Judge, 1890-12-06 · page 27 of 52
Judge — December 6, 1890 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This Christmas-themed satirical page from Judge contains multiple social commentaries typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"Old Chocolate's Christmas Philosophy"**: A dialect piece presenting pseudo-philosophical observations attributed to a Black character, reflecting the era's racial caricature conventions. The humor relies on stereotypical speech patterns. **"It Pleased Them Better"**: Satirizes how unmarried women would alter the church's "Peace on Earth; Good Will to Men" motto to "Peace on Earth; Good Will to no Man"—mocking unmarried women's presumed bitterness toward men. **"Heartless"**: A brief joke about a woman refusing a man's proposal while gathering his personal information, emphasizing female coldness. **"Christmas Customs"**: Observational humor about holiday-season human behavior—bad debtors, greedy merchants posing as Santa, and church charity schemes. **"No Man's Land"**: Features a drunk man and references "gnomes," apparently a euphemistic reference to his altered mental state. **Bottom cartoon**: "The Dude, the Cigarette, and the Pole Cat"—likely visual comedy about social types, though details are unclear from the image.
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CHRISTMAS JUDGE OLD CHOCOLATE’S CHRISTMAS PHILOSOPHY. DE. PO’ singah allus has de longes’ song. De hoe-cake er sweetes’ w'en de meal-bag er emp'y. Six days bar'foot, de seventh in boots er mighty long. De rain say toe de lazy man,“ W’y didn’ yo’ men’ dat ruff?” A nod er bettah ‘na story toe fj, de man in a hurry. ; Wiat do de Crismus dinnah "mount toe ‘less yo’ got a Crismus. appetite ? De prayer ob a man in danjah emp'ies his haht an’ unloads his conscience. 3 Ef foolishness pained dem dat hab it, a-mos’ ebery one yo! meet ud be gruntin’. De ‘coon yo" eat might fin’ some comfut ef he knew how good he tas’e. Yo' kin spite yo’ animal by not greasin’ de w’eels, but yo’ er laikely toe spile yo’ caht. A dozen han's an’ one head make quick wuck, whar mo’ heads dan han’s let de crop spoil. De stranjah dat shows yo’ mo’ mannahs dan yo’ deserve may be a gemman an may be a knave. De man dat ‘specs a mule gwine t’ be reas'n’ble an’ dat de ox ull nebbah goe w'en de drivah yells “haw,” bettah try totin’ hisse’f. Je A. WALDRON, IT PLEASED THEM BETTER. THIS IS the way the motto read when put up: ll to Men. But there were a good many ancient unmarried church, and this is the way it read the next day: HEARTLESS, “I was introduced to the Baron at the De Tropps last night, but failed to catch his last name. What is it?” Hortense —'I think he spells it D—e—n—n—i—s; I just refused him in the conservatory.” CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS. HE PERSON you care nothing about will continue to em- barrass you by giving you a costly present. Many a butcher and grocer will be unwillingly forced to im- personate Santa Claus in the house of the bad pay. This is the time when the small boy would rather go and take something than take nothing and go. The old maid wouldn't be surprised if she found Santa Claus under the bed. The pious mother will continue to pay a quarter for a ticket to the church entertainment, so that her little boy can draw a ten-cent toy from the Christmas-tree. NO MAN’S LAND. Tom Tifler (after a Christmas debauch) —“' Good gracious ! Where am 1? Where have I been?. I've seen all sorts of strange ~~ = as things—ghosts, goblins, spirits and gnomes and—what are you INGENIOUS SIGN; OR, 4—11—44 COME TO LIFE. staring at me so for?” Mr. PREEDLEY (whe combines a policy-shop with his regular business) —" Yo" Mrs. Tipler —"\ was thinking what a looking creature gits ten cents an hour fo’ jess 's long 's yo’ wanter stan’ dar, fellers.” you are after being in gnome man’s land,” THE DUDE, THE CIGARETTE, AND THE POLE CAT. comicbooks.com