Judge, 1891-06-13 · page 6 of 16
Judge — June 13, 1891 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes Victorian-era social conventions and gender dynamics through humor and moral commentary. **"When Women Meet"** mocks women's gossiping and materialism: a widow casually mentions her fourth husband, suggesting women cycle through marriages without genuine mourning. **"A General Offer"** ridicules men's clumsy attempts at courting—a hotel guest tries to win over multiple women simultaneously by offering to escort them on a walk. **"Driven Forth"** jokes about domestic complaints: a man rents an office to escape his wife's pet canary bird at home. **"Very Mean"** puns on banking: a man complains a bank is "mean" for dishonoring a check when he lacked an account there. **"A Wife's Solicitude"** portrays marital disconnection: a wife suspects infidelity (her husband's wandering attention to "the summer maid"), unaware of his actual distraction. The "Sentences Passed by the Judge" section offers philosophical morality about youth, friendship, happiness, and sentiment—typical of Judge's mix of satire and earnest social commentary.
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WHEN WOMEN MEET. CORRECTED. 66LTOW well you look in second mourning!” “This isn’t my sec- ond. John was my fourth husband, you know.” WOMAN. WHILE woman mankind blesses She rules while she endears, Commands us with ca- resses And menaces with tears. A FLOP. How sylph- He—"Yes; and And—ttyr doesn’t she a mermaid >" ** Good-morning ! Have you been shop- “Have you heard? Oh, dear! I ping?” must whisper it in your ear.” “Good-morning! Yes; I have bought these plants.”” A TALE OF ENVY, SPITE ‘AND REV DRIVEN FORTH. ++ YOU'VE rented an office, ch? edi: * $ I thought you did all your work at home?” “Well, I did; but my wife bought é a canary-bird.”” iN A GENERAL OFFER. | The only man (who artived at the | hotel the night previous and wishes to \ make himself generally popular with all the girls by suggesting that he escort the crowd on a walk) opose "— Chorus of summer girl —"Nes!" VERY MEAN. ee [7s the meanest bank in town.” “What has it done “Well, good-bye, dear. It must be quite late. Good-bye.” “Good-bye.” ** Well, good-bye, dear, Qh, I for- now bo got to tell you "— Why, T drew a cheque on it for ten dollars and it just happened that I didn’t keep an account there, and they dishonored the draft. That's pretty small business for a petty ten dollars.” SENTENCES PASSED BY THE JUDGE. ITH a modicum of clothing and a maximum of freedom, air and sunlight, children are as gods. The creed of happiness is not the only one which a polite legislation has decreed should be writ- ten on greenbacks. If thou dost love thy friend well enough to forego his friendship for sake of his larger perfecting, make known to him his faults. ; The attempted reformation of an ideal is as hope- less a task as an attempt at rearranging the rainbow colors of a soap-bubble. The most quietly entertaining people are those who speak a variety of truth without intending it and are fantastically witty without knowing it. If that volatile essence which is sentiment in youth be not crystallized into principle at maturity the chances are that its vapor will have passed be- yond the horizon and the sunset. A WIFE'S SOLICITUDE . MY LOVE has changed, she is afraid, Yet dreaming not the reason ; I'm thinking of the summer maid Annihilation I met last summer season. DANDY LIONS. comicbooks.com