Judge, 1895-08-03 · page 4 of 16
Judge — August 3, 1895 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Satire Explanation This page contains multiple brief satirical pieces typical of late 19th-century American humor: **"An Exciting Game"** mocks rural/working-class gambling culture through exaggerated dialect. **"Vindicating His Honor"** satirizes domestic servitude and class relations—a poor man claims he's working as revenge against his employer, reversing expected power dynamics for comic effect. **"By the Card"** jokes about a marriage proposal rejected via posted sign—commentary on impersonal modern communication and female independence (the woman's autonomy to refuse). **"Light Farce"** ridicules theatrical hypocrisy: an actor singing "There's only one girl in the world for me" while allegedly paying alimony to three wives. **"An Affray"** uses offensive ethnic stereotypes (common to the era) to mock urban diversity and child mischief. **"Naturally Unnatural"** offers a class joke: a British aristocrat's illegitimate son appears deformed to American tourists, playing on British social pretension. The page reflects Gilded Age concerns: immigration, class mobility, women's changing roles, and American attitudes toward British hierarchy.
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AN EXCITING GAME. The pot holds a chicken against a ripe watermelon, and each has drawn one card, VINDICATING HIS HONOR, ‘Tuiesty THrockMorton (sternh)—"* U've long suspected yer uv workin’, Priggsey, an’ now I ketch yer bareface in de dastardly ack PERSPIRING PRIGGS (Aoarsely)—"*'S-s-t, pard—yer wrong ! Dis isa revengeful sackerfise, De lady sed she'd gimme sunthin’ ter eat only on condition dat worked fer it. (fore hoarsely.) I'm doin’ dis job ter git up an appetite ‘er eat her outer house an’ home !* Seeesen AT THE SETTLING. is is the way the summer-hotel bill looks to Mr. BY THE CARD. sre thumped the keys of her writing-machine, And a fairer thumper I've sel- dom seen ; So | popped tie question, then and there, Kneeling beseechingly by her chair, She answered me not, but she nodded her head At a card on the wall, which silently said, In the mo t unfeelingly positive way, Take. Novic Tis ts mY nUsY DA’ wey tw INOPPORTUNE SERVICE had commenced and the minister paced wildly up and down, strug- gling with a tight cravat. ‘To cover his embarrassment he finally gasped, “ Brethren, let us sing three stanzas of hymn number eight which was, unfortunately, * Blest be the tie that binds.” And this is the wav said bill looks to the proprietor when, unable to think of anything more, he finally relinquishes jt with a sigh, $ Jenkins, IN THE PARK. THE gardens and the cycle-paths A close resemblance bear. For now the flower-beds are clothed With blooming plants so fair While o'er the winding wheeling-course— Devotees of the fad — On graceful * bikes” fair maidens speed Likewise with bloomers clad. WM. GERARD CHAPMAN, J. AN AFFRAY. Teacher —" Now then, Tommy Rug- gles; late again! What is the meaning of this 2” Tommy—* Well, dey was a dago an’ acoon a-fightin’, an’ a sheeny wasn’t a- doin’ nothin’ on’y jist lookin’ on, an’ a cop come along an’ run ‘em all in; an’ I got late a-watchin’ of “em.” LIGHT FARCE, THE orchestra gave a few preliminary sighs. The actor who was known to have two breach-of-promise suits pending, and to be paying alimony to three differ- ent wives, with great earnestness began to sing the song, “There's only one girl in the world for me.” WHAT 1 Country rouicemax — top of your head off !" WOULD DO. Move on now, or I'll club the DECIPHERING AN ABBREVIATION. ++ LJERE'S a letter for Dugout, 1. K .” said one postal- clerk to another.“ What do you suppose B. K. stands for? Not British Columbia, surely “No,” replied the man addressed. bleeding Kansas.” “ That stands for It was sent to the sunflower state. NATURALLY UNNATURAL. American tourist — Bur who is the dreadfully de- formed young man with Lord Chepe?” British guide Jo, sur, that ‘ere’s Lord Billin’s, gate’s natural son, sur,” comicbooks.com