Judge, 1889-04-13 · page 10 of 16
Judge — April 13, 1889 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: **"A Precious Letter"** (top): A sentimental poem mocking romantic nostalgia. The joke: a man treasures an old love letter for years, only to discover it's merely an old postage stamp—the letter itself was worthless, making his sentimentality absurd. **"The World of London"** (middle): A gossip column satirizing London's upper-class scandals. It mocks aristocratic vices: "Dolly" Harrington (a marquis) is beaten by a woman; Lord Hungryever fled to Spain over bankruptcy yet somehow loans money to the Prince of Wales; Lord Downhurst faced turf-scandal accusations. The satire targets wealthy nobility's moral bankruptcy and financial impropriety. **"Not Accustomed to the Pastime"** (bottom right): A brief anecdote about an American yacht-buyer from Vermont unfamiliar with maritime terminology—gentle mockery of American provincialism. **"An Easter Amusement—The Gum-Chewing Contest"** (bottom): A cartoon showing a gum-chewing competition, satirizing vulgar public behavior at Easter festivities. The page collectively ridicules sentimentality, aristocratic hypocrisy, and lower-class vulgarity.
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JUDGE A PRECIOUS LETTE! CH a perfect treasure! E = Ue lo tae parte gray, jolly safe. The “Hammerer™ went to grass in the fourteenth round by a blow Hid amid dust and cobwebs, on the bread-casket. ‘The “ Pet“ was blown and his dexter peeper roasted. Many long years it lay ‘The Hon, Mes. Downey has left her husband. ‘The family pictures A precious little missive With odors faint and fine are on exhibition at Bolognham gallery and will shortly pass under the Of musk of mint of lavender: er. On the back of the catalogue one finds a detailed list of the Which, 1 could not divine, -ged faults of both parties, ‘The wife retained her title after her mar- Rut oh, s0 sweet a message age with Mr. Downey, who was a rising and wealthy green-grocer before Love's hand had seldom wrought; } " I knew it just the moment My eyes its covering caught ation. ever Mr. Downey’s faults may be, itis well known to all May= ‘And who could dream how priceless Its lines could seem to me, — The very postmark proving Its perfect pedigree! his lady played for and won him, There will be no divorce, simply a sepa Bur why conceal my secret ‘The glad hope 1 had yained? Ves, yes, it was quite lawless Once more I sharply se jt. ‘And from the very state! ‘Then laughed with joy unfeigned. She who had penned the burden Tr was indeed most precious Its tender lines © o shade my bliss could damp; Was now a gray-hi i c fifty dollars Was then a blushing hat old postage stamp! THE WORLD OF LONDON. Chronicled and criticised by Eddie Gates, *Her Royal's New hurst’s New Hook”-A Rattling Mill— The Fall © House of Downey—Chestnuts. (Special cable to Joocr.) IE young marquis of Hogshire, better known as “Dolly” Harring ton, was soundly thrashed yesterday by an infuriated won front of “The Yellow Bear,” down Parsnip court, Amen street, Pea- nuckle road. ‘The cause of the assault is an impenetrable mystery. * Dolly” is the eldest son of “Old Soak” Harrington, tenth marquis of Hlogshire and twelfth lord of Cheeseditch, who eloped with Fanny Waters, the star dancer at a beer hall known as" The Hole in the Wall.” in 1869. Scotland-yard defectives are on the woman's trail Mr, Cecil Hungryever will be created a lord next month, He passed into bankruptcy two years ago and fled to Spain, but after- wards settled with his creditors for two-and-four to the pun, It is well known that he loaned a neat pot of money to the prince of Wales last winter at Monte Carlo, and the British taxpayers take this way of sponging out the debt. Messrs, Cutter, Bindem & Co., the publishers of Tittletattle lane, will shortly issue from their press lord Downburst’s last volume, From advance proof-sheets | learn that my lord explains away his connection with the great turf scandal of last summer, It will be remembered that the betting was 20 to 3 on Presto in the three-quarter Guir Gold Plate dash, and that his lordship was 1 lay £. Mx. Hagpy Len (of Montpelier, Vermont, who has come down to the sea-board against the colt. When Presto went lame in the first y Le to buy a yacht) —** We shall have to have a new wheel put in, ptain. | never can Downhurst was openly accused of * pebbling” his Fide ‘this’ one in the world.” his book my lord proves conclusively that he held the lantern while his valet did the job, and that he himself never touched the colt. Lord fair that the lady was an inveterate punter at the green tables of Piccadilly, Downhurst will be reinstated with the Conservative . and on Derby day swung around Epsom Downs with a cigar in her mouth Her majesty rode out yesterday at Windsor in charge of a companion, and her fist full of bank-notes, She is a half-sister to Rev, Mr, Whanger, ‘The queen is still troubled by her new shoes, but hopes to break them in : cl Brompton park, who wrote “Mission this month, A rattling mill came off last V near Scarboro manor, be- own as the * Hammerer.” NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THE PASTIME. AN EASTERN AMUSEMENT—THE GUM-CHEWING CONTEST. Ove ov THe CONTESTANTS —"'1 don’t think the manager's fair a bit, He's helping that new girl on the end.” comicbooks.com