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This page collects multiple brief satirical pieces typical of Judge's humor: **"What Marriage Did"** presents a poem lamenting how marriage kills romantic passion—a common theme in turn-of-century humor about domesticity's dampening effect on passion. **"An Objection"** jokes about a young woman rejecting a suitor as "too precocious"—satirizing how even youth and eagerness become liabilities in courtship. **"Inclusive"** features racial stereotyping: a porter is identified by an Atlanta colonel as "a Georgia darkey," reflecting the casual racism of the era. **"That Way Won't Work"** depicts a wife trying to prevent her husband from leaving during intermission by getting him drunk—mocking marital control tactics. **"After the Wedding"** shows an elderly Black servant unable to untie a knot on the bride's departure bag, making light of incompetence. The page emphasizes marriage as disappointing, courtship as absurd, and relationships as adversarial—typical satirical targets. The racial humor reflects period attitudes without critique.

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WHAT MARRIAGE DID. [r 1S NOT pleasant thinking of the days GA When we the joys were drinking, and our gaze Was in each other's eyes, Reading love's surprise, Sighing soulfal sighs. Oh, wooing days! ‘You are no longer yearning for a kiss, And, if not the favor spurning, ‘tis amiss, This elasping and this clinging, This perpetual singing Of love and of ita bringing Perfect bliss ‘You say that we are married, weal or woe, And too long already tarried with this show ; ‘The days for love have fled, Marriage killed them dead ; Of such I've often read Now 1 know, LILIAN srmNeRR, AN OBJECTION, Old Mr. Bentley —"\ don't s into the Sweet gitl’s house any more. Old Mrs. Bentley —" No} be hain’t been there since he asked Susan to marry hit Olid Mr. Bentley —* the shady side of sixty. me ‘s though she'd better marry ‘f she ever spects t Old Mrs, Lentley—"And so 1 think; but Susan says Simon's too , J precocious.” Id Simon Pookenby go INCLUSIVE. GNIPIED ATLANTA COLONEL (lo porter, who Say, boy, aren't you a Georgia darkey ?” Porter —" Vassir. "Dey kin mos’ gin'rally tell we southerners. | whareber dey meet us, can't dey ? Re n AN INDELIBLE CURSE. FRIEND OF THE FAMILY —"'I don’t think that dog is very appropriate for a case of bereavement.” Wipow8Kx —** Thar's jest the rub, Voor Marthy had him dyed for th’ fourth of July an’ we can’t git th’ color out of him.” JOHN WANAMAKER TO HIS P. O, D. SUNDAY-SCHOOL CLASS. E MAY prate of our honors, our titles and things, Of our wealth, with its superabundance of wings, Till we think there is nothing that equally brings To one common level both peasants and kings. Yet we know that the air and the sunshine and rain Are as free for the meck as they are for the vain, And the world, to partake of their blessings and gain, Never need inflict sorrow, privation, or pain. There is one other thing, too, as free to the tramp. As it is to the chief in Extravagance camp; For the tongues of the rich and the poor are but damp When applied to the back of the green postage-stamp, NATHAN B. MRATIO. DEATH OF A FREAK. Dime-museum manager —" Well, is there any- thing new to-day Altendant — skeleton is dead.” Dime-muscum manager —" Great heavens! What was the matter ?” Attendant —* Fatty degeneration of the heart.” should say so, The living ‘THe BRIDEGROOM (moaning) "bleeged t' frow d” hull bag.” THE OLD FAMILY RETAINER — THAT WAY WON'T WORK. ne ‘HERE, MY DEAR,” she said, bringing out a decanter and glass as they were leaving for the theatre; “take one good, long, long drink.” “What for?” he gasped. “Because I don’t like you running out between the acts.” THERE ARE SUCH CASES. Cousin Jane—"And doesn’t Peter stay at home any night ‘of the week?» Why, he followed you over half the continent before you gave your consent.” Young wife—"1 know it, my dear, Haven't you heard before of a woman marrying a man to get rid of him?" CAUSE FOR ACERBITY. Bystander —* What a lot of sour-looking men there are coming out of that house!” 5 Informed resident —" Those are the great railroad presi« dents of the country.” Bystander —" An! great fight.” Informed resident—"Oh, no, they haven't; they have simply been agreeing to maintain rates.” They have evidently been having a AFTER THE WEDDING. Tam assassinated !" Fo" d’ Lawd! I couldn’ git d’ string untied in time, an’ 1 wuz comicbooks.com