"Take a satchel and the ice-tongs and haul it away!"—Page 19.
DOWN THE LINE
WITH
JOHN HENRY
BY HUGH McHUGH
AUTHOR OF "JOHN HENRY"
ILLUSTRATIONS BY McKEE BARCLAY.
G. W. DILLINGHAM CO.
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
COPYRIGHT, 1901,
BY G. W. DILLINGHAM Co.
All rights reserved
Any infringement of copyright will be strictlydealt with according to law.
DOWN THE LINE
WITH JOHN HENRY
To:—
Pete and the Little Man, two of the bestever—believe me!
John Henry.
CONTENTS.
John Henry and the Hotel Clerk
John Henry and the Benzine Buggy
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
"Take a Satchel and the Ice-Tongs and Haul It Away."
"A Bunch of Brisk Boys—Believe Me!"
"When Clara Jane Arose, She Was a Mass of Icicles!" [Missing from source book]
"We Get It Good and Plenty Every Day!" said Steve.
"For a Chaser She Wore One of those Feather Boas."
"He Gathered the Gourd Up Under His Chin." [Missing from sourcebook]
"Jake Invited Her to Join the Hunting Party."
JOHN HENRY AT THE RACES.
I was anxious to make Clara Janethink that she was all the money,so I boiled out a few plunks,trotted over to the trolley, and rushedher to the race track.
I'm a dub on the dope, but it wasmy play to be a Wise Boy among theskates on this particular occasion, andI went the whole distance.
In the presence of my lady love Iknew every horse that ever pulled aharrow.
Isn't it cruel how a slob will cut theguy-ropes and go up in the air justbecause his Baby is by his side?
Me—to the mountain tops!
Before the car got started I wastelling her how Pittsburg Phil and I win$18,000 last summer on a fried fisht