Jim Smiley & Dan'l Webster?

   Jim Smiley, according to Twain's yarn, had bragged to everyone just how far his pet frog, Dan'l Webster, would jump. A couple of visiting New Yorkers heard his boast and told him they figured Dan'l Webster wasn't any different than any old frog that could be caught in the town cistern. Smiley couldn't resist and the bet was on. He went off to find them a frog, leaving Dan'l Webster in their care. They in turn, procured some buckshot and filled old Dan'l full. Well, needless to say, when the contest started, poor Dan'l couldn't budge. Smiley paid 

off the slickers.  Find out more history by clicking this link:  History of The Jumping Frog.