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bite　ait　refuse；　。　。　。　Est…ce　qu'elle　aurait　quelque　chose？　。　。　。　On
croirait　qu'elle　est　enflee。

〃Il　empoigne　Daniel　par　la　peau　du　coo；　le　souleve　et　dit：Le　loup　me
croque；　s'il　ne　pese　pas　cinq　livres。

〃Il　le　retourne；　et　le　malheureux　crache　deux　poignees　de　plomb。　　Quand
Smiley　reconnut　ce　qui　en　etait；　il　fut　comme　fou。　　Vous　le　voyez　d'ici
poser　sa　grenouille　par　terra　et　courir　apres　cet　individu；　mais　il　ne　le
rattrapa　jamais；　et　。。。。



＇Translation　of　the　above　back　from　the　French：


THE　FROG　JUMPING　OF　THE　COUNTY　OF　CALAVERAS

It　there　was　one　time　here　an　individual　known　under　the　name　of　Jim
Smiley；　it　was　in　the　winter　of　'89；　possibly　well　at　the　spring　of　'50；
I　no　me　recollect　not　exactly。　　This　which　me　makes　to　believe　that　it
was　the　one　or　the　other；　it　is　that　I　shall　remember　that　the　grand
flume　is　not　achieved　when　he　arrives　at　the　camp　for　the　first　time；　but
of　all　sides　he　was　the　man　the　most　fond　of　to　bet　which　one　have　seen；
betting　upon　all　that　which　is　presented；　when　he　could　find　an
adversary；　and　when　he　not　of　it　could　not；　he　passed　to　the　side
opposed。　　All　that　which　convenienced　to　the　other　to　him　convenienced
also；　seeing　that　he　had　a　bet　Smiley　was　satisfied。　　And　he　had　a
chance！　a　chance　even　worthless；　nearly　always　he　gained。　　It　must　to　say
that　he　was　always　near　to　himself　expose；　but　one　no　could　mention　the
least　thing　without　that　this　gaillard　offered　to　bet　the　bottom；　no
matter　what；　and　to　take　the　side　that　one　him　would；　as　I　you　it　said
all　at　the　hour　（tout　a　l'heure）。　　If　it　there　was　of　races；　you　him　find
rich　or　ruined　at　the　end；　if　it；　here　is　a　combat　of　dogs；　he　bring　his
bet；　he　himself　laid　always　for　a　combat　of　cats；　for　a　combat　of　cocks
by…blue！　　If　you　have　see　two　birds　upon　a　fence；　he　you　should　have
offered　of　to　bet　which　of　those　birds　shall　fly　the　first；　and　if　there
is　meeting　at　the　camp　（meeting　au　camp）　he　comes　to　bet　regularly　for
the　cure　Walker；　which　he　judged　to　be　the　best　predicator　of　the
neighborhood　（predicateur　des　environs）　and　which　he　was　in　effect；　and　a
brave　man。　　He　would　encounter　a　bug　of　wood　in　the　road；　whom　he　will
bet　upon　the　time　which　he　shall　take　to　go　where　she　would　goand　if
you　him　have　take　at　the　word；　he　will　follow　the　bug　as　far　as　Mexique；
without　himself　caring　to　go　so　far；　neither　of　the　time　which　he　there
lost。　　One　time　the　woman　of　the　cure　Walker　is　very　sick　during　long
time；　it　seemed　that　one　not　her　saved　not；　but　one　morning　the　cure
arrives；　and　Smiley　him　demanded　how　she　goes；　and　he　said　that　she　is
well　better；　grace　to　the　infinite　misery　（lui　demande　comment　elle　va；
et　il　dit　qu'elle　est　bien　mieux；　grace　a　l'infinie　misericorde）　so　much
better　that　with　the　benediction　of　the　Providence　she　herself　of　it
would　pull　out　（elle　s'en　tirerait）；　and　behold　that　without　there
thinking　Smiley　responds：　〃Well；　I　gage　two…and…half　that　she　will　die
all　of　same。〃

