Judge, 1893-11-18 · page 6 of 16
Judge — November 18, 1893 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple brief satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's humor style: **"Already Cooked"** mocks racial dialect humor common to the era, depicting a conversation about stolen chickens between what appears to be enslaved or formerly enslaved people. **"A Rustic Imitation"** satirizes a countryman who mimics church prayer rituals without understanding them, counting to ten instead of praying—poking fun at rural ignorance of urban/religious customs. **"Time to Mosey"** appears to reference a lynching scenario involving Judge Applejack and a Black person accused of theft, with a "mob of white gentlemen" organizing for "mutual protection"—presenting vigilante violence as darkly humorous. Other pieces include light social humor about West Point cadets, bicycle inventions, and domestic servant misunderstandings. The page reflects Judge's typical late-19th/early-20th-century approach: mixing genteel satire with racial caricature and violence portrayed as comedic fodder.
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Why not generate your own electric light for dark nights? ALREADY COOKED. HEARD AT A WEST-POINT CADET GERMAN. “Pap, ain’ we gwine t’ hab no chicken fo’ T’anksgibin'?” Par—" Now whad fo' yo’ axin’ me dat? Doan’ yo' know as well as I do Miss A—"1 am awfully fond of hunting-dogs.” dat Marse Ben's chicken-coop dun burn down wid all his chickens in it?” Miss B. (a rival)—“I suppose, if: you could, you would get a West A RUSTIC IMITATION. A COUNTRYMAN who had loiter- ed into an Episcopal church one Sunday morning was surprised to ob- serve that many of the worshipers, after seating themselves, bowed their heads for a few moments against the back of the pew in front of them. “I never see that done before,” he explained, “but I wa'n't goin’ ter be out of the fashion, so I jest ducked mine down too.” “You mean that you indulged in silent prayer,” suggested a listener. “Well, skursely,” was the reply. “IT counted ten.” ODD. NO ONE enjoys a good dinner more than a West Point cadet. The sighs of content that issue from him after dinner are directly proportional to the size of his contents. A NEW ACCESSORY. Western theatre-manager—" What play are you going to give me?” Advance agent —"* Ten Nights in a Bar-room.'" Western theatre-manager —“Any good 2” Advance agent —" Any good! Why, sir, our company carries a ten- thousand-dollar bar,” Graxpra—"' There's a fly. Grandpa learn Freddy to play slap.” Pointer.” MORE SENSITIVE FAR. AN IMAGE of snow the boys had made In the likeness of a man, But when the sunbeams on it shone Down into the ground it ran, As if, forsooth, it was quite ashamed To be only a make-believe— More sensitive far, in that respect, ‘Than some of the sons of Eve. MRLEX W, GROVE. THE DIFFERENCE. Mistress —" What kind of pies are these, cook ?” Cook—" Some av ‘em is appul an’ some is mince. Mistress —“But 1 told you to mark them so they could be told apart; and they are all marked ‘T. M.” Cook —" So they be, mum—''Tis mince’ an’ ‘ain't mince.’ ” SOILED. First’ mythological character — “Haven't you something better than the sun to offer me?” Second mythological character — G. WAsiINGTON (running up out of breath)—" Taik t' de woods, ” « What's the matter with the sun?” honey ; taik t" de woods !" = Msbeteal ch Mrs. G, Wasitinor: Lawd sabe us! whad de trubble?” First mythological. character — G. Wasuixcrox—"* Jedge Applejack, ober in de nex’ county, hab“ Well—er—you know it’s got spots ‘cused a cullud pusson ob stealin’ one ob his dorgs, an’ a mob ob white gemm_n hez riz fo’ mutual pertection.”” TIME TO MOSEY. AN ADEPT PUPIL Freppy—" Zere's fly. Freddy play — comicbooks.com