Judge, 1893-09-09 · page 4 of 16
Judge — September 9, 1893 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's format. **"Ballade to Fauvette"** is a romantic poem with no apparent satire—it nostalgically recalls a Venetian gondola trip and appears to be straightforward sentimental verse. The small cartoon vignettes mock domestic life: "Size and Weight Made All the Difference" jokes about a young man's audacity visiting late; "A Reasonable Request" satirizes a sleeping husband during church; "Giving Him Away" plays on a child innocently revealing the father's past as a "high flyer" (womanizer); and "One Way Out of It" presents marital discord as a husband threatens to join the neighbor's late-night activities rather than sleep alone. **"A Curious Plant"** appears to reference a cyclone that displaced someone named Bill Jimson. **"Big-Foot Abe; or, The Disappointed Alligator"** is illustrated with three sequential panels depicting someone in the Florida Keys encountering an alligator—likely a humorous tall tale. The page emphasizes domestic comedy and regional American humor rather than political satire.
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148 BALLADE TO FAUVETTE. ALONG the sea the limpid moon Is wrinkled by the waves that fret ‘The margin with a silver croon, Half-querulous ; each starry jet Is broken to a chansonette Of rhyming lights in foamy spray, Recalling when we sailed, Fauvette, Through Venice in Love's gondola. For so I call those precious hours, When marble shaft and parapet Each held a god, and rosy bowers Concealed a Pan, whose piping set Sweet perfumes in a minuet Of reeling scents, while far away Was heard the drip of oars, Fauvette, Througa Venicz in Love's gondola, To-night all sailless spreads the sea, The rose with dew is dripping wet ; While ‘mid the leaves | hear a bee That drones of day's uncanceled debt. I wait and hope that somewhere yet Will spread a crystal-celled Cathay, Where we may dream as once, Fauvette, ‘Through Venice in Love's gondola, LeNvol. While roses hear the triolet Of nightingales in vesture gray, I sail again with you, Fauvette, ‘Through Venice in Love's gondola. ieaiaicaeliaioas SIZE AND WEIGHT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Para (sotto voce) — "The impudent young Papa—‘'I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, sir. Pray whelp! I'll teach him to stay as late as this on his don’t hurry off.” first call." A REASONABLE REQUEST. T THE conclusion of the sermon Brother Barton was still asleep and snoring vigorously. The minister gave out the hymn, “Oh, where shall rest be found?" and then said, “ Will Sister Bar- ton be kind enough to wake her husband up and let the organist play the accompaniment?” GIVING HIM AWAY. Infant terrible — Pop, do men ever have wings?” Father—*That's a foolish question; why do you ask it?” Infant terrible —* Cause | heard ma telling Mrs. le you used to be a high flyer.” ONE WAY OUT OF IT, Mrs, Twickenham —"It is perfectly scandalous the way that man opposite carries on every night since his wife has gone away.” Twickenham —"\ know it. He keeps me awake until two or three in the morning. But if he continues T know what I'll do.” Mrs. Twickenham —" What?” Twickenkam—*V'll go over there and join him.” NOT PARTICULAR, Gracie Verge—" Please give mea penny, Aunt Jo." ; ; Aunt Jo (in the usual bankrupt stage)—" Too bad, ; ‘ sj A COMOUSSPEANTS as pet! I haven't a red cent.” ROFESSOR CAMBRIDGE —* That is a very curious plant. What do you call it?" rie Pore 4 ali ‘ Teomo Ike—"' Thet ain’t no plant, pardner ; thet's Bill Jimson’s ha'r thet the cyclone took up Gracie Verge" 0b; | done amind shout the colar about three miles an’ dropped, We aia’t had time ter dig him out yit.” of it, The cent is what I want. Any color will do. een \ i, BIG-FOOT ABE; OR, .THE DISAPPOINTED ALLIGATOR. A story of the Florida keys, comicbooks.com