This　Smiley　had　an　animal　which　the　boys　called　the　nag　of　the　quarter　of
hour；　but　solely　for　pleasantry；　you　comprehend；　because；　well
understand；　she　was　more　fast　as　that！　＇Now　why　that　exclamation？M。　T。＇
And　it　was　custom　of　to　gain　of　the　silver　with　this　beast；
notwithstanding　she　was　poussive；　cornarde；　always　taken　of　asthma；　of
colics　or　of　consumption；　or　something　of　approaching。　　One　him　would
give　two　or　three　hundred　yards　at　the　departure；　then　one　him　passed
without　pain；　but　never　at　the　last　she　not　fail　of　herself　echauffer；
of　herself　exasperate；　and　she　arrives　herself　ecartant；　se　defendant；
her　legs　greles　in　the　air　before　the　obstacles；　sometimes　them　elevating
and　making　with　this　more　of　dust　than　any　horse；　more　of　noise　above
with　his　eternumens　and　reniflemenscrac！　she　arrives　then　always　first
by　one　head；　as　just　as　one　can　it　measure。　　And　he　had　a　small　bulldog
（bouledogue！）　who；　to　him　see；　no　value；　not　a　cent；　one　would　believe
that　to　bet　against　him　it　was　to　steal；　so　much　he　was　ordinary；　but　as
soon　as　the　game　made；　she　becomes　another　dog。　　Her　jaw　inferior
commence　to　project　like　a　deck　of　before；　his　teeth　themselves　discover
brilliant　like　some　furnaces；　and　a　dog　could　him　tackle　（le　taquiner）；
him　excite；　him　murder　（le　mordre）；　him　throw　two　or　three　times　over　his
shoulder；　Andre　Jacksonthis　was　the　name　of　the　dogAndre　Jackson
takes　that　tranquilly；　as　if　he　not　himself　was　never　expecting　other
thing；　and　when　the　bets　were　doubled　and　redoubled　against　him；　he　you
seize　the　other　dog　just　at　the　articulation　of　the　leg　of　behind；　and　he
not　it　leave　more；　not　that　he　it　masticate；　you　conceive；　but　he　himself
there　shall　be　holding　during　until　that　one　throws　the　sponge　in　the
air；　must　he　wait　a　year。　　Smiley　gained　always　with　this　beast…la；
unhappily　they　have　finished　by　elevating　a　dog　who　no　had　not　of　feet　of
behind；　because　one　them　had　sawed；　and　when　things　were　at　the　point
that　he　would；　and　that　he　came　to　himself　throw　upon　his　morsel
favorite；　the　poor　dog　comprehended　in　an　instant　that　he　himself　was
deceived　in　him；　and　that　the　other　dog　him　had。　　You　no　have　never　seen
person　having　the　air　more　penaud　and　more　discouraged；　he　not　made　no
effort　to　gain　the　combat；　and　was　rudely　shucked。

Eh　bien！　this　Smiley　nourished　some　terriers　a　rats；　and　some　cocks　of
combat；　and　some　pats；　and　all　sorts　of　things；　and　with　his　rage　of
betting　one　no　had　more　of　repose。　　He　trapped　one　day　a　frog　and　him
imported　with　him　（et　1'emporta　chez　lui）　saying　that　he　pretended　to
make　his　education。　　You　me　believe　if　you　will；　but　during　three　months
he　not　has　nothing　done　but　to　him　apprehend　to　jump　（apprendre　a　sauter）
in　a　court　retired　of　her　mansion　（de　sa　maison）。　　And　I　you　respond　that
he　have　succeeded。　　He　him　gives　a　small　blow　by　behind；　and　the　instant
after　you　shall　see　the　frog　turn　in　the　air　like　a　grease…biscuit；　make
one　summersault；　sometimes　two；　when　she　was　well　started；　and　refall
upon　his　feet　like　a　cat。　　He　him　had　accomplished　in　the　art　of　to
gobble　the　flies　（gober　des　mouches）；　and　him　there　exercised　continually
so　well　that　a　fly　at　the　most　far　that　she　appeared　was　a　fly　lost。
Smiley　had　custom　to　say　that　all　which　lacked　to　a　frog　it　was　the
education；　but　with　the　education　she　could　do　nearly　alland　I　him
believe。　　Tenez；　I　him　have　seen　pose　Daniel　Webster　there　upon　this
plankDaniel　Webster　was　the　name　of　the　frogand　to　him　sing；　〃Some
flies；　Daniel；　some　fifes！〃in　a　flash　of　the　eye　Daniel　30
had　bounded　and　seized　a　fly　here　upon　the　counter；　then　jumped　anew　at
the　earth；　where　he　rested　truly　to　himself　scratch　the　head　with　his
behind　foot；　as　if　he　no　had　not　the　least　idea　of　his　superiority。
Never　you　not　have　seen　frog　as　modest；　as　natural；　sweet　as　she　was。
And　when　he　himself　agitated　to　jump　purely　and　simply　upon　plain　earth；
she　does　more　ground　in　one　jump　than　any　beast　of　his　species　than　you
can　know。　　To　jump　plain…this　was　his　strong。　　When　he　himself　agitated
for　that；　Smiley　multiplied　the　bets　upon　her　as　long　as　there　to　him
remained　a　red。　　It　must　to　know；　Smiley　was　monstrously　proud　of　his
frog；　and　he　of　it　was　right；　for　some　men　who　were　traveled；　who　had　all
seen；　said　that　they　to　him　would　be　injurious　to　him　compare；　to　another
frog。　　Smiley　guarded　Daniel　in　a　little　box　latticed　which　he　carried
bytimes　to　the　village　for　some　bet。

One　day　an　individual　stranger　at　the　camp　him　arrested　with　his　box　and
him　said：

〃What　is　this　that　you　have　them　shut　up　there　within？〃

Smiley　said；　with　an　air　indifferent：

〃That　could　be　a　paroquet；　or　a　syringe　（ou　un　serin）；　but　this　no　is
nothing　of　such；　it　not　is　but　a　frog。〃

The　individual　it　took；　it　regarded　with　care；　it　turned　from　one　side
and　from　the　other；　then　he　said：

〃Tiens！　in　effect！At　what　is　she　good？〃

〃My　God！〃　respond　Smiley；　always　with　an　air　disengaged；　〃she　is　good　for
one　thing；　to　my　notice　（A　mon　avis）；she　can　better　in　jumping　（elle　pent
battre　en　sautant）　all　frogs　of　the　county　of　Calaveras。〃

The　individual　retook　the　box；　it　examined　of　new　longly；　and　it　rendered
to　Smiley