Judge, 1897-12-25 · page 3 of 19
Judge — December 25, 1897 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 439 This page contains several humorous sketches satirizing everyday social situations rather than political commentary. **"Just the Brown Articles"** depicts a domestic dinner scene where Mrs. Skinner appears to be negotiating with guests about opening a pie—a mundane household negotiation presented as comedic theater. **"A Masterly Manoeuvre"** features young Thomas Tuffnut scheming to get out of Sunday obligations by faking illness, claiming he'll go skating instead to break through ice and catch pneumonia—dark humor about childhood mischief. **"Not a Duplicate"** and **"Figuratively"** are brief comic vignettes about mistaken identity and literal misinterpretation, respectively. The bottom sketches show a barber and customer interaction about hair curling. These are general-interest humor pieces typical of Judge's lighter satirical content, lacking specific political or dated references.
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Mrs. Mr. Loi A MASTERLY MA- NOEUVRE, SOYVHAT are you going to do next week. Thomas?” said litle Willie Gladhand to litle Tommie Tuffnut as they wended their way home from Sunday- school on the Sunday before Christmas. “Are you going to be awful good and attentive to your papa and mamma and Aunt Maria and Uncle Josh and “Naw,” replied Master Tuffnut emphatically, “1 know a trick worth two of dat, and if yer'll promise not ter tell I'l let yer on. First I'm going skating, and break through de ice and see if I can’t ketch pneumonia on my INNER (severely) — LEIGH (suavely) lungs; den if dat don’t work I'm going ter slide down hill into a brick team and see if I'can't get run over and my ribs broke and my head dislo- cated; if I miss on dat I'm going ter slip on de sidewalk and see if I can’t break my arms and Baxver—"* Your hair is curled, sir. How is that, about right 7° JUST THE PROPER ARTICLE, Mr. Lonceteicn (across the boarding-house table) * You do, madam, \ tf tty My, | il Will you kindly pass the can-opener, Mrs. Skinner ?” Do I understand you rightly, Mr. Lodgeleigh—the can-opener 7” T'wish to open this pie." NOT A DUPLICATE. 1 kissed fair Kate one summer's night, Not knowing of Louisa's hate ; But when I turned to kiss Lou too She cried, ‘I'm not a dupe like Kate!" legs; den if I can’t fall hard enough dat way I'm going up on de roof and slip off- I'm pretty sure I'll break suthin’ dat way—but if 1 don’t, as a last resort I'm going skating and take off both me shoes and freeze both me feet.” * But what on earth are you going to doalll that for?" said Willie Gladhand trem- ulously “Why, yer chump,” re- sponded Thomas Toffout disdainfully, “because if a feller ‘s only sick abed with suthin’ or other he'll get twice as many presents as he will fer jest simply bein’ good.” FIGURATIVELY. 66 AH," SAID Mr, Supherly, watching the children pulling at their Chri the happy dears little know that their par- ent’s leg is in every one of them.” ing Customer—"* Yes, that'll do very nicely,” as stock- comicbooks.com