{"product_id":"9781455422395","title":"An Amateur Fireman","description":"\"I ain't sayin' as how I could run a whole fire, same as some of the chiefs do; but when it comes to drivin' an engine, Dan Roberts, an' doin' it in time to get the first water, or layin' hose, I wouldn't knuckle down to the biggest man in the Department.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Now see here, Seth Bartlett, what's the sense of talkin' that way? It would be a good deal better, an' I ain't the only one who says it, if you'd stick right to shinin', an' stop playin' fireman, for that's 'bout the biggest part of the work you do.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Do you s'pose I count on shinin' boots for a livin' all my life?\"\u003cbr\u003e\"You've got to make a better fist at it than you have done for a year or more, else you'll never get into anythin' else. I tell you what it is, Seth Bartlett, when a man wants to hire a boy, he ain't pickin' out the feller that's failed up two or three times over; but he generally looks for the one what's makin' a go of it, whether it's shinin' or sellin' papers.\"","brand":"B\u0026R Samizdat Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165756932336,"sku":"9781455422395","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781455422395_p0.jpg?v=1763857657","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781455422395","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}