Judge, 1892-04-02 · page 7 of 16
Judge — April 2, 1892 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical cartoons typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American humor: **"Her Wifely Interest"** depicts a wife who claims to want to share her husband's burdens, then repeatedly interrupts him with trivial observations about shop windows and bonnets. The joke: women's supposed shallow materialism undermines their stated domestic virtue. The punchline—he resorts to smoking a cigarette in desperation—treats her chatter as unbearable. **"Enterprise"** shows a theatrical agent negotiating poster placement on a burning building's ruins—dark humor about capitalist opportunism amid disaster. **"Their Violent Exercising"** references the Russian Czar boxing his brother-in-law so hard he broke his jaw, and the Czarina retaliating. It's gossip-style mockery of European nobility. The page also includes brief joke exchanges ("Speaking Advisedly," "Proof") and a "Frightened Off" comic about a tramp who flees when an elderly woman suggests she needs male company—playing on period anxieties about unmarried women living alone. The humor relies on gender stereotypes, class mockery, and scandal-mongering about foreign rulers.
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HER WIFELY INTEREST. RS. CUMSO (as she and her husband leave the latter's office at four pot) —"How nice it is forus to walk home together. I believe I'll come every afternoon when it's fine and meet fou when your work is done. Wouldn't you Ike that, dear?” Cumso — Immensely.” Mrs. Cumso—" Now tell me how you got along to-day, love. 1 want to hear all about your affairs. A good wife should help her hus- bana tg’Bear his burdens, you know, as well as share his’ joys.” Cumso—"Very well, then, Get ready to bear. your share. I met omething of a misfortune this morn" - ‘Mrs. Cuanso Giterroptiog ab. Fuptly) —“ Oh, how lovely!" 3 ENTERPRISE. 225 Cumso—" Nell, you will force me to do something desperat Mrs.Cumso—Oh, Harry, don’t talk that way!” Cumso—" You drive me to it.” And he did. He took a cigar- ette from his pocket and lighted it with deliberation and a match. WILLIAM HENRY SIVITRR, SPEAKING ADVISEDLY. Primus —* Gaston is a fool.” Secundus—" How?” Primus —" He came to see me when T'was so ill and believed I was going to die, and kept saying that death loved a shining mark, et Secundus—"1 call that tact. He meant to cheer you up.” THEIR VIOLENT EXER- CISING. THE CZAR isso good a boxer that he once broke the jaw of his brother-in-law, Waldemar of SMPAWATRICAL AGENT —" Your place is afire and will be in ruins.” What wit! Denmark; and this so enraged the lovely, challies if vit “you tuke for the exclusive privilege of pasting my poster ‘on the débris?” czarina that she nearly broke hers just passed. Go on Bea Cumso (resuming)®* Flost about a hundred dol 89° Mfrs. Cumso <atiotber abrupt interruption) —" Wasn't that exquisite?” Cumso ({rigidly)—" 1 don’t see where ‘the exquisiteness comes in. Mrs, Cuso—" My dear, you must forgive me, but I saw the dearest litle bonnet in the window just as you'spoke. But tell me all about: syour trouble, love. “Tam deeply in- . Gimso — Yes, in the windows.” Mrs. Cumso —“ Now, Harry! But do tell me about it.” Cumso—* ‘Nell, a month or so ago I lent “How nice!" cally) --""For Jaysmith, do you mgan2” : Cumso (repentant) —** Now, Harry, you (kad. I don't mean that, I just saw a But tell:the about Mf. Jaysmith.” Camsa —" Wellas I said before, I lent Jaysmith the money at that aigrette!’ Dit. yoi anything more splendtd 7 Cumso (with fine scorn) —“ It's just too sweet fof anything. Mrs. Cumso —*Now- don't be cruel, love. ‘Pidase ‘tell_me about the money you lent Jaysmi Cumso— anxious to hear-about i Mrs. Cumso—" Well, I really am.” Cumso—“ Well, Jaysmith prom- ised me faithfully that I should have the money back by this time, but to- day I learned that he had gone to Aus- tralia, and would never "— Mrs. Cumso (with her eye on a . milliner’s window) —“ How fine!" ---FRUITTI. by way of vocal expostulation. DIRECTION. ne “nS wirasy—si!Dis way t' der ball-game !” PROOF. Judge —Were you drunk when ‘You committed ‘the’ assault?" Prisoter —"1 must have, been, y" honor, ‘cause the other feller 's twice my size.” y, FRIGHTENED. OFF. Tramp — Good-mornin’, mum. Is yer husband ter home?” Ancient lady —"\ never had a husband.” Tramp —“1 don't see no dog Ancient lady—"1 never kept a dog.” Tramp —"1 spose some o' yer male relatives lives with ye.” Ancient lady (suddenly regarding tramp closely and suspiciously) —“* N-o; but I ought to have a man around to"—_ Tramp (hurrying away)—“ Woo ! I fergot this was leap-year. ‘OU dispute with a fool, then I claim “That the fool is doing the same. comicbooks.com