Judge, 1894-02-03 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 3, 1894 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains several unrelated satirical items: **"An Expert"** mocks ranch culture—a visitor questions a rancher's boast about breaking horses, suggesting the feat requires skill beyond what the rancher possesses. **"A Fraternal Compliment"** satirizes a Confederate veteran at a grand-army banquet who receives unexpectedly warm reception, playing on post-Civil War reconciliation between North and South. **"Secretive Man"** jokes about a Philadelphia doctor who supposedly knows something important but won't share it. **"The Season in Washington"** features domestic dialogue about mail delivery and inconvenience. **"The English Curves"** and **"The Curtain-Raiser's Mistake"** appear to be theatrical or vaudeville humor involving performers and stage mechanics. The page primarily offers light social comedy rather than pointed political satire.
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AN EXPERT. RANCH-owNER —"* That's Big Bill, the best cow-puncher on the ranch. He can grab a four-yecr-old steer, throw him down and brand him, single-handed.”” Visrror —"* Is he a half-breed ?" RANcu-owNER—"* No ; he’s an ex-half-back on the Princeton foot-ball team." A FRATERNAL COMPLIMENT. 64 A CONFEDERATE veteran was invited to speak at the grand-army banquet last night. He gloried in the era of good feeling.” “ Was his effort received in the same fraternal spirit ?” “Yes; when he closed the toast-master requested the band to play * Dixie’ to the tune of ‘ Marching through Georgia.’ SECRETIVE MAN. Anxious inguirer—" What do the unitarians believe ?” Philadelphian —“ Well, Dr. Furniss is the only one in Philadelphia who knows, and he won't tell.” - THE SEASON IN WASHINGTON. Bridget—"Mt ye plaze, mum, Oi'll be lavin’ whin me mont’s up, an’ goin’ out oover beyan’ Sivintaynth strate Mistress—" Very well, Bridget; but why do you go over = there to live?” bj atten ReaD Bridget —“ Well, mum, Oi overheard the gintleman from stale ghncs don't yee kas the post-office tellin’ ye lasht noight, at supper, thot they've only Atcte—"" What do you like thray mails a day delivered oover thot way; an’ himsilf atin’ the 7 fife’ thot 'd bin cooked in this blessid house thot day. So Oi —"' The way the = #3 s pitcher Atte ine Emglish'ay the thought Oi'd go somewhere to wurruk where it’s not quite so demnition curves.” convaynient fur compan! GETTING INTO A SCRAPE, Naat = = o — aaa aT ule BSN a eT TA ape * THE CURTAIN-RAISER'S MISTAKE; OR, SPOILING.A BIG HIT. FAKEMAN (the ven- Ladies and gentlemen, T will conclude my performance with * Way down upon d" Serwan- = , an unparalleled ventriloquial duet, de-_e-e- rivur-r-r-t—ribber-r-r— a sway lise (Cur sais) fying any one in the audience to per- ceive a movement of the lips, — comicbooks.com