Judge, 1891-09-05 · page 7 of 18
Judge — September 5, 1891 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical sketches typical of Judge's humor: **"A Moving Episode"** mocks Victorian propriety: a rural father is scandalized by his city-visiting daughter's opera costume, finding it immodestly revealing. **"Too Much for the Old Man"** continues this theme—the daughter's elaborate dress overwhelms the conservative father. **"An Insuperable Objection"** jokes about magazine editing: a writer's story is rejected specifically *because* it has a coherent plot, suggesting editorial preferences for sensationalism over substance. **"Little Pitchers Have Big Ears"** uses the proverb about children overhearing secrets for a domestic humor reversal: the father's loud snoring is the real problem. **"Suspicious"** stereotypes Irish immigrants as inevitably becoming police officers, so a six-month resident who *isn't* on the force seems suspicious. **"In Pike County"** depicts rural frontier violence as casual—a wife matter-of-factly describes her husband's murder attempt, having developed immunity to his aggression through long experience. The humor is genteel, domestic, and relies on class/ethnic stereotypes typical of 1890s American satire.
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A MOVING EPISODE. TOO MUCH FOR THE OLD MAN, Ms, Witetstone (tuho is visiting the city and has prepared herself for the opera under the direction of her urban niece) —‘* Well, father, I'm ready. What do you think of my costoom ?” Mr, Wuetstone (crawling under the sofa)—'' It's th’ blamest lowest-down business I ever see, Catharine.” AN INSUPERABLE OBJECTION. jd a magazine editor to a well-known writer, “that I can’t print your “Why,"Sadded the terrified editor, “it has a plot.” LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS. Papa—' Bobby, don't be so boisterous. I wish I could teach you to talk in a whisper.” y Bobby “Then, papa, Iwish you would learn not to sleep out loud.” Res SUSPICIOUS. +H js your nextsdoor neighbor?” “He says his name is Flynn, and he claims to be an Irishman; but I don’t believe it.” =~ “Whee “ Because he has been in the country six months and isn’t on the police force.” “tHere's a rich find, Billy. Lower de light till I IN PIKE COUNTY. illed him, John, didn’t yer?” You bet.” i it ary scratch?” “S1!L Dynamite, by jiminy !” Mr. Sassarras—"* Nope, Been livin’ with you so long I've got th’ ‘xperience t’ dodge.” comicbooks.co