Judge, 1894-08-18 · page 6 of 16
Judge — August 18, 1894 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page collects several brief satirical sketches typical of Judge's humor: **"Out of It"** mocks political corruption—a senator complains he missed out on the "sugar deal" (likely referring to tariff manipulation or stock speculation) because he was conveniently absent and received no advance tip. The satire targets politicians' casual acceptance of insider trading. **"How He Proposed"** presents a courtship where the couple's whispered asides (sotto voce) reveal they're lying to each other. She demands he be short, poor, and worship her; his muttered responses admit he's tall, rich, and vain. The joke satirizes insincere romantic performance. **"Too Hot"** jokes about summer heat and minimal clothing. **"A First Consideration"** humorously suggests men prefer clubs because there are no "tidies"—decorative antimacassars (chair coverings), implying domestic spaces are overly fussy. **"Sold"** depicts a street vendor and various lower-class characters in working-class dialect humor. The overall tone targets hypocrisy, romantic pretense, and social pretension among the middle and upper classes.
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OUT OF IT. Frienp—"' Well, they can't accuse you of being in that sugar deal, sen- ‘Tue, sexator—" No, 1 was out of town at the time and the mangy sneaks didn't give me a tip until it was too late to speculate.” HOW HE PROPOSED. She—" Whatever Helen saw in Tom Jones to marry him 1 don’t see.” He— Nor 1." She (decisively) —""The man | marry must be short.” Yes?" (Sotto voce.) (Sotto (Sotto voce.) “I'm poor. he—“And have no petty vices, He—*Vou are quite righ (Sotto voce.) “I've got ‘em all.” She— Nor large one: “Of course.” (Sotto That lets me out "And have a ti TOO HOT. don a lot of hot clothes, Hear me?” Jounsie (40 ae cher) —"" Vog-catcher, dere’s a little dorg I'l sell yer fer adime. ‘Than 7 z JUDGE SOLD, He—Good gracious, Ethel !" She—"And he must worship the very ground I stand on.” He—" Why, Ethel, / do that; but "— She—But what, George He—"'1 see 1 have no show to—er—to aspire to” She —"Oh, George. this is so sudden! But you may ask—— There, now, you've rumpled my hair all up, you horrid boy!" A FIRST CONSID- ERATION. She— Tell me, why do men so much prefer staying at their club to visiting their friends?” He—"Well—er—not to be ungallant—but, for one thing, there are no— er—tidies there.” Ciirr—"'T tell you what, Lucy; if this warm weather keeps up am going to emigrate to some place where people are not compelled to —Dat is, ef his mother is willin’.” THE STRAW HAT. —— until the rain fell— —and now it's Mrs. Simpson's, comicbooks.com