While there is scant evidence that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) ever visited Pfaff's bar (only one source suggests tha
Looking for information about a Rev. Smiley, the narrator instead gets a series of stories from a local about Jim Smiley. These include his jumping frog that gets weighed down before the competition, and an odd horse he used for racing.
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While there is scant evidence that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) ever visited Pfaff's bar (only one source suggests tha
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