Judge, 1892-01-09 · page 10 of 17
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains light satirical pieces rather than serious political commentary: **"Daffy-down-Dilly"** is a sentimental poem about an unkempt toddler—a parody of nursery rhymes. The satire gently mocks parents' efforts to keep small children clean and properly dressed, as the child inevitably gets dirty playing outdoors. **"Why the Trick Failed"** depicts Professor Munskowsky, a magician attempting to make a rock disappear for an audience. The joke: he succeeds too well—the rock vanishes and never returns, revealed to be stuck inside him (indicated by muffled sounds). It's absurdist humor about a magic trick gone hilariously wrong. **Minor pieces** include "The Youth's Lament" (romantic disappointment), "Her Explanation" (a child mishearing a donkey's bray as a sneeze), "An Eye to Business" (a museum manager regretting missing out on acquiring a biblical "freak"), and anecdotes about a major losing hunting dogs and someone with stomach troubles. These are primarily humorous filler content rather than political satire.
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AFFY-DOWN-DILLY is chubby and small, Dally-down:Dilly's wee shoes are uplaced, Heigh! Ho! Daily-down-Dilly. Heigh! Ho! Dafly-down-Dilly. : Sheidlis to abe sua and abe niape with bet all Her new frock is soiled, there's a stain on the waist, Dafly-down-Dilly, Di Dafly-down-Dilly, Dilly ;_ . And she talks to herself while I'm listening near And the why and the wherefore is perfectly plain— Ina sweet baby-language most puzzlingly queer ; She's been making mud ples at the side of the lane, ‘The angels, perhaps, understand you, my dear— And all of our care has been lavished in vain, Daffy-down-Dilly, Dilly. Dafly-down-Dilly, Dilly. Daffy-down-Dilly is **going on" three, Daffy-down-Dilly is placidly sweet, Heigh ! Ho! Daffy-down-Dilly Heigh! Ho! Daffy-down-Dilly. gh! Ho! Dafly-down-Dilly. tar eyes she aa tine asthe eters, Though she's spotted and specked from her head to her Daffy-down-Dilly, Dilly. Her hair with red gold was commingled and spun : tials “Dafly-down- Dilly. Dilly she plays in the sun, Ah! wickedest, dearest, most willful of girls— Dilly: Dafly«lown-Dilly, Dilly. eexest uccarrey. WHY THE TRICK FAILED. Daffy-down-Dilly, Dill THE YOUTH’S LAMENT. AS! in truth am I forlorn, My hear ed and the ring in pawn, HER EXPLANATION, HEN little Helen heard a donkey bray for the first time she exclaimed: . Proresson Munskowsy (te incomparable magician) “Ohi ainiweria, the! little 1. Explaining the scheme. —‘'Now zen, ladie and gentlemens, having shown you ze rock, he be von zolid piece, [ maka de ruma deesapar, So-o-a." donkey sneezed AN EYE TO BUSINESS. Muscum-manager —" The preacher at our church last night talked about a Mrs. Lot who had been turned intoa pillar of salt.” Assistant—"Yes. I've heard about | Museum manager—"Well, | why in thunder didn’t you let = me know about it? Tl bet four \ do! ome other museum will 3 ——& i 2 i i set hold of the freak before ; inskowsy_—" a THE ROCK (a fero seconds later, very muffled)—" Rah! \ eas" 3 Proresson MuNsKowsv—""AN! so-a, Fetes gone."Rayfe.fer, Kah! fer blaine. Rah (bie)— fer Har’son— whoopee !” Tue Major’s visitor—Ah! major, this sport of yours is grand—tl g the coyote.” Cer Four Sromacis—"Wow! Injun no keep tame coy- MAJOR—" Yaas! But the queer thing about it is, T always lose my ote for nothing. dogs in that belt of timber when I start a coyote hereabouts. cour