Judge, 1892-07-02 · page 4 of 17
Judge — July 2, 1892 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This July 4th-themed page from *Judge* magazine collects brief satirical pieces mocking American Independence Day celebrations and contemporary social types. The top cartoons ridicule soldiers' incompetence and Irish immigrants' patriotic posturing. "What's in a Name?" jokes that Irish-American Pat Rafferty anglicized his surname to "Pat Rottie" upon arriving, claiming newfound patriotism while abandoning his heritage. Lower pieces mock various characters: a ruined businessman blaming rain, a real-estate agent flirting with a woman, a man whose cannon-cracker backfires, and a boy hoping to recover by July 4th. "A Different Date" satirizes divorce by having a man celebrate "independence day" when receiving divorce papers. The final exchange ridicules an affected snob (Sappy) who objects that America's July 4th celebrations are "not English"—mocking both pretentious Anglophilia and oblivious Anglophone criticism. Throughout, the satire targets Irish immigrants, physical comedy involving explosives, gender relations, and class pretension rather than substantive political issues.
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PRIVATE MULHOLLAND (of the Troy irregular) —"* Wait now, fellers, till yer see his nibs kick!” GOOD FOR POLLY. “MY PARROT is a patriotic bird,” said Brek- kus. “As to how?” asked Barlow. “On the fourth of July she always says ‘Polly wants a fire-cracker.’” JOB’S COMFORTER. First dog —"K bad boy has tied a cracker to my tail.” Second dog—* Never mind. It will soon go off.” WHAT'S IN A NAME? Mike O' Flanagan (just landed, meets an old country friend bedecked for a fourth-of-July parade) —"Bedad! an’ yez is foine. But phwat do it all mane, Pat?” Pat Rafferty (striking his spread-eagle chest) “It manes pathriotism, Moike. Shure, Oi'm ez pathriotic ez anny Amirikin av thim all.” Mike— Faith, an’ yez must be to be afther changin’ yer name so soon, Yez wuz Pat Rafferty whin yez lift ould ireland t’ree mont’s ago, an’ now it’s Pat Rottic yez be, an’ Oi don't tink much av yer new name mesilf, begob!” NOTHING LEFT, Tramp —"' Madam, you may not believe it, but I was once a prosperous business man, the sole’ owner and proprietor of one of the largest flannel-shirt fac- tories in the country; and now behold me, absolutely penniless !” Kinp Lapy—"* How did you become reduced to such straits Tramp—"Alas, madam! I had an enemy. He bored a hole in the roof of my factory and one fatal day it rained.” “ T'Il just get some of this dust off with my handkerchief.” PRIVATE MCMACK (of the same command) — “Thad dat wax foot made a purpose, boys.” A KEAL-ESTATE TRANSFER. “Phew ! rather warm in here. Wonder if she is at home.” Ab \ bere! she. comes: t IT WAS A BIG ONE. ‘eTHAT was the biggest and noisiest cannon- cracker I ever heard,” said Trivvet after the explosion. “But it seems to have met its match,” replied Dicer. HIS ONE WISH. Mrs, Brown —" Keep doctor says you mustn't talk Little Johnnie — “Just answer me this, ma. Will 1 be well again by the next fourth?” ict, Johnnie, The A DIFFERENT DATE. $+ BOGGS says that the eleventh of July will be Independence day for him—the first he'll celebrate since he was married.” “ How is that?” “He expects to get his divorce-papers on that date. UTILE DULCI. Mrs, Cantwell—"You should be ashamed to sell fire-crackers to a little boy. Dealer —“ Well, ma'am, I do the best J can. a bottle of arnica.” With every pack I give HE DISAPPROVED. Sappy — “1 cawn't say I appwove of the way in which the fourth of July is celebwated, doncher knaw.” Cumso —* Why not?” Sappy —" It isn’t English, yer knaw.” comicbooks.com