The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County • Paragraph 8
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But at last, when the stakes had been high and excitement at its height, Jim's adversary resorted to mean devices. He slyly fed Daniel Webster some stimulants, and while Jim's back was turned he stuffed the frog with small shot, so that the frog could not leap properly. When the contest came off, Daniel could not jump at all; he merely hopped a little, and the other man's frog outjumped him easily. Jim was taken by surprise and beaten out of his money.