Judge, 1897-09-25 · page 4 of 16
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# Judge Magazine Satire Page Analysis This page contains several short satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"Diamonds Recut"** presents mock-philosophical aphorisms parodying fortune-cookie wisdom and political rhetoric—particularly the phrase "my party, right or wrong," which satirizes blind partisan loyalty. **The illustrated vignettes** mock everyday social situations: a woman marrying for the practical reason that her ex-wives won't divorce him; a husband preventing his recovering wife from talking by requesting she only ask questions; and a farmer's son claiming his college education makes answering "ungrammatical" women's questions harder than real labor. **"Oom Paul's Wit and Wisdom"** ridicules Boer leader Paul Kruger through anecdotes about his purported wisdom—particularly his arbitration of an inheritance dispute, which is presented as absurdly biased rather than clever. **The "Hard Times" cartoon** jokes about poverty: a boy says his basket of food came from his father working (playing Hamlet at theater), not charity—suggesting theatrical work barely qualifies as legitimate employment. The overall tone mocks pretension, hypocrisy, and social absurdity of the era.
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udge DIAMONDS RECUT, THE woman who hesitates is won, Man wants but little here below, and keeps on wanting. Fools make feasts for wise men to eat and get the gout. In the reproof of chance lies the true proof of a good bluffer. My party, may she always be right; but, right or wrong, my party. The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred in their wills. Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some become aldermen. When poverty comes in at the door love goes home to papa and brings hubby with her. Home- keeping youth hath ever homely wits—which may explain why Weary Willies say Copyright, 1806, by Fath, so many witty things in comic JUDGE'S FAVORITES. Papers. xpowaep CLAYTON SAVAGE. MADGE. LESSING : nese" ‘The gentleness that lights your eyes +* PERFECT happiness,” de- Is eres than a stage dle Faad clared Aunt Sarah,“ con- Whetner youre in the Townra-Whiel, sists in s’posing yourself the en- Or just a Simple pretty girl, nape Slee Gur bonnie sweet Badge Lessing vy of all your friends. meYIS THE END OF HARD TIMES, KIND-HEARTED OLD PARTY—"* Hello, my little boy ! Has some one been kind to you and given you that basket of eggs and vegetables ?” Livtix noy—"No, mum; pa worked fer it. He played Hamlet at the theatre last night.” A GREAT INDUCEMENT. HAVE about decided to marry Mr. Drestbeef,” said one Chicago woman to another. * He is not at all handsome.” “That is very true, but his ex- opposes a divorce-suit. vives tell me that he never HARDLY A SAFE PRECAUTION, Husband (gently, to his wife, who is recovering from ‘brain fever)—" You know, dear, the doctor says you mustn't talk; so, for a day or two, just ask questions.” STAKING A C > Correr—"*Say, madam, cud yer grub-stake—dat is, cud yer git sum cold vittles fer: poor, strikin’ miners w'ot 's tryin’ ter git ter Klondike Mas, Pretrycup—** Striki ers? low long hev ye bin on strike?” PREVARICATING Correr—* Oh, we've bin strikin’ a long time. Me friend has bin on strike fer de las f years, an’ I've bin twenty meself, Yer know, we're not de kind dat gives in quick.” PRevaricar OOM PAUL'S WIT AND WISDOM. (COM PAUL KRUGER'S wit and wisdom make him the King Solomon of the Transvaal. His conception of humor may be gathered from the authen- tic incident of his having dedicated a Jewish synagogue <¢ in Johannesburg with a Christian prayer in Boer Dutch, to the great sati ‘tion of the unsuspecting Hebrews. His wisdom was strikingly exemplified y by his decision regarc the estate of a South who had left his property to be equally divided between two sons, Not being able to agree, they de- cided to let President Kruger arbitrate. He said to the elder, “ You are the senior, are you not?" * Yes,” was the answer. ‘So you shall divide the property This pleased the elder brother immensely.‘ You are the younger,” continued Kruger to the other, “so you Mrs. Farmer—" Don’t you never do no work?” hall h fi hoice."* Tired S- Well, say; if yer knew w'ot hard work it wuz fer a college-bred man ter shall have first choice, keep his temper w'ilst answerin’ ungrammatical females yer wouldn't ask dat.” MENRY TYRRELL, comicbooks.com