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This page from *Judge* contains multiple satirical pieces targeting courtship and gift-giving customs of the era. **"The Acrobat and the Tiger"** (main comic) depicts a man performing acrobatic feats while being chased by a tiger—likely satirizing a romantic suitor's desperate, undignified efforts to win favor. **"Poor Charles!"** shows two women debating Christmas gifts for an unfaithful boyfriend. The satire mocks both the man's casual infidelity (he flirted with "less than three" girls simultaneously) and the woman's forgiving nature—she downgrades from an expensive watch-charm to a necktie despite his clear indifference. **"A Great Sacrifice"** jokes about a woman skipping church in new finery rather than truly sacrificing anything. The poem "Not Under the Mistletoe" plays on Christmas tradition, cleverly describing a kiss witnessed by the beloved's parents rather than stolen secretively. The "Books for the Holidays" section offers tongue-in-cheek literary recommendations matching professions to titles—satire on both publishing trends and social types.

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= Sy eS | Doily—"1 didn’t know Howard worea watch--hain.” Madge —* Howard? Why, my dear, the best pres- ent is for Charlie.” Dolly —"* You're joking THEY say my darliog has her mother’s eyes— Large, limpid blue and baby-bright, Her father's clear-cut nose, a dainty size, Tip-tilted till ‘tis “* out of sight.” I kissed my love, by Christmas-tide made wise, “Under the mistletoe”? or ‘* rose"? Ab, no! I kissed her ‘neath her mother's eyes ‘And under her dear father’s nose. 2 MADRLINE ORVIS eray’s. “Roundabout Pa- For the sign-painter — Hawthorne's “The Scarlet Letter.” For the pawnbroker — 430 JUDGE a , B THE ACROBAT AND THE TIGER. Madge—The brute! I'm so glad you i told me this, my dear. I wouldn't give him | as much as a kiss now, even if he caught me | under the mistletoe.” NOT “UNDER THE MISTLETOE.” dr gu | POOR CHARLES! BOOKS FOR THE = ' Madge—"T've bought HOLIDAYS. | all the Christmas presents I ‘OR the aged—Scott’s “Old I : intend to make this year. Mortality.” as i Here's the lovely watch- For the engineer—A vol- fox } charm I spoke to you about. ume of Burns. ats It cost so much more than I For the accountant — fool : expected that the other gifts Lowell's“Among my Books. ont had to be mere trifles.” For the tramp—Thack- 7h ; You surely don’t mean to Dickens's “Our Mutual { give that flirt your best pres- Friend. ent.” For the man with an ele- u Madge—“ Well, 1 did phant on his hands—Bulwer' ing hear he flirted dreadfully with “ What Will He Do with It?” ‘ all the girls last summer. Do you think it was For the retired coal- true ?* dealer — Dr. Doran's “ Mon- and Dolly —“True? Of course it was, archs Retired from Busi- cal never engaged to less than three at the same time.” ness, Madge —"* That wasn't very nice of him. I guess, after all, I'll give him the box of handker- chiefs instead.” Dolly —"If 1 were you I wouldn't give him even that. He never cared anything for you when | there were other girls around.” | Madge—"He has been careless of me at | times, but I always supposed it was his thoughtless way, But you are always right, my dear, Let me see, I'll just give him the a wht match-box.’ ana Dolly —* You are of a any ad very forgiving nature, If a man always took me in a street-car when he could afford a carriage for other girls“ Madge—e did do that, didn’t he? The mean thing! I'll just give him this old necktie.” Dolly—" Well, suit your- self, I see you still care for him. But I can tell you he doesn't care the least little bit for you. A lot of us were | Ox Rx RARE looking over Tessie’s album i the other day, and when we i came to your picture he said that you had been having A GREAT SACRIFICE. poosograptes BUCK off the aged away from church lat Suttny te onier wae eine der hess a : s riend, | tien ribs ek wont te boc td lid? Inst = il "ae Ghstevs—" I dont see anything so self-sacifcing in that i bi ? Iss Uprercrust—“ Yes ; but she had just got a new dress and hat.” | comicbooks.com