Judge, 1888-02-04 · page 6 of 16
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This page from *Judge* contains several short satirical pieces typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"A Cold Sleigh-Ride"** is a humorous poem about romantic tension during winter courtship—the narrator describes an attractive girl and implies a rival (Jack Hill) might steal her affection, ending with the twist that the narrator is her *brother*, making his protectiveness comedic rather than romantic. **"No Rose Without a Thorn"** jokes about social pretension at the opera, where women remove their hats (newly fashionable) but still manage to obstruct others' views. **"An Explosive Investigation"** depicts an Irish immigrant (McGinty) mishearing "Roman candles" (fireworks) and causing domestic chaos—ethnic humor common to the era. **"An Honest M.D."** satirizes a doctor's convenient excuse (prior engagement) when called for an emergency house visit. The remaining pieces offer light domestic and social satire typical of *Judge*'s content—no specific political figures are identifiable, and the humor relies on period-specific social conventions now largely obsolete.
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A COLD SLEIGH-RIDE. ELLY and I went out to-da Tucked snugly in my little cutter ned gray, Her eyes shone out behind the veil Drawnstraight across, her dimples hiding The best dresed girl in Beaverdale, And prettiest, Lhad sleigh-riding. Hk such stuff. my place a minute ! And, whe hand drew out her mutl, His own would promptly be within it, would k Hill i Her smile was sweet, her cheek was red ; She clasped av Taet her in her plac And wrapped the robe "re The Dow If tam Bat then, you see, [im Nelly's brother, ROTH HALL st thing, of course! but or other: down in janitai in The Rey. Cice but th "s sally would sickly yellow » Ja doubt. He And for passing the basket was Few. who knew where toward the door and_ yelled even the empty formality of peted in the church of the Chosen Oh, doctor: what wil Lrverived you ml at Gavclock, I thought 1 NO ROSE WITHOUT A THORN. al the rquet ren’t vou lies took their hats off to-night 7” she said, as they sat in the At a full:dress opera two girls’ he “Oh! sighed Foodlebright, wearily : PD should be if these two te play peek-a-boo with the AN EXPLOSIVE INVESTIGATION. Mn. McGixr¥—" Bridget. these is phat they calls Roman candles And after an elapse of four seconds McGinty was Of Vought O1 would buy a couple an’ see phat kind av candles ther Ro- —* Bridget! look around au the flure for me oye.” mans used. “Md make one Job of it and kill two ‘AN HONEST M.D. yout I sent for you at 12 o'clock ; my husband I then, but as | had an engay with another the only spot Feodlebright had id-each had her hair-done up in latest approved pug.” THOUGHTFUL. Ao dramatist from Larseilles was about to read a_play in fi nets before the mittee of the Fran Before be; produced anu handkereh silently offered one te each of his judy eTtis a tredy! was his brief remark A VICIOUS CIRCLE. At the recent insect exhibition in Paris Prudhomme was pointing out to his son the different vare eties. And what a beau tiful dispensation of Providence It has created in: to be the food of toads. “And what are toads good for. pays?” “Ww eat the insects, heard to mutter, to comicbooks.com