Judge, 1885-11-21 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 21, 1885 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements** for printing companies and patent medicines, but contains one notable satirical cartoon titled "His Honor and Bijah." The cartoon mocks judicial hypocrisy. A magistrate ("His Honor") prepares to sentencing, declaring his intention to speak "kindly" to a poor singing woman, imagining a young, unfortunate female deserving sympathy. When the prisoner arrives, she's revealed as Mrs. Danforth—a 50-year-old, 200-pound woman with disheveled hair and clothes reeking of alcohol. The judge is humiliated by his own sentimentality. He sentences her to four months (harsher than the promised sixty days) while she departs cheerfully, having manipulated his sanctimonious pity. The satire targets judges who make assumptions based on class and appearance, and who deliver harsh punishment when their romantic expectations are deflated. The cartoon suggests judicial decisions are driven by personal emotion rather than justice.
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