John Habberton

John Habberton
John Habberton (1842-1921) was an American author and journalist, best known for his novel "Helen's Babies" (1876), a humorous account of a young man's misadventures while caring for two mischievous children. The book was highly successful both in the United States and internationally, often regarded as a classic of children's literature. Habberton also worked as a journalist for several New York newspapers, including the "New York Herald." In addition to his popular works, he wrote other books such as "The Barton Experiment" and "Other People's Children."

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As the Capital Express train dashed into the village of Bruceton one bright afternoon, a brakeman passing through a car was touched on the shoulder by a man, who said,— "The man that left this in the seat in front got out three stations back. You don't s'pose he'll want it again an' send back for it, do you?" The brakeman looked at an object which the speaker held up as he... more...

The first cause, so far as it can be determined, of the existence of this book may be found in the following letter, written by my only married sister, and received by me, Harry Burton, salesman of white goods, bachelor, aged twenty-eight, and received just as I was trying to decide where I should Spend a fortnight's vacation:— "HILLCREST, June 15, 1875. "DEAR HARRY:—Remembering that... more...

THE NEW SHERIFF OF BUNKER COUNTY. He suited the natives exactly. What they would have done had he not been available, they shuddered to contemplate. The county was so new a one that but three men had occupied the sheriff's office before Charley Mansell was elected. Of the three, the first had not collected taxes with proper vigor; the second was so steadily drunk that aggrieved farmers had to take... more...