John Henry Smith - A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life

The Project Gutenberg EBook of John Henry Smith, by Frederick Upham AdamsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor LifeAuthor: Frederick Upham AdamsRelease Date: March 3, 2005 [EBook #15247]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JOHN HENRY SMITH ***Produced by Robert Shimmin, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.[Illustration: "… and I got it"]John Henry SmithA Humorous Romance of Outdoor LifeByFREDERICK UPHAM ADAMS Author of "John Burt" and "The KidnappedMillionaires"Illustrated for Mr. Smith by A.B. FROST[Illustration]NEW YORK Doubleday, Page & Company 1905Copyright, 1905, by Doubleday, Page & Company Published June, 1905All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian.DEDICATED TO MY DAUGHTER Olive Marie AdamsTO THE READERJohn Henry Smith has requested me to revise and edit his diary, and, to use his own expression, "See if I can makesome kind of a book from it." It was his idea that I should eliminate certain marked passages, and disguise others, so asto conceal the identity of the originals. Since Mr. Smith is abroad I can do as I please. Aside from renaming hischaracters, I have left them ...