Judge, 1893-12-23 · page 5 of 16
Judge — December 23, 1893 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical sketches typical of Judge's humor circa the late 19th/early 20th century: **"A Flirtation on Skates"** mocks romantic expense—a man calculates he's spent over $400 courting a woman, only to receive a homemade pen-wiper as a Christmas gift, highlighting the disparity between male financial investment and female reciprocation. **"She Was in Mourning"** jokes about a woman demanding black-soled shoes while in mourning, a minor social convention absurdly taken to extremes. **"A Free Translation"** satirizes anarchists by having them parody upper-class pretensions (chanting "Liberty, Fraternity, Equality" while eating pretzels and drinking lager)—mocking both revolutionary rhetoric and immigrant stereotypes. **"A Maiden's Name"** plays on Shakespeare: naming a daughter "Yorick" (a male character/skull from *Hamlet*) creates confusion about masculine versus feminine naming conventions. The sketches reflect Judge's general editorial stance: mocking sentimentality, financial folly, immigrant groups, and social pretension through domestic scenarios and wordplay rather than explicit political commentary.
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A FLIRTATION ON SKATES AND ITS SAD ENDING. luxurious. man, the young lady. mourning.” OVERWHELMED. Cleverton (ener- ing Dashaway's room) —"Hello, old man! What are you so busy figuring on?” Dashaway—" Oh, I'm having a little mathematics all to my- Dashaway—*Well, you know I have paid her consider- able attention the last year, and I have just been looking over my expense-book to see how Cleverton —"1 see. Care riages, theatres, flowers, and so Dashaway— Exactly. How much do you suppose it is?” Cleverton—"Oh, 1 couldn't guess, How much? Dashaway —"Well, it's over four hundred dollars.” Cleverton—" Phew! But consider, old fellow, what a good cause it has been in. Such a generous, whole-souled girl as that! So appreciative too! Why, it’s a pleasure to entertain her.” Dashaway—" Of course. She is one of the most generous, whole-souled, appreciative girls I ever met. I've just received a Christmas-gift from her.” Cleverton (admiringly)—" I'll bet it's some- thing fine Dashaway—* Yes, indeed. When I think of the time she spent on it—it was made with her own A REBUKE, robin an’ not one in his eye! look nice trailin’ Injuns wid a rifle, you would !" SHE WAS IN MOURNING. ‘A YOUNG woman who dropped into a shoe-store the other day to get a number — shoe was greatly dissatis- fied, though the stock was large and “Can't we suit you with these fine goods, miss ?" said the bland sales- ~ “You have none I can wear,” said “T must have a pair black on the bottom, as I am in { A FREE TRANS- A BAND of anarchists were parading with a banner bearing the in- scription, “ Liberty ternity ! Equality ! “What mean?” asked a spectator of a well-dressed citizen. self. You know Maude “ Cheese! Pretzels ! Twickenham ?” Lager!" returned the plu- Cleverton—Of 2. tocrat. course.” Datei. Boone, jr. (severely)—"* Seventeen buckshot in dat Wot I told yer to aim fer? You'd JUDGE LATION. ! Fra- does that | HE DIDN'T KNOW THE STYLE, **Scuse me, sah; ‘scuse me, but "— Wurre—"* Well, what is it, uncle?" BLac Yo’ mus’ ‘scuse me fo’ stoppin’ yo’, sah; but—eh—yo' clo’hs is comin’ down,” J TOO GOOD TO LAST. [7 ISN'T strange at Christmas time we find the moments Ay; Then everything is lovely and the mistletoe hangs high, THEN THE NEWSPAPERS WOULD PRINT HER PICTURE. {| } She —" John, | want two hundred and fifty dollars.” “Another word, Maria, and I shall be compelled to hand you over to the police as a dangerous crank.” THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI . TOURIST. He—Your itinerary took you to Rome, I believe?” She—'Yes, Fine old town.” He—" Of course you went to St. Peter's often, then She—"No, Unfortunately the rector was away on his vacation.” A MAIDEN’S NAME. oe W HAT shall we name her?” said Mrs. Darley as she gazed fondly at her first-born, “We'll name her Yorick,” replied Mr. Darley. “Yorick ?” ech- oed his wife. “Why, that’s a masculine hands, old man— why, it breaks me all up." Cleverton —" can imagine so. What was it?” Dashaway name.” (holding it up)— Ne “Indeed it “Here it is. Isn't ING isinoraapidnt it fine?" Shakespeare say ‘A Cleverton (puz- lass, poor Yor- zled)—" But what ick?” is it?” Dashaway —" Why, can't you see? It's a pen-wiper. Say, old man?” Cleverton—“ Well?” Dashaway —"1 will bet anything the material for that gift cost as much as fifteen cents.” TOM MASSON. 6 comicbooks.com