Judge, 1888-12 · page 39 of 51
Judge — December 1888 — page 39: what you’re looking at
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This page features two cartoons satirizing rural African American Christmas celebrations, using heavy dialect and racial caricature typical of late-19th-century American humor magazines. The left cartoon shows Reverend Preserved Handoak addressing his congregation about Christmas presents. The right panel shows Deacon Gash warning that the church's decorations (mistletoe) are being warmed by candles—a fire hazard played for comedy. The satire relies on minstrelsy-style stereotypes: exaggerated dialect, malapropisms ("Bungle-bee's" for mistletoe), and depicting rural Black church life as comedic and foolish. The "Mokeville" setting suggests a fictional backwoods community. The humor assumes readers would find the characters' speech patterns and concerns inherently funny—typical of Judge magazine's approach to racial comedy, which modern readers should recognize as offensive caricature rather than genuine satire of social issues.
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