Judge, 1887-03-19 · page 5 of 16
Judge — March 19, 1887 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge (an American satirical weekly) contains several St. Patrick's Day-themed jokes and satirical pieces, circa late 19th century. **Main Content:** The "St. Patrick's Day Maxims" section mocks Irish stereotypes through aphorisms about drinking ("whisky to wash down potatoes"), violence ("broken head"), and ethnic conflict (references to "Orange" and Irish antagonism). **Key Cartoon:** "In Honor of the Occasion" depicts a prisoner explaining he assaulted an "orange-woman" (a fruit vendor, but "orange" also references Protestant/Orange Order identity in Irish sectarian politics). He claims this was patriotic homage to St. Patrick—a crude joke about anti-Catholic violence disguised as holiday spirit. **Other Sketches:** Include mild romance humor and artistic criticism. "A Rare Bird" jokes about a St. Patrick's Day without snake references. "The Artful Dodger" portrait discusses a Broadway con-man. **Context:** The satire trades in period Irish-American stereotypes—drinking, fighting, superstition—presented as humorous national character traits. The orange-woman joke exploits real sectarian tensions for laughs.
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Sidge: She looked so fair and coy, Who could resist her? With movement swift and fleet I caught and kissed her. just in fun” And I've repented, She tried to frown, but when I laughed, relented ST. PATRICK'S DAY MAXIMS, The snake leads Paddy a good hunt. Orange acts on an Irishman as red ona bull. A true Irishman believes in the spirit of the times, | A broken head is never what it is cracked | up to be, | ‘The snake in the glass is not as dangerous us | the snake in the grass. It takes a good deal of whisky to wash down | the potatoes and point. The man who wears a shamrock in his hat often finds it turned into a brick the next morning. oc. IN HONOR OF THE OCCASION. “ Whatever could possess you to assault this and upset her fruit stand?” de- judge. “Fuith,” replied the prisoner, “Oi did it in honor uf St. Patrick, me patron saint.” iy honor of St. Patrick ?” echoed the judge in surpi “What do you mean by that?” “Shure, yer honor, didn't they tin me she wuz an orrange-woman !” MORE POINTED THAN POLITE. Miss Dr CoL.rTre—" Do you approve of the nude in art, Mr. Fitz-Jone Mr. Fitz-Jowes: Next time I said that love Was what impelled me— My love for her—and naught Could have withheld me. “You are a brute! "said she; ** How dared you do it? insult is the last— Tl make you rue it!” Th “ What differenc “ If Lrepent it “ The difference is, because This time you meant it.” ANDREW FP, UNDERHILL I cried, “* Well, [don’t know, I think it better there than ii _A RARE BIRD. | “What are you looking for 2” inquired the paid poet of the editor. * For something I can’t find.” “What's that 7” “ASt. Patrick's about snakes in joke without something ARTISTIC CRITICISM. They were discussing a new artist in Rome. “Ah! he’s a dog!” said one. “What makes you think so?” asked the other. “He's a follower of Whistler.” IN THE OUTLYING PROFESSIONS, Archibuld Dodger, familiarly known as the the Artful Dodger, is a man of manifold re- sources; quick to catch on and spry as acat in eluding a bootjack. He 18. a product of mod- em civilization, and would have been impossi- ble before the invention of dynamite and horse-cars on Broadway. In days gone by, when he robbed hi | ble way on a large scale, 1 {and and looked up te fine: dients; but sin | has to live on his wits ina sm | known to his friends as a fak police as a crook. | “How does the world wag, Dodgert” meeting him the other day. | “So-8o, only so-so,” he replied, gazing on his | seedy clothes and mournfully recalling the \d en he dressed in purple and fine nen | n't brisk like they used to was be said 1, “Tim \fore all the money got locked up in Uncle \ Sam's coffe ers. ; ‘but it isn’t likely that