Judge, 1892-06-11 · page 9 of 24
Judge — June 11, 1892 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects brief humorous sketches on various social themes, circa early-to-mid 20th century. **Key sketches:** 1. **"Trotter"**: A man happy because no one trusts him enough to extend credit—satire on chronic debtors. 2. **"Headless Horseman" reference**: An allusion to Washington Irving's legend, here joking that a Yonkers dandy on horseback resembles the ghost, mocking wealthy Manhattan-area dandies. 3. **"Southern Tramp"**: A vagrant's demands for food, establishing class/regional stereotypes. 4. **"Anonymous Letter-Writer"**: Satirizing cowardly anonymous criticism—a persistent social complaint. 5. **"Irish immigrant sketches** (bottom): Characters named McAleenan and Brunswick, using Irish dialect ("Shure," "Oi"), likely satirizing Irish-American immigrant communities and their supposed superstitions or medical complaints. The overall tone mocks debtors, social climbers, vagrants, anonymous cowards, and ethnic stereotypes—typical Judge magazine content targeting middle-class anxieties and social pretension.
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JUDGE CAUSE FOR HAPPI- NESS. ‘TROTTER seems to be a very happy man. He never has any bills to pay.” “How's that?” No one will ever trust him. A SUGGESTIVE FACT. SOVYVE ARE. frequently Ww surprise si Mrs. George Archibald, “to find that some one else stole our original thought long before it occurred to us.” DELILAH'S TONSORIAL PARLORS. From an ancient tile, ANONYMOUS. **HLERE is a magnificent ex- posure of the littleness and general worthlessness of the anonymous letter-writer. It is written by one who evidently understands the matter, and is one of the best things I have’ seen.” “ Who is the wri “[—ah—that is, it doesn’t say. The letter is published I-THE T S OF A SOUTH. anonymously,” ERN TRAMP. McSoccixs—"'T want a good square } } A CYNIC’S CREED. meal, an’ don't you fergit that I don’t y i i i want no laziness in puttin’ it out, either.” afi th Al THROW aside love's rose before 4 Hae q I All its petals have been shorn, es - :. Ath Why There are roses many more ; IDENTITY ESTABLISHED. ANT i MAY y ‘Naught is lasting but the thorn. +S THE headless horseman is said to have been seen at Sleepy Hol- bY! nL A) COULDN'T DO IT. low again. Farmer—"\t Lwere as lazy as you I'd go hang myself in my barn.” Tramp—" No, you would- z n't” EVIDENTLY TOO MUCH. = fe belie Gn ; Farmer—Why wouldn't Lawyer (Gercely)—"Are you tell- ae ing the trutl y “Yes, It was a Yonkers dude on horseback.” Tramp—"Et you was as Radgered witness (wearily)—"As 2—THE TRIALS OF A SOUTHERN T lazy as me you wouldn't have much of it a! will let me.” Mrs. Brunswick (calm/)—"' Sic him, Plutarch ! So. avi BEFORE THE BEQUEST FROM IRELAND. AFTER THE BEQUEST FROM PRECAND: see ra 5 ‘ ‘i Ternune (the lawyer)—" You have a bad foot, I see.” Mrs, Cunsire—" What's wrong wid yure fut, Mishter McAleenan ? im a it 3 . o an fp MCALEENAN (with the same old trouble) — Oi hov. Me ther tells MCALEENAN—"* Shure, it's rhoomatics very bad Oi've got in it. is piebat tay ale yapene's peat comicbooks.com