I read this book. Story: Jim Smiley was addicted to gambling. He bet on anything from the death of Parson Walker's wife to fights between his bulldog pup, Andrew Jackson, and other dogs. One day a stranger to the town agreed to bet on a frog jumping higher than Jim's frog, Daniel Webster. When Jim wasn't looking the stranger poured a quail shot into Daniel Webster's mouth making it impossible for him to jump at all. The stranger won the $40 bet and escaped before Jim realized the con.
I have known Mark Twain because I learned about him in American literature so I borrowed it. I was surprised that this story was real.
I have known Mark Twain because I learned about him in American literature so I borrowed it. I was surprised that this story was real.
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