Judge, 1893-10-21 · page 7 of 16
Judge — October 21, 1893 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical cartoons and jokes typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American humor: **"Acquiring Information"**: A Frenchman's linguistic confusion provides the joke—he misinterprets "maiden speeches" (a legislator's first speech) as evidence that unmarried women serve in Congress, confusing the term "maiden" with female legislators. **"During the Storm"**: A child's logic joke—Gracie reasons that if God is in the storm (comforting her), her father should stay with God while she goes downstairs to be with her father. **"Wallie's Latest"**: A child mispronounces "monastery" as "monstrosity," creating innocent humor from youthful malapropism. **"A Bad Mistake"**: A python ate a man wearing a straw hat and regrets it—satirizing social pretension (the "dude" with his fashionable hat). **"A New Kind"**: Irish immigrants confuse "mermaid" with "manmaid" (a made-up creature), playing on dialect humor and immigrant unfamiliarity with English. The page emphasizes wordplay, children's innocent mistakes, and immigrant/class-based humor typical of the era.
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JUDGE ACQUIRING IN- FORMATION. ++NOW in your chamber of deputies—vat ces eet you call him?” said the Frenchman who was struggling to obtain a knowledge of the English language and of American institu- tions, “Congress.” “Qui, oui. In your congress you have ze ladies as members. Ees eet not true?” “No, The membership is confined to males.” “Ees eet possible I am meestaken? Ze word maiden, does ect not mean ze lady—ze unmarried lady?” “Tt does.” “Zen I am right, as members,” “Oh, no; you are wrong there.” “But, safe, I did see in your newspapairs about ze maiden speeches in your congress. Am I not right, sare?” DURING THE STORM. Gracie (calling down-stairs)—* Mamma, mamma! come up here. I'se ‘fraid !” Mamma (calling up)—" Now, Gracie, go back to bed like a good little girl. You know what mamma told you, That is God talking in the storm. He will take care of you.” % Gracie (five minutes later)—" Mam- ma, you come up here an’ stay wiv God a little while an’ let_me go down an’ stay wiv papa.” THE WEARISOMEST. OF THE wearying things in a weary world The wearisomest ex-/ant Is the wearisome mortal—he or she— Who tries to be ‘smart "—and can't. “A LITTLE PRESH. HEIR.” ‘You have in your congress ze unmarried ladies THE ONLY WAY. Harkins—" Hello, Hunker! How do you find business ?” Hunker—' By advertising.” oe W HAT’S that big building over there, Wallie WALLIE’S LATEST. asked the visitor, point- ing to the monastery that stood near Wallie’s home. “That,” said Wallie proudly, at the thought of telling somebody something they didn’t know; “that is the mon- strosity.” YOUR FRIEND'S ADVICE. THERE'S your friend who has given ad- vice; To be grateful you do not require. You will find, and you need not look twice, To get rid of it was his desire. FOREIGN PROVERB. HOUSEHOLD saints work no acles, A BAD MISTAKE. THE PyTHON—"* Great Scott! what an unmitigated ass I was to take that dude’s straw hat in along with the rest of him.” A NEW KIND. Par (just arrived in this country)—"' Look t' yer loine, man! Don’t vez see thot yez hov a boite?” PAT (as the diver comes up)—"* Thunderin’ Moses! an’ th’ loikes o” thot, but I niver seen a manmaid befoor.” i've seen mermaids comicbooks.com