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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"The Devil and the Deacon"** (top poem): A moral tale mocking religious hypocrisy—a deacon confesses to a devil that he regularly steals sheep from his pastor's flock to meet his quota, then returns them. The satire targets the gap between pious public behavior and private vice. **"Theatrical Criticism"** (middle): Satirizes shallow theater audiences, particularly society women who attend plays for fashion display rather than artistic merit. A character discusses Alcides' sister, who cares only about her dress and dinner afterward, not the actual performance—mocking the superficiality of gilded-age theater-going. **"Diagram of Street-Car Windows"** (bottom): Visual gags showing passengers' expressions "when a pretty girl gets on" versus "when the same girl gets off"—crude humor about male behavior in public transit. **Side columns**: Various quips about marriage disappointments, boarding house complaints, and travel advice—typical magazine filler humor. The satire targets: pretentious theater society, religious hypocrisy, and working-class vulgarity—standard Judge magazine targets of the era.

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THE DEVIL AND THE DEACON. ot day fn rns A solitary deacon, who walked along the street With a xad look on his face—and p And deacon’s church was site sald the Sulpti eacon, “It is this way—doa't you sey ¢ hepherd leaves his fold and hies b slip into his pastures and gambol every day ine if Tchewmes, In making up my quota, I lead away the ewes And while be’s off [never fail dear deacon, Toeven up my kewes for the halaniey of th THEATRICAL CRITICISM. ALCIBIADES was out of town the night the Coliseum: theatre opened with th ‘ t Chance, we. As he is the man who he was anxious to know w of an impression the 1 asked his sister ‘ what she thought of it, She wplied, “Oh, Thad a beautiful time! Mr. Fitam mamma and mysel ada box, and tl were just opposite us, and there wasn’t on the girls whose dress was as pretty as mine, sand after the performance we had supper at Delmonico's— Oh, the play? Why [ didn't like t ding lady's first dress very well; but the rest, especially the last, were | hed and mv tus Brown, made; so he ting professional point of view on, Miape: HARD LUCK. MOWING-MACHINE. VETERAN—“* Blessed if ever I . a right shoe an’ a left glove ’s good as ne “The First Chane les is writing a pl rt Che First Chiu impressive t test, oppd nity for mechanical etfeets of any. pl had here Queen’: the e sight of that mbout swung uv fellow, the began J.B. B. in ne,“ yives the gi since audience raised t mt set, and when around at the dock, wh enthusiasm simply v you see, u does not understand making up for 3 n, and he looked as if he were playing a was piece ¢ Ake vi now, DIAGRAM OF STREET-CAR WINDOWS. : public doesn’t fully nd that they are ly the same yet.eh 2 Ha, , der, if not a He said no more about th iseum open- ling until he happened to see his friend Port Portman is an assiduous and critical and his nds all have the 1 respect for his opinion. stid) Portman, 1 evening look ng to the w was there, 1 inesboro’ hat nonext n al y discuss the private tic habits of the people in the what T know about the play.” then Alcibiades related unto him that he had heard from the others regarding the show, and then together t the f the CARROLL CHRISTIE. ‘row over the WHERE THEY SHOULD OWELL. to Tre ters should find ort in China, Stevedores will tind busi sin Wheeling. The enterprising man should be a Russian, Scolding women should go among the Tar- tars. Ww Rouen. Quakers would feel at home in the Friendly -d_ people should stop on the road to keepers should settle in. the Feed-ye ye men should travel to Mecklenburg- n, Hot-headed individuals should migrate to Iceland and Chili Married folks should content themselves in the United > Dressmakers might find it prof locate in the Basque provinces. H. J. SHE LOVE AND MARRIAGE. Disappol ple Yet w ‘They compare, tte ments in love there ane we paras as one is to twenty With disappoint in marriage. " HOW HE ACCOUNTED FOR IT. Waite this soup. , there's a button in you xpeak of dress to society sirts | all acknowled If that be Task of you Why why don't they wear more of it t BOARDING HOUSE MAXIMS. The man with the bigge ptite complains the most of the victuals, “Well, |eook had to-d of.” 's all the bone the lay to make soup Remember that the old maid of the house generally wears And when the same girl gets off.