Judge — December 1888 — page 28: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three illustrated stories with Christmas themes, not political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Christmas Morning at Hukleys"** — A domestic humor piece showing a woman (Mrs. Huckley) and parson discussing mistletoe and "poisoned ivy," with dialogue about "Water Witches" and "frogs." **"A Lost Dinner"** — Depicts Farmer Upjohn placing his game eagle in the turkey house for Christmas security, with a pun-based joke about the bird's disappearance. **"Indignation"** — Shows McCurdy explaining "congeries of nations" to Sir Walter Rawleigh, with a joke about an Englishman's response to profanity. These are gentle, domestic humor pieces typical of Judge's lighter content—focusing on wordplay and situational comedy rather than political satire. The illustrations use period-appropriate sketch work characteristic of early 20th-century magazine humor.