Judge, 1893-05-27 · page 4 of 16
Judge — May 27, 1893 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 330 This page contains several satirical sketches typical of late 19th-century humor: **"The Bride's Prelude"** mocks newlyweds visiting Milwaukee, with the new bride sighing that she wishes the fair were beer instead—a jab at both female sentimentality and beer-obsessed Milwaukee culture. **"The Wrong Beneficiary"** shows Uncle John receiving a bridal bouquet meant for someone else, satirizing wedding traditions and social confusion. **"Truth vs. Public Opinion"** depicts a judge questioning a drunk man's excuse of never drinking before. The prisoner admits ignorance of alcohol's effects, mocking both judicial processes and feigned innocence. **"Useless Alarm"** humorously shows a father unconcerned that his child swallowed his watch—he merely holds the chain, trusting it won't go far. The page concludes with "Popular Fallacies," a list of satirical observations about human nature, taste, and society—ranging from appetite and poetry to women's rights and theatrical drama. These target pretension, bad logic, and contemporary social attitudes.
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Mrs. pu Curry hero. Ie well deserves it THE BRIDE’S PRELUDE. HE was a sweet Milwaukee bride, Blue-eyed, with golden-hair ; Ier husband on her gazed with pride— They'd come to sce the fair, She gazed across the lake and sighed, He said, "* Why pensive, dear “Oh, Chawles,” the velvet voice rep! “If it were only beer!” KATE OM. CLEARY. Take this bouquet, Uncle John, and throw it to the THE WRONG BENEFICIARY. once fer half an hour.” re TRUTH VS. PUBLIC OPINION. Justice— You say that your intoxication was due to your never hav- Uxcte Joun—“' You're right, he does, Marthy. RSS <= AX SAN SKAN He ain't rested more ‘n ONLY FAIR FOR THE FOWL. A TEN once declared, A cock-fight in view, She felt quite prepared To have a set-too, POPULAR FALLACIES. HAT a good appetite is always bliss. That treading on a velvet carpet edifies the soul. ‘That it is worth while discovering a new comet. That calling it a landscape will im- prove a back yard. ‘That the poetic habit is an abomi- nation and a snare. ing taken a drink before, and ignorance of the effect it produced ?” S USELESS Al Foxp mortiter —"' For gracious sake, John, and will swallow it!" LARM. that child has got your watch in her mouth Joun (hachelor brother-in-law, and very fond of babies) —** Don't be the least alarmed, Mary, I've got hold of the chain ; it can’t go far.” ‘That encyclopaedic knowledge can purchase a five-cent cigar. That a taste for liquor is one of the symptoms of genius. That it’s easier to analyze a dude than carbonic-acid gas. ‘That cat-music isn’t strong enough to penetrate a brick wall. ‘That there's more science in safe- breaking than there is in poker. That watches with the most expensive movements keep the best time. That the man whose debts are all paid cares much about the decalogue. That Hamlet was mad. play the part are. That the forlorn bachelor is a more pleasing spectacle than the old maid. That a-Japanese or any other lap-dog possesses the sense of gratitude. That any one who has handled a gun is capable of shooting folly as it flies. That forked lightning is a more awe-inspiring sight than a woman mounting a ladder. ‘That woman's rights will ever transcend in importance the question of man’s wrongs. That it doesn’t make any difference whether you die of phthisis or just plain cirrhosis of the liver. That there's more tragedy in Othello than lies behind the fact of a man sewing on his own buttons. Prisoner—"* Yes, sir.” Justice—""Where are you from?” this young man up, officer, for thirty days for perjury N. B.—Most of the men who RATMAN MM, LEVY. comicbooks.com