Judge, 1894-04-21 · page 10 of 16
Judge — April 21, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple brief humorous anecdotes typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. The main recurring themes are domestic mishaps and social awkwardness: **"Thought He Would Wait"** depicts a husband who reassures his frightened wife about mysterious cellar noises—only to discover it's their cat stuck in a tomato can. The humor lies in his excessive caution in not investigating, seemingly afraid of what he might find. **Other sketches** address period concerns: musicians drinking, a woman's unsuitable singing voice, marital affection declining after six years, and a housewife's concern about expensive embroidered cushions being damaged by pins. **"Those Big Sleeves Again"** (bottom) references fashion, showing Irish immigrant Mrs. O'Flaherty recycling an old dress into children's clothing—commenting on either current sleeve fashions or working-class resourcefulness. The cartoons rely on situational comedy and social observation rather than political satire, reflecting Judge's entertainment-focused content for middle-class readers.
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ANOTHER HORROR, A serious cutting affray that occurred on Broadway the other day. THOUGHT HE WOULD WAIT. Bingo—" We had a terrible scare around at my house the other night.” Kingley —" You don't say. What was it?” | Bingo — Well, my wife woke me up in the middle of the night and said, *Jobn, there's some one walking around down cellar.’ 1 listened and sure enough there was a sound just like a quick succession of footsteps. I-can tell you, old man, it made my flesh creep.” Kingley—“1 can imagine so. But of course you didn’t let your wife know.” Bingo —* Ob, no. [tried to reassure her. I laughed it off—said she was dreaming; but pretty soon, thump, thump, thump, came that noise.” Kingley —" Was ita burglar?” } Bingo—"" Say, you might guess all day and you wouldn't hit it, so I'll tell you, It seems that H : we had tomatoes for dinner and the can was left i down cellar, Well, sir, our cat was prowling around down there, and of course she stuck her nose in that can. Then she found she couldn't get it out, so she went bumping around.” Kingley—" Well, that was singular. And you found her there when you went down, did you?” Bingo —" Oh, yes. But I can tell you, old fel- low, we didn’t sleep much the rest of that night.” Kingley —“ Why, 1 should have thought, after you had found out what it was, you wouldn't have had any trouble.” Bingo —" True. until next. morning.” But | didn’t go down there JUDGE ADVICE IN TIME. USICIANS should never be drinkers For fear they might go too far And thus get into the habit Of drinking at every bar. SINCERITY. Fred—* Heavens, man! Why on earth did you say that Miss Jones's voice should be cultivated abroad? She positively has no voice; and you ought to know it, in the same flats with he: Bert—* That's why I ad- vised that her voice be culti- vated abroad.” S AFTER SIX YEARS. Bangs —““It's six years since Charley was married, and he still calls his wife his A FEATHERWEIGHT. Dupe (toho has trod on westerner's foot)—"* Pardon me. Westerner (affably) —* Thet's all right, sonny, Er lit- le runt like you couldn't hurt me, no way: you, Mr, Lighth THOSE * Mrs. O'Hlootinan —"' Faith, Moike, will yez look at the two noice suits Oi've made fer the childer out of the slaves of this ould driss of moine?” *pet lamb.’ Perhaps it helps to remind him that he went wool-gathering when he MCBRIDE’S MISTAKE. S¢YVHAT on earth are you doing?” exclaimed Mrs. McBride when she saw her husband jabbing a pin into an ornamental piece of embroidery on her dressing-table, “ Merely putting a pin into this cushion, dear,” he replied. “Mercy me! I paid fifteen dollars for that pin-cushion at a church fair, and do you suppose I'm going to allow pins to be stuck into it ?” LOST HIS GRAVITY. Jouxnie—" Hold my balloon a moment, will Mx. Licutty: * Certainly, Johnnie.” BIG SLEEVES AGAIN. comicbooks.co