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# Judge Magazine Page 276 Analysis This page is a collection of brief satirical sketches typical of Judge's humor. Key pieces: **"A Disciple of Franklin"** mocks a vagrant who refuses to work, inverting Ben Franklin's self-reliance ethic—he won't budge for a dollar. **"A New Meaning"** satirizes Tammany Hall (NYC's Democratic political machine) through Irish-accented characters debating whether a rival politician can be beaten. The joke: calling someone a "Sunday-school politician" is an insult, but one trained at McKane's Sunday-school (likely a rival institution) is somehow worse—pure factional mockery. **"Giving Them a Character"** uses a child's malapropism for comedy: explaining his family's Americanism, the boy excludes "Aunt Co" because "she's a Baptist"—confusing religion with nationality. **"In the Theatre"** shows a man pleased to find a "sensible girl," then disappointed when she laughs at comedy and cries at tragedy—mocking sentimental theater conventions. The top section humorously lists requirements for various professions (journalist, policeman, actress), using visual puns and occupational stereotypes.
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276 WHAT YOU NEED IF YOU WISH TO BE A policeman, SEGMENTARY. A journalist. Pat —" Phwat koind av poy have y Deli ple poy. \ Pat—“Bring me a |! shmall sediment av it.” A NEW MEANING. ] First Tammany man —*I'm afraid we can’t beat Smith.” Second Tammany man —" Pshaw ! he's \/ a Sunday-school politician, they say.” First Tammany man—" Yes, but he be- longed to McKane’s Sunday-school, you see.” ACTION, #6 ALLL things will come to him who waits” But here's a rule that's slicker : The man who goes for what he wants Will get them all the quicker. Soaks Mt An actress, A DISCIPLE OF FRANKLIN. (abruptly) —" One dollar.” VAGRANT (philosophically) —" dollar till yer try ter get it out uv me. GIVING THEM A CHARACTER. HEY were discussing the undesirability of foreign additions to native families. Frankie listened uneasily and finally became very anxious to explain his position and avoid misunderstandings. “ We are all Ameri- cans in our family,” he assured them, raising his tiny voice, “all Americans ‘cept Aunt Co, and she’s a Baptist.” SATISFACTORILY EXPLAINED. . sWwua T is the cause of the blockade of this street for the last two weeks?” “ A chess-club has been moving into new quarters in the next block.” PRAYERS BY THE ENTIRE FAMILY. Stranger (to minister's little daughter) —" Is your father at home, honer ‘Il never know de real value uv a Ericure Epwarp (the tramp bear) — Ah, what a nice bit of stray pork ! If T only had a few beans to go with it I think I could get along without the brown-bread.” sy —"" No, but mother is; and she'll pray with you, you poor, miserable sinner.” IN THE THEATRE, He congratulated himself when he entered and found a sensible girl before him— —and then there was comedy— —and tragedy. comicbooks.com