Judge, 1892-08-13 · page 7 of 18
Judge — August 13, 1892 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical sketches typical of Judge's late 19th/early 20th-century humor: **"A Fair Enthusiast"** mocks a woman who claims interest in baseball but reveals complete ignorance—she thinks "Hale won" refers to a player rather than understanding Harvard beat Yale. The joke targets women feigning intellectual interest in male-dominated sports they don't understand. **"Good Grounds"** is a brief pun: a lawyer jokes that baseball grounds are as valid as any for divorce, satirizing both frivolous divorces and baseball's cultural prominence. **"An Accommodating Bar-Tender"** shows wordplay: a drunk asks to be "blown off" (treated to a drink), and the bartender literally blows seltzer in his face—physical comedy mocking drunkenness. The remaining pieces—"The Hammock," "An August Note," and "The S.G."—are light verse about summer activities and romantic disappointments. Overall, the page reflects Judge's focus on domestic life, gender relations, and gentle social observation rather than hard political satire.
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103 we played with the nine from the Ashpan house. Stafford pitched for us and Jones caught. Briggs pitched for them and Edmunds played behind the bat. I played "—— She (with great interest) “Who? Charlie Edmunds? with curly hair and blue eyes? Oh, how fascinating / Did he really ?” He (@ little wearily) —* Yes; and they made three in the first "— She—* Three what?” He—"Runs. And we made two in the third and one in the seventh "—— She—" Seventh what?” He— Innings.” She—" Oh, yes, of course. How stupid of me!" He—"Yes—no, Well, at the end of the eighth we were three to three, and they all went out in the ninth on pop flies to the infield.” “Oh, how fascinating. Really?” Yes. Well, Jones got ina single to right and went GOOD GROUNDS. & to second on Beech’s out; then Stafford struck out and yours. Lawyer —* Well, on what grounds do you wish divorce?" traly, came to the bal ent —"* Well, the base-ball grounds would suit me as well as any other place.” She —“ Who? A FAIR ENTHUSIAST. WAS sitting around the cor- ner of the hotel piazza and could not very well help over- hearing them. This is what 1 heard: He—“Are you interested in base-ball, Miss Rockaway ?” Ske (with intense enthu- siasm)—"Oh! I should think I was! Tom took me to the last Yarvard-Hale game and I never was so excited. There was such a handsome man. played full stop. Did you go?” He—“No, Hale won, didn’t she?" Ske (doubttully) —“ Ye-es. I believe so. Tom was ever so good and told me all about it, and I really know a great deal about it. I suppose you think a girlcan't know anything about base-ball, but "— He (hurriedly)—" Oh, yes! AN ACCOMMODATING BAR-TENDER. Of course. 1 wish you'd been Tuirsty [kr —"' Blow me off ter er drink, pard, will BAR-TENDER (suiting the action to the word )—"* Certainly, here last week to see the game yer?” © T'll blow yer off. How's this seltzer?” He—"Why, me. 1, you kno He—"Nes. Well, I got a ball just where I wanted it and slugged it over left field's head; good for two bags sure. Of course Jones came in and the game was over. She—So the other side beat you after all?” He (after a moment's silence, sighing wearily) —" Ves?" THE HAMMOCK, ALTHOUGH it's all the rage just now, In getting in be humble; You find, unless you know just how, You're apt to take a tumble. AN AUGUST NOTE, AFTER the small boy bas been in swimming. he is alarmed by the thought that if he does nc~ hide his tan his mother will tan his hide. THE S. G. I N SUMMER-TIME the bitter tears Adown our cheeks do trickle " ’ " Because we find the charming dears TTEDTONT ee We love so much are fickle. uae Mr. Lardy, do you ever write for the magazine now ?" But when the world grows cold and dark, 0, vRE—"* Why ?* , With wintry skies aboye it, Y—"* Well, I sold them a story for five dollars eight years ago and then spent thirty-three dol- We do not mourn the quenchéd spark— lars and sixty cents buying the magazine every month before it came out.” Tn truth, we're darn glad of it. comicbooks.com