John O'Brien, or, The orphan of Boston
Subtitle: a tale of real life
Publisher: P. Donahoe
Published: 1850
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Showing how John's early Ideas began to shoot, 1; title: CHAPTER II.; title: John's Ideas take a wrong Direction. — He gets acquainted with Deacon Mills,   39; title: CHAPTER IIII.; title: John tries to be a Shoemaker. — Fortune mistakes him for a Football. — He resolves to be a Fanner. No Fanner will keep him, 66; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The Doctor disowns John, and the Widow is ashamed of him. — He begins to know how Poor People live, 93; title: CHAPTER V.; title: John resolves to be a Christian, and breaks his Resolution. — He falls into a Trap. — He dreams that he is sent to the House of Reformation. — Awakes, and finds himself there,   122; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: John escapes from "Friends and Fathers" — He finds that Christianity is not at home in Connecticut. — He becomes a Printer. Becomes a Nuisance in the Office. — Wonders what Nature meant to do with him, 163; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: John finds that he has tried every Trade but the Painter's. — He gets into a Boston Boarding-House. — Narrowly escapes a Methodist Snare, and gets into a Baptist Net. — He and his Master try to convert one another, 187; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: John gets disgusted with his Trade. — Firemen. — Military Companies. — Tea-Parties. — Apprentices' Library. — Mary helps to make him understand the Part which Nature meant for him, 229; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: John gets into comfortable Quarters. — Finds that he cannot content himself with looking at Mary's Picture. — Tells her so, and she gives him the Original. — Little Johnny's Speech,  247