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# "Plucky Dave" - Judge Magazine, July 7, 1894 This illustration depicts a figure labeled "Plucky Dave" standing defiantly on a burning ship's deck amid chaos and destruction. The poem beneath celebrates his courage: "The boy stood on the burning deck, / Whence all but him had fled; / The flames lit the battle's wreck, / Shone 'round him, o'er the dead." This appears to reference the famous poem "Casabianca" (1826) about a young sailor's loyalty during naval combat. The 1894 date and nautical disaster imagery suggest this likely comments on a contemporary maritime event or political figure nicknamed "Dave," though the specific reference is unclear without additional context. The satire seems to praise or mock steadfast resolve amid catastrophe.