Judge, 1892-01-02 · page 5 of 18
Judge — January 2, 1892 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical vignettes typical of late-19th-century American humor: **"It Failed to Work"** mocks a young man (Hunker) who attempts a wordplay proposal trick. He tries asking his romantic interest Miss Scadds for her "glove" with a pun ("give me your glove"/"give me your love"), but she rebuffs him with "I can't spare a glove...you can have the mitten"—rejection disguised as wit. **"Poor, Frail Human Nature"** satirizes hypocrisy: a man swears off vices but immediately breaks his resolution. **"A Miscalculation"** jokes about two drunk men who miscalculated distance: they obtained liquor supplies for ten miles but the actual drive was only seven. **"Two of a Kind"** depicts two African American men in dialect, discussing religion's effects—period-typical minstrelsy humor. The cartoons collectively target human folly: failed romance schemes, moral weakness, poor planning, and social pretense—staples of Judge's satirical approach to American life.
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JUDGE IT FAILED TO VY brk. OUNG MR. HUNKER hat log Y%worshiped at the shrine of Miss Scadds, but had never been abi\3xo muster enough courage to put to her the decisive question. He began to despair of ever being able to propose, when his hojas revived by reason of a hint which he saw in a humorous dialogue—for humorists are occasionally of some practical use in the world. ‘The dialogue was something like this: The young man said to the young woman, “Give me your glove, won't you?” She replied, * Oh, I can’t take it off." Then he said, “ Well, take only the ‘g’ off then and give me the rest.”” “That,” thought Hunker, “is a good idea. It is true that the paper does not say whether she gave him her love or not, but I suppose she did after such an inspiration. Til try it with Miss Scadds, and put my fate to the touch. Hunker tried it the very next evening. He invited his charmer to a ride for the express purpose of putting the experiment into execution. ‘This is the dialogue which BUSINESS-LIKE METHODS. ESPRIL (putting in a fifty-cent picce and taking out wo per cend. ohf fer cash." HE HAS THE SYMPTOMS, ++ {OW lavish old Sol is with his light,” said the exuberant lover one happy, sunshiny day. “Yes,"" returned the loved one facetiously. “I think Sol must be a sort of prodigal sun.” POOR, FRAIL HUMAN NATURE. WORE off from poker and smoking and wine, And everything else he considered pollution ; But he failed to live up to his preaching divine, For the first thing he broke was his good resolution, A MISCALCULATION. ‘COMSTOCK and Bagley were pretty {ull when they drove into the yard last night." it was all the result of a miscalculati “ How was that?” you hungry again 2” , “Well, Bagley tells me they procured liquid supplies for ten miles teach NT a tee parte fort oy eae eer © Nak ons stone-ballastrailtoade and afterward found the drive was only seven.” ensued, after much clearing of the young man’s throat : “Oh—er—won't you plea give me your glove, Miss Scadds? I think Miss Scadds must have read the same dialogue, and deter- mined not to give Mr. Hunker the opportunity which was afforded to the young man in the paper, for she replied sweetly: “I can't spare a glove, Mr. Hunker, but you can have the mitten.” Then they drove home in. si- lence. WHY HE SWORE OF “Did you go callin d—"" No; I came home in REASSURING. He (long sitter) —" Oh, my! it TWO OF A KIND. 1s quite late. 1 must go, as I fear BeorneR Hopronar—" Bruder Hencoop, you am your father will be angry.” lookin’ much bettah since you got ‘lig’on an’ jined de - She Why should you think chu’eh. : — Good-ebenin’, brudder.’ F . 5 id be Beoriter Hexcoor—"' Yes, Bradder Hodpodge; I’se Bxoriter Hopronce—" Good-ebenin’, brudder that? /fe hasn't been sitting Up feelin’ much bettah. Wha’ yo" gwine—home? So ‘m with you." an comicoo