Judge, 1894-03-24 · page 10 of 16
Judge — March 24, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate satirical pieces typical of late-19th-century humor: **"Not a Bit Afraid"** mocks working-class Irish immigrants through dialect humor. A nervous woman fears train accidents; a brakeman reassures her that every wheel has brakes. The joke's darker implication—his final line suggesting safety "depends on the kind o' life you'd been leading"—contains moralistic class commentary common to the era. **"Easter Sunday"** gently satirizes social vanity, noting that churchgoers were more focused on admiring each other's fine clothing ("toilettes") and the sermon's beauty than actually listening to the sermon itself. **"Logical Judgment"** presents the same reassurance scenario with the same punchline, suggesting Judge was recycling popular comedic material. **"A Tale of Elongation"** is a wordless comic strip showing a zebra stuck in quicksand calling for help, then—through increasingly absurd stretching attempts—gradually transforming into a giraffe. It's pure visual absurdist humor without social commentary.
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NOT A BIT AFRAID, y. Livey, are you afraid 0” work?" je afraid o° work! Why, sa-a down alongside 0” work and pass into peaceful slumber.” Worker — Liveroxe Day “Because every wheel has a brake.” was the reply. “But, sir,"" she returned fearfully, JUDGE EASTER SUNDAY. Ho’ beautiful the flowers— The lilies white and fair ! The music was delightful— ‘The hymns, the chanted prayer. The toilettes were so perfect, Of textures rich and rare, No wonder that each of us Would at the other stare. Oh! ‘twas a glorious service, And you should have been there. “* But how about the sermon?" You've got me, I declare. LOGICAL JUDGMENT. NEW YORK woman, little accustomed to traveling and nervous rather than otherwise, found herself on the empire- state express the other morning, bound for Buffalo, The train had hardly passed Tarrytown when the old lady asked the brakeman if there was any fear of an accident. ma‘am.” he replied. but no danger.” “Why?” asked the anxious woman, suppose something should get wrong with the brake 2” “Well, then the engine could be reversed, or a pressure could be put on strong enough to keep the cars from slipping.” would become of us“all then?” “Well,” replied the brakeman slowly, as if weighing a momentous question with all the care it deserved, “that, ma‘am, would depend on the kind'o’ life you'd been leading.” waurne c. xicnots. tilt) Witty f perfectly sound one. um : ONE OF THOSE DELICIOUS MOMENTS IN LIFE when you recover from the gas to discover that the dentist has pulled the wrong tooth, and that tooth a A TALE OF ELONGATION. 1, Zebra (fallen into quicksand, to elephant) =" Help! help! 5. ——Hully chee! it's a giraffe, samiebookscam,