AN ARTISTIC JOKE.
A London Slum. My Parody of the Venetian School.

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THE CONFESSIONS OF A CARICATURIST

BY

HARRY FURNISS

ILLUSTRATED

VOLUME II

NEW YORK AND LONDON:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS.
1902.

BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS,
LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.

All rights reserved.
December, 1901.


CONTENTS.

 Page
CHAPTER VIII.

THE ARTISTIC JOKE.
 
The First Idea--How it was Made--"Fire!"--I am a Somnambulist--My Workshop--MyBusiness "Partner"--Not by Gainsborough--Lord Leighton--ThePrivate View--The Catalogue--Sold Out--How the R.A.'s Took It--How aCritic Took It--Curious Offers--Mr. Sambourne as a Company Promoter--AOne-man Show--Punch's Mistake--A Joke within a Joke--My Offer to theNationpp. 1--25
CHAPTER IX.

CONFESSIONS OF A COLUMBUS.
 
The Cause of my Cruise--No Work--The Atlantic Greyhound--Irish Ship--IrishDoctor--Irish Visitors--Queenstown--A Surprise--Fiddles--Edward Lloyd--Lib--Chess--TheSyren--The American Pilot--Real and Ideal--Red Tape--Bribery--Liberty--TheFloating Flower Show--The Bouquet--A Bath and aBishop--"Beastly Healthy"--Entertainment for Shipwrecked Sailors--Passengers--Superstition. 
America in a Hurry--Harry Columbus Furniss--The Inky Inquisition--FirstImpressions--Trilby--Tempting Offers--Kidnapped--Major Pond--Sarony--Ice--JamesB. Brown--Fire!--An Explanation. 
Washington--Mr. French of Nowhere--Sold--Interviewed--The Sporting Editor--HotStuff--The Capitol--Congress--House of Representatives--The PageBoys--The Agent--Filibuster--The "Reccard"--A Pandemonium--Interviewingthe President. 
Chicago--The Windy City--Blowers--Niagara--Water and Wood--Darkness toLight--My Vis-à-Vis--Mr. Punch--My Driver--It Grows upon Me--Inspiration--HarnessingNiagara--The Three Sisters--Incline Railway--CaptainWebb. 
Travelling--Tickets--Thirst--Sancho Panza--Proclaimed States--"The AmurricanGurl"--A Lady Interviewer--The English Girl--A Hair Restorer--TwelfthNight Club Reception at a Ladies' Club--The Great PresidentialElection--Sound Money v. Free Silver--Slumland--Detective O'Flaherty.<
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