestgripandhangontilltheythrongedupthesponge,ifitwasayear.Smileyalwayscomeoutwinneronthatpup,tillheharnessedadogoncethatdidn'
thavenohindlegs,becausethey'
dbeensawedoffbyacircularsaw,andwhenthethinghadgonealongfarenough,andthemoneywasallup,andhecometomakeasnatchforhispetbolt,hesawinaminutehowhe'
dbeenimposedon,andhowtheotherdoghadhiminthedoor,sotospeak,andhe'
peeredsur-prised,andthenhelookedsorterdiscouraged-like,anddidn'
ttrynomoretowinthefight,andsohegotshuckedoutbad.HegiveSmileyalook,asmuchastosayhisheartwasbroke,anditwashisfault,forputtingupadogthathadn'
tnohindlegsforhimtotakeboltof,whichwashismaindependenceinafight,andthenhelimpedoffapieceandlaiddownanddied.Itwasagoodpup,wasthatAndrewJackson,andwouldhavemadeanameforhisselfifhe'
dlived,forthestuffwasinhim,andhehadgeniusIknowit,becausehehadn'
thadnoopportunitiestospeakof,anditdon'
tstandtoreasonthatadogcouldmakesuchafightashecouldunderthemcircumstances,ifhehadn'
tnotalent.ItalwaysmakesmefeelsorrywhenIthinkofthatlastfightofhis'
n,andthewayitturnedout.
Well,thish-yerSmileyhadrat-tarriers,andchickencocks,andtom-cats,andallofthemkindofthings,tillyoucouldn'
trest,andyoucouldn'
tfetchnothingforhimtobetonbuthe'
dmatchyou.Heketchedafrogoneday,andtookhimhome,andsaidhecal'
klatedtoedercatehim;
andsoheneverdonenothingforthreemonthsbutsetinhisbackyardandlearnthatfrogtojump.Andyoubetyouhedidlearnhim,too.He'
dgivehimalittlepunchbehind,andthenextminuteyou'
dseethatfrogwhirlingintheairlikeadoughnutseehimturnonesummerset,ormaybeacouple,ifhegotagoodstart,andcomedownflat-footedandallright,likeacat.Hegothimupsointhematterofcatchingflies,andkepthiminpracticesoconstant,thathe'
dnailaflyeverytimeasfarashecouldseehim.Smileysaidallafrogwantedwaseducation,andhecoulddomostanythingandIbelievehim.Why,I'
veseenhimsetDan'
lWebsterdownhereonthisfloorDan'
lWebsterwasthenameofthefrogandsingout,"
Flies,Dan'
l,flies!
"
andquicker'
nyoucouldwink,he'
dspringstraightup,andsnakeaflyoff'
nthecounterthere,andflopdownontheflooragainassolidasagobofmud,andfalltoscratchingthesideofhisheadwithhishindfootasindifferentasifhehadn'
tnoideahe'
dbeendoin'
anymore'
nanyfrogmightdo.Youneverseeafrogsomodestandstraightforwardashewas,forallhewassogifted.Andwhenitcometofairandsquarejumpingonadeadlevel,hecouldgetovermoregroundatonestraddlethananyanimalofhisbreedyoueversee.Jumpingonadeadlevelwashisstrongsuit,youunderstand;
andwhenitcometothat,Smileywouldanteupmoneyonhimaslongashehadared.Smileywasmonstrousproudofhisfrog,andwellhemightbe,forfellersthathadtraveledandbeeneverywheres,allsaidhelaidoveranyfrogthatevertheysee.
Well,Smileykeptthebeastinalittlelatticebox,andheusedtofetchhimdowntownsometimesandlayforabet.Onedayafellerastrangerinthecamp,hewascomeacrosshimwithhisbox,andsays:
Whatmightitbethatyou'
vegotinthebox?
AndSmileysays,sorterindifferentlike,"
Itmightbeaparrot,oritmightbeacanary,maybe,butitan'
tit'
sonlyjustafrog."
Andthefellertookit,andlookedatitcareful,andturneditroundthiswayandthat,andsays,"
H'
mso'
tis.Well,w
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