Judge, 1888-06-16 · page 11 of 16
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This is a racist minstrel-style dialogue between two Black characters, "Elder Hollerway" and "Mistah Longkah," debating whether the biblical whale that swallowed Jonah could have provided air in its cabin. The humor relies on exaggerated dialect, malapropisms ("nognastrum" for "ignorant"), and absurdist logic typical of late-19th-century minstrelsy. The "debate" is nonsensical—Elder Hollerway argues the whale had air because Jonah survived; Longkah questions how, leading to increasingly ridiculous explanations involving a great-great-grandfather falling into rocks. The satire targets the performers themselves as foolish rather than any political issue. This reflects Judge magazine's reliance on racist caricature as entertainment for white audiences, standard in 1888 popular culture. The page is primarily advertising (patent medicines, pianos) with this cartoon as filler content.
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159 A HAMVILLE DEBATE. Mr. 7. Cose ‘rt didn’! Da’s a fool quest’n, an’ it's tekin’ up val'ble Elder Hollerway Gumping Elder Ho— Vil tek up jes’ ‘out val’ble turm fer ter tell yo’ sumpn new, Fight into the vortex of his sub-— Mistah Longkah. Dat yer wale wuz dispensated fer ter swaller Jonus, en ject)—" Whom goes fer ter say wen d’ good Lawd got td? tarm dat Jonus couldn’ lib foh day in w'en d’ p'formunce wuz U begin. d’ yo" @ archibes of dat w'ale?” spose he wuz gwine fer mek a comm’n Mr. Longkah (speaking low down w'ale come a swimmin’ up very suavely) *°M es." td’ side ob dat ship?! Notty mucha! Elder H. yo" He hed a speshul wale all a ready fer does?” d enainmunt, da’s whad he had.” Mr. “Umph ! da’s . Lh" Whard he git’ dat whad 'r sayed.”” “ale?” Elder H. (slowly and im- Slder H.—"Whar'd yo" git yo" pressively)—“ Mistah_ Longkah, —appertite fer apple-jacker ?" is—yo’—a—nognastrum ?” Mr. L.—" Whar'd dat w'ale git Mr. Lots Vawhad 1!" d? air in he’s cabin?” Elder H.—" & nog-nas- Zlder H. (appealing to audience) trum.” * Now, mah heahahs, I’se done led Mr, L.—" Yo" calls me dat Mistah Longkah up td” pile-driver, agin, | hones mah razzer on yo’, en I’se gwine smash him. Mistah ’ brack bummer! da’s whad — Longkah, dat w'ale wuz a floahtin’ off d coas’ ob Af'ca one day en yo" great- Elder H.—* Didn' call yo" nuffin, Jes’ arsked a quest’n.” xreat-great-gran‘fader he fell off'n d’ rocks, en d’ wale swallered ‘m.” Mr. L. (partially appeased)—* Dis subjec’ am ‘bout w'ales an’ Jonusses, Mr. 1..— Whad’s dat gotter do wiv d’ air ind’ w an’ ‘fyo'll keep dat brack cave ob yourn frum spoutin’ out ‘nogstrums* d° Elder H.—* Heah a pore ijyut a talkin’! Wh’, man ‘live, jes’ soon ez ajence ‘ll set longah in dar seats. How yo’ spose Jonus could breave in yourn gran‘pop slid down d’ w'ale’s froat he begin t' talk, en by der time d dat yar levithum’s stummick w'en dey warn't no air dar? Ketch dafon de w'ale got whar Jonus wuz he wuz full ‘nough uv air fer ter susternize fly, now !” reg’munt, en—Hi dar !—whaf—ouch! Who frew dat termattus can?! Fo" Elder H-—" W-who said dey warn't no air dar?" de good Lawd, Miss Longkah, I didn’ know yo’ wuz in d’ hall, an’ ‘Il tek Mr, L.—" [said so. Da’s who said so. um all back whad ‘v' said. Le’s ‘journ td? watah-milyun gorge ind’ Elder H.—" Did yo’ ebber see dat yar pertic'lar w'ale 2" hall b'low !” If your face is marked with blotches, ASSURANCE SOCIETY. | The seaside resorts anticipate with equal pleasure the |< Inter-Ovcan e Ne THE EQUITABLE LIFE == And eruptions mar the skin, You may bet your bottom dollar January 1, 1888. WHY do I have this drowsy. lifeless ‘There is something wrong within, — fecling? 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