Judge, 1892-09-03 · page 5 of 16
Judge — September 3, 1892 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains six separate humorous sketches typical of late-19th-century American satirical magazines: 1. **"Her Windows"** jokes about a woman's mysterious demeanor using the "eyes as windows to the soul" metaphor. 2. **"Never Known Before"** satirizes unreliable timekeeping by mocking a watch that actually keeps correct time—presented as shockingly rare. 3. **"Superstitious"** mocks a woman rejecting a suitor because she already has twelve engagements and fears thirteen as unlucky, satirizing both superstition and women's dating prospects. 4. **"The Hunter Hunted"** presents a morality tale about a man fleeing the law after five years of supposedly reformed behavior. 5. **"So Appropriate"** jokes about giving a musical woman solid silver tuning-forks as a wedding gift—a pun on her interests. 6. **"Nothing to Read"** mocks "dudes" (fashionable but empty-headed men) who lost nothing in a poker game because they had nothing to lose, implying intellectual emptiness. The page showcases Judge's blend of social commentary and genteel humor targeting Victorian-era foibles.
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THE SULTAN’S SMOKE; OR, A TALE OF MISPLACED REVENGE. HER WINDOWS. SAID to Maud, who loves to shade Her earnest orbs ‘neath lashes brown, ** If eyes be windows of the soul, Now tell me why, most charming maid, You always keep the blinds pulled down.” NEVER KNOWN BEFORE. Biggerstaff—"1 saw.a most remarkable thing to-day.” Gildersleeve—" What was it?” Biggerstaf—"A chatélaine watch, car- ried by a young lady, which indicated the correct time.” SUPERSTITIOUS. se YOU DIDN'T succeed very well with the young heiress?” “No; she was superstitious.” “What was the cause?” “She said she had twelve engagements on hand, and feared that the thirteenth might be unlucky.” FouND WANTING, THE HUNTER HUNTED. THE RESULT long ago I foresaw, For his character carried a flaw. Ilis chances seemed not at all slim, Bat now they're exceedingly grim, For five years he followed the law, But now ‘tis the law follows him, SO APPROPRIATE, Katherine —“ She's intensely musical. What would be a nice wedding present?” Sitvia—* Why don't you give her a dozen solid silver tuning-forks ?” NOTHING TO READ. dollars.” PoLty—'* What did the others lose?" CHantiz—* Nothing ; they were dudes.” CHARLIF—" Three of us sat in a poker game last night with a mind-reader, and I lost forty ; | comicbooks.com