Judge, 1894-04-28 · page 8 of 18
Judge — April 28, 1894 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical cartoons mocking social pretense and financial hypocrisy among the wealthy. **"A Haunted Man"** depicts a self-made millionaire ("Old Gotrocks") troubled by guilt—he's "got blood on his hands," likely referring to ruthless business practices. **"They Come High"** shows a wealthy father opposing his daughter's suitor despite her love. The humor lies in the daughter's naive assumption that declaring her love should suffice, unaware of the father's financial concerns. She ultimately reveals the real issue: her father must *pay* for the young man's courtship expenses—exposing that even romance among the wealthy is transactional. **Lower cartoons** include ethnic stereotypes typical of period humor (an "optical delusion" with offensive racial caricature, and a German-accented dialogue). The page satirizes how money, not sentiment, truly governs upper-class relationships and how the wealthy mask mercenary motives behind propriety.
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A HAUNTED MAN. Bouter—"* Old Gotrocks is break- ing up fast. [wonder what ails him? STAVER—"' Don't saya word. He's got blood on his hands." Borter—" You don't mean it!" SrAvER—" Ve h ‘ter mar- ried an Italia THEY COME HIGH, per, I love him.” Wildneck uttered these words she laid her hand on her father's shoulder in the old fa- miliar way he knew so well. To her simple, chi ure the fact that she loved C kb: enough, for, alas! poor child, she was not versed in the ways of the world, being not yet old enough to enter society. “That may be, my child,” said her millionaire parent gently as he smoothed her hand between his own was His arriancep—"' Benn His arriaxceD— . I think he is the handsomest man I ever sai ia Brany—" | am surbrised mid you. How gan you loog me in der face und ‘an Ri say dot JUDGE broad palms; “but you must re- member that there is something else besides love to be considered. 1 doubt very much if this young man would make a fit companion for my daughter. I will be frank, my dear, and tell you that I have been look- ing up his record and I find that it is not all I could wish it to be. Up to a few months ago he appeared to be a plain, straightforward, simple young fellow, living with his parents and within his income. Suddenly I find him branching out into all sorts of extravagances. I discover that he has joined two clubs, that he has been taking you out to ride a great deal, sending you flowers, and, in fact. indulging in all sorts of reck- lessness "— “But, father,” she interrupted, “T told him he could.” “Told him he could her astonished parent. “* Wh: do you mean?” cpeated what ith a little cry of petulance at having been thwarted for the first time in her life the spoiled and petted darling of an indulgent sire twisted herself into his lap and said as she kissed him playfully, “T thought if I told you I loved THE GRE Ti Aomissies PROFFESS0R HE HAD BEEN THERE, Honcry Hiccins—" Le’s go in; i's free. Weaxy Watkins—" Not much I won't! One o' dem fellers put de fix- in’s on me oncet an‘ made me saw half a cord o' wood ‘fore I cum to,” him that would be enough. Don't you understand, you dear old papa?” must confess that I do not,” replied her father, “Don't you want to marry this young man “Why, certainly I do,” replied his daughter impatiently,“ But, papa, dear, don't you expect to pay for him?” Tos Masson. HIS CHOICE, Parks—* You can go to Lon- don, stay six months, get a suit of clothes, and come back cheaper than you can stay in New York.” —"So you can on the island, and I'd rather do it.” Mose—" Oh, Lawdy! it's de debbil, shuah.” AN OPTICAL DELUSION, Tue cow. “* What's the matter with that fool nigger now, I wonder?” _—__4—_— comicbooks.com