title: Campfire Skits: A collection of over 100 fireside skits
author:  Thomas Mercaldo 
description: Thomas Mercaldo is a business executive and author. He has published 13 books related to scouting, most notably the Scout Fun Books series, a collection of books with sales exceeding 200,000 copies worldwide. The series includes The Scout Riddle Book, Superior Campfires, The Scout Puzzle Book, Scout Skits, Scout Jokes, Scoutmasters Minutes, Along the Scouting Trail, More Scout Skits, Scout Cheers, Run on's and Even More Scout Skits, Scoutmaster's Minutes II, Sequassen Secrets and Campfire Tales.
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  # Skiddoo
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Hugh McHugh
  
  
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  * [CHAPTER I. JOHN HENRY ON UPPER BERTHS](skidont_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER II. JOHN HENRY ON COOKS](skidont_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER III. JOHN HENRY ON PATRIOTISM](skidont_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IV. JOHN HENRY ON MOSQUITOES](skidont_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER V. JOHN HENRY ON STREET CAR ETIQUETTE](skidont_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VI. JOHN HENRY ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS](skidont_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VII. JOHN HENRY ON CHAFING DISHES](skidont_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Frontispiece: The sweetest picture of family contentment I have
  
  
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  SKIDDOO!
  
  
  BY HUGH McHUGH
  
  
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  “JOHN HENRY,” “DOWN THE LINE WITH JOHN HENRY,” “IT'S UP TO YOU,”
  
  
  “BACK TO THE WOODS,” “OUT FOR THE COIN,” “I NEED THE 