Twenty Years of Hus'ling

Name: Twenty Years of Hus'ling
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Twenty Years of Hus'ling
J. P. JOHNSTON,
AUTHOR OF "THE AUCTIONEER'S GUIDE."
PORTRAYING THE PECULIAR INCIDENTS, COMIC SITUATIONS, FAILURES AND SUCCESSES OF A MAN WHO TRIES ALMOST EVERY KIND OF BUSINESS AND FINALLY WINS.
FORTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY DENSLOW
THOMPSON & THOMAS Chicago 1902
To the "Hus'lers" of America, or those who are Determined in their Efforts to strike for Independence and Secure Success by Energy, Persistency, and Honesty of Purpose, I Respectfully Dedicate this Volume.
MY APOLOGY.
CONTENTS.
MY APOLOGY. CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I.
OFF FOR NEW YORK.—PAGE 31.
ARRIVING AT NEW YORK.—PAGE 31.
RETURNING HOME FROM NEW YORK.—PAGE 34.
CHAPTER II.
SEE 'ER GO! SEE 'ER GO! THE CRAZY OLD FOOL, SEE 'ER GO.—PAGE 39.
CHAPTER III
THE EGG DISASTER.—PAGE 50.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
"BUT YOU MUST ADD THAT CLAUSE." "OH, NO, I GUESS I MUST NOT."—PAGE 68.
CHAPTER VI.
WILL REMOVE TAR, PITCH, PAINT, OIL OR VARNISH FROM YOUR CLOTHING—PAGE 76.
CHAPTER VII.
ELEVEN DAYS FOR ELEVEN DOLLARS.—PAGE 81.
CHAPTER VIII.
THIS, MADAM, IS THE STEREOSCOPIC LENS.—PAGE 101.
CHAPTER IX.
THOSE KIND COST ME $10.00 PER DOZ.—PAGE 111.
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI.
A DUSTY JOB A SURE SALE.
"AS YE SOW SO SHALL YE REAP."—PAGE 140.
CHAPTER XII.
DEVOE, JOHNSTON & CO., HORSE TRAINERS.—PAGE 153.
CHAPTER XIII.
EASILY PERSUADED.—PAGE 176.
CHAPTER XIV.
HEAVENS AND EARTH! FRANK; WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW?—PAGE 193.
CHAPTER XV.
A WILY DETECTIVE ON THE WRONG SCENT.
THE WILY DETECTIVE'S RETURN TO THE HOTEL.
CHAPTER XVI.
A "KICKER AND SQUEALER."
A FOUR MILE CHASE.—PAGE 234.
CHAPTER XVII.
"STOP THAT MAN! STOP THAT MAN."
CHAPTER XVIII.
"BY GRACIOUS, I'M JUST IN TIME, FOR ONCE."
CHAPTER XIX.
GOOD DAY, DOCTHER, DARLINT! GOOD DAY.—PAGE 293.
MADAM, THE DRUM OF YOUR RIGHT EAR IS ALMOST ENTIRELY DESTROYED.—PAGE 297.
CHAPTER XX.
HERE, WAITER, BRING ME ANOTHER BEAN.—PAGE 312.
THE DOCTOR A "STAR" BOARDER.
DUTCHY AS CHAMBERMAID.—PAGE 321.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE DR. AND HIS CROSS-EYED GIRL.—PAGE 351.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITUATION.—PAGE 388.
MY FIRST AUCTION SALE AT BLISSFIELD MICH.—PAGE 398.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
OUR NEAT, NICE, TIDY BOARDING HOUSE AT KANSAS CITY, MO.—PAGE 416.
A BADLY MIXED POLITICAL SPEECH NEAR CRESTLINE, O.—PAGE 438.
CHAPTER XXV.
MY FIRST SALE AS PROPRIETOR AND AUCTIONEER AT REPUBLIC, OHIO.—PAGE 445.
A SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.—PAGE 454.
CHAPTER XXVI.
A PROFITABLE HORSE TRADE—PAGE 476.
CHAPTER XXVII.
THREE DAYS CO-PARTNERSHIP WITH A SIDE SHOW.—PAGE 483.
A NOVEL TURN-OUT—PAGE 490.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
EXHIBITING A PHONOGRAPH NEAR ELKHART, IND.—PAGE 505.
CHAPTER XXIX.
MY UNIQUE CONVEYANCE IN THE MINING AND LUMBER CAMP.—PAGE 523.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
A COLLAPSE NEAR BRAINERD, MINN.—PAGE 557.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
DECIDING A HORSE TRADE.—PAGE 606.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
TRAVELING BY TANDEM TEAM.—PAGE 624.
"MR. JOHNSTON, DARE I TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW?"—PAGE 635.
SPIN ON THE BOULEVARD WITH MR. KEEFER.
OH WELL, YOU GET SHAVED ACROSS THE STREET, ETC.—PAGE 656.
THE END.
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