Judge, 1892-07-09 · page 10 of 16
Judge — July 9, 1892 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical jokes typical of late-19th-century American humor: **"Hard on the Colonel"** jokes about portraiture, with a woman suggesting "bichloride of gold" (a poison) as treatment for painting an unpleasant subject—dark humor about the Colonel being difficult. **"A Good Feature of the Road"** satirizes the recently-opened Sing Sing prison railroad, where a released convict appreciates the slow train because his hair will grow back to normal length during the journey (implying prison haircuts were humiliating). **"Not Half as Much to be Feared"** plays on contemporary anxieties: a nervous passenger mistakes a man with a political straw (apparently a novelty item) for a train robber—suggesting train robbery was a real concern, but political merchandise was viewed as equally suspicious or annoying. **"Too Unanimous"** depicts a husband caught in an obvious lie about correspondence with another woman, caught in his own weak excuse. **"A Gentle Hercules"** mocks a pretentious new member of an athletic club who speaks with affected pronunciation ("cwoquet-gwound"), suggesting nouveau riche absurdity.
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26 = Batpeck—"* Great heavens! it's Dewson.” + AN EXAGGERATED TRUTH. Dewson—"Alas! it is. I just asked that Roston girl how her village RELATIVE TO PHOTOGRAPHY. “Spoiling a plate.” library was getting along.” Matpeck—"And what did she say?” Dewsox —"* No- thing; just looked at me. EMPTY POCK- ETS. Footpad—" Wold up yer hand ci nothing. Footpad —" Yes, yer have. I saw yer come out of a bank an’ I follered yer.” Citizen —" That wasn't a bank. That was the gas- office.” Footpad—"Go ahead.” have HARD ON THE COLONEL. “Speaking of art, Miss X., T've agreed to paint Colonel Rye- Now what sort of treatment would you suggest for such a shot's portrait subject as that?” Miss X.—"' Bichloride of gold.* A GOOD FEATURE OF THE ROAD. 44] AMSGLAD I've struck a slow train,” said the released convict to the conduetor on the way down from Sing Sing.” “Why 'so?” asked the condactor. “My hair-will be a reasonable length by the time we reach New York,” returned the ex-convict. NOT HALF AS MUCH TO BE FEARED. Nervous old gentleman (on the cars)—" Condiictor, is that_man tak- ing a political straw?” s Conductor—" Oh, no, That fellow is only a train-robber.” TOO UNANIMOUS. Husband—"Your jealousy of that woman is wholly unreasonable. Thaven’t seen her for a month.” Wife—"1 happen to know that you write to her every day though.” Husband—" Hamph! I'm merely declining her invitations.” (MAUNA rit AA NIM wan A GENTLE HERCULES. Mr. Rriwancitant (who Aas just joined the Spartan athletic club}—" Will cone of you gentlemen kindly diwect me to the cwoquet-gwound 7”