For What Reason Does Wheeler Call Smiley The Curiosest Man?

For What Reason Does Wheeler Call Smiley The Curiosest Man? The trait that made Jim Smiley such an anomaly—”the curiosest man”—was his addiction to gambling. Wheeler recounts Smiley placing bets on how long it would take a “straddle-bug” to reach its destination, which bird would fly from a perch first, and whether the minister’s wife