Judge, 1893-05-13 · page 6 of 16
Judge — May 13, 1893 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page collects brief humorous sketches typical of late-19th century American satire: **"Solemn Thought"** and **"Very Natural Conclusion"**: Simple jokes about children's innocent logic—a boy reasons that God must do enormous laundry since all angels wear white. **"Justifying Himself"** and **"Took Good Care of His Clothes"**: Ethnic humor featuring dialectal speech (stereotyped African American and Irish accents). Characters defend questionable behavior through dubious logic—a man exiting a saloon, a fireman damaging his helmet. **"He Made a Guess"**: Rural American naïveté—a farmer incorrectly explains New York's bridges as tidal mechanisms. **"At a Fashionable Watering-Place"**: Social satire about marriage-hunting among the wealthy. **"There Are Different Degrees of Courage"**: Contrasts a circus performer with wild animals against a professor caught out all night—implying domestic confrontation is scarier than actual danger. The page uses period-typical ethnic caricature and class-based humor to mock various social types.
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300 JUDGE SOLEMN THOUGHT. ‘THE Rev. Prairephul, during his sermon a few Sundays ago, caused his solemn hearers to titter audibly by saying these words—“ Have any of meant a half-formed wish. VERY NATURAL CONCLUSION. i Johnny (aged five)—"And do all the angels in heaven wear white, | || mamma?” . Mamma—"Yes, darling.” Johnny (sighing)—" Ob, dear, what a lot of washing God must have ELF. “Mr, Williams! T dun saw yo" comin’ out ob a saloon yesterday. 1 am s'prised at yo’, so am.” Mr. WitttaMs—" Miss Johnsing, look heah ; did yo' expec’ me t’ neb- ber cum out? De Lawd’s sake! I hed t’ cum out some time.” TOOK GOOD CARE OF HIS CLOTHES. Physician (at wounded fireman's bedside)—" He is not seriously injured—a few contusions on the scalp. It seems to me that the heavy helmet he wore ought to have given better protection.” Dooley (not long over)—" Oi tuk th’ hilmit aff me hid whin Oi saw th’ bhricks comin’ down, fur Oi tought it ‘ud be a cryin’ shame t’ shpoil a noice new hot loike thot.” AT A FASHIONABLE WATER- ING-PLACE, Mr, Billydoo— Surely you have not come here for the cure, Miss Hopeless?” Miss Hopeless—" It. depends on how you look at it. I have really come to find my mother a son-in-law." NE MADE A GUESS. For the land’s sake, Hiram ! what are them bridges for?” I guess it's because of the tides. New York is jest by the metimes the tides do rise pesky high.” THERE ARE DIFFERENT DEGREES OF COURAGE. . rip taSh . esate s This is the professor Sunday morning after coming hotne at six This is Signor Tomasso Murfini in his daring act among the wild beasts at Barnum's. a.m. and unable fo account to his wife for his missing wages and bis whereabouts during the night. comicbooks.com