Twenty Years of Hus'ling
Copyright, 1887, by J. P. Johnston. All Rights Reserved. —— Copyright, 1900, by Thompson & Thomas.
After finishing all that I had intended for publication in my book entitled The Auctioneer's Guide, I was advised by a few of my most intimate friends to add a sketch of my own life to illustrate what had been set forth in its pages.
This for the sole purpose of stimulating those who may have been for years pulling hard against the stream, unable, perhaps, to ascertain where they properly belong, and possibly on the verge of giving up all hope, because of failure, after making repeated honest efforts to succeed.
The sketch when prepared proved of such magnitude that it was deemed advisable to make it a separate volume. Hence, the Twenty Years of Hus'ling.
J. P. Johnston.
Date and place of birth—My Mother's second marriage—A kind step-father—Raising a flock of sheep from a pet lamb—An established reputation—Anxious to speculate—Frequent combats at home—How I conquered a foe—What a phrenologist said—A reconciliation—Breaking steers—Mysterious disappearance of a new fence—My confession—My trip to New York—The transformation scene—My return home with my fiddle.
J. P. Johnston
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Twenty Years of Hus'ling
J. P. JOHNSTON,
CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS
OFF FOR NEW YORK.—PAGE 31.
ARRIVING AT NEW YORK.—PAGE 31.
RETURNING HOME FROM NEW YORK.—PAGE 34.
SEE 'ER GO! SEE 'ER GO! THE CRAZY OLD FOOL, SEE 'ER GO.—PAGE 39.
THE EGG DISASTER.—PAGE 50.
WILL REMOVE TAR, PITCH, PAINT, OIL OR VARNISH FROM YOUR CLOTHING—PAGE 76.
ELEVEN DAYS FOR ELEVEN DOLLARS.—PAGE 81.
THIS, MADAM, IS THE STEREOSCOPIC LENS.—PAGE 101.
THOSE KIND COST ME $10.00 PER DOZ.—PAGE 111.
A DUSTY JOB A SURE SALE.
"AS YE SOW SO SHALL YE REAP."—PAGE 140.
EASILY PERSUADED.—PAGE 176.
HEAVENS AND EARTH! FRANK; WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW?—PAGE 193.
A WILY DETECTIVE ON THE WRONG SCENT.
THE WILY DETECTIVE'S RETURN TO THE HOTEL.
A "KICKER AND SQUEALER."
A FOUR MILE CHASE.—PAGE 234.
"STOP THAT MAN! STOP THAT MAN."
"BY GRACIOUS, I'M JUST IN TIME, FOR ONCE."
GOOD DAY, DOCTHER, DARLINT! GOOD DAY.—PAGE 293.
MADAM, THE DRUM OF YOUR RIGHT EAR IS ALMOST ENTIRELY DESTROYED.—PAGE 297.
HERE, WAITER, BRING ME ANOTHER BEAN.—PAGE 312.
THE DOCTOR A "STAR" BOARDER.
DUTCHY AS CHAMBERMAID.—PAGE 321.
THE DR. AND HIS CROSS-EYED GIRL.—PAGE 351.
THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITUATION.—PAGE 388.
MY FIRST AUCTION SALE AT BLISSFIELD MICH.—PAGE 398.
OUR NEAT, NICE, TIDY BOARDING HOUSE AT KANSAS CITY, MO.—PAGE 416.
A BADLY MIXED POLITICAL SPEECH NEAR CRESTLINE, O.—PAGE 438.
MY FIRST SALE AS PROPRIETOR AND AUCTIONEER AT REPUBLIC, OHIO.—PAGE 445.
A SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL OPERATION.—PAGE 454.
A PROFITABLE HORSE TRADE—PAGE 476.
THREE DAYS CO-PARTNERSHIP WITH A SIDE SHOW.—PAGE 483.
A NOVEL TURN-OUT—PAGE 490.
EXHIBITING A PHONOGRAPH NEAR ELKHART, IND.—PAGE 505.
MY UNIQUE CONVEYANCE IN THE MINING AND LUMBER CAMP.—PAGE 523.
A COLLAPSE NEAR BRAINERD, MINN.—PAGE 557.
DECIDING A HORSE TRADE.—PAGE 606.
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.
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