Judge, 1898-02-05 · page 5 of 16
Judge — February 5, 1898 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge (a late 19th-century American satirical magazine) contains several unrelated humorous pieces mocking various social types and situations: **"A Little Blind"** jokes about Irish stereotypes—the implication being that Irish people overlook women's faults. **"Not Exactly Right"** satirizes the famous Oberammergau Passion Play, recounting how a peasant actor mispronounced a German line ("prachtvoll"/superb instead of "voll-bracht"/accomplished), creating unintended comedy during this supposedly solemn religious drama. **"Those Business Comparisons"** mocks rural/working-class people boasting about trivial increases in farm productivity (milk, eggs) as major improvements. **"A Useful Bequest"** jokes that a university's hundred-thousand-dollar donation goes toward a "football hospital"—satirizing American colleges' prioritization of athletics over academics. Other brief pieces mock "Miss Ann Tique" (a pun on "antique"), an unattractive woman who nonetheless controls her suitor through her will, and various other character types. The cartoons illustrate these jokes with period-appropriate illustrations.
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L. Bunctaw (0 apprentice)—"* Now go an” sit down somewares an’ keep quiet wile I'm pinchin’ de swag.” “A LITTLE BLIND.” WHEN at woman's faults you look It would not be unwise If the Irishman’s view you took— That is, to shut your eyes NOT EXACTLY RIGHT. | DURING the last passion- } play in Ober- Ammergau | this little incident is said to have | occurred, One of the peasants | taking the character of a Roman | soldier was suddenly taken sick - and another villager had to take his part. The simple line he had as, “Die that ist voll- "(the deed is done), in- stead of which he transposed a word—" Die that ist prachtvoll (meaning the deed is superb), and thus produced a ‘That ain't right!" cried a voice fro Who's doing this?” most ludicrous effect. y’ blamed fool!" retorted the Koman, Mrs, Skimith borhood. I kin notice it every day. My cow she did in the corresponding month last yea she did in the same week last year.” Za thar, cap'n! yer mainmast ‘s got afoul uv a wire aloft, gin’ gits damaged.” 11. sad for Lurxtatious design. gloom, mistakes the piano for a sofa and sits down on the keys. THOSE BUSINESS COMPARISONS. “Pears to me that times are improvin’ in Buzzard’s Roost neigh- we a gallon more milk in October than Mrs. Ryepatch—" Ves; and my speckled hen laid three more eggs last week than Hitkam Lonasnone (from Clamshell Ray, Maine, on his first trip to town)—" Hi, Ye'd better see to it afore yer rig: wudge MISS ANN TIQUE, GE fs old and far from prety. You would never call her witty ; Plainest girl in all the city; Vet her will 's my law, | swear. And our ties will ne'er dissever, ‘They will be disrupted never, And her will ’s my law forever, For I drew it up with care. A USEFUL BEQUEST. 7 Cumso—*"1 hear that Mr. ds left one hundred thousand dollars to Yellvard university.” Cawker—" Is it to be applied to any particular purpose, such as the endowment of a chair Cumso—" The money is to be used for the endowment of a foot- ball hospital.” COMPARATIVELY HONEST. WaRP—" Before I gave you that pie you walk needed shoveling.” vy Hony—" Yes, lady; I reiterate my state- ment—it duz need shuvelin’, An’ ef I wuz you I'd keep me eye peeled fer some laborer an’ giv him de job. Mornin’, lady.” Miss said my uh AS CLEAR AS MUD. SSYVHAT ground does Bagiey take in his new book, ‘Silver Question for Beginners’? “don’t know yet. I've read it only four times so far.” The apprentice, in the the gallery. Shut up, LiL. Tn wild alarm he cluteies out the stick-brace, which drops the heavy cover. The professional plunges out of the window in mad disgust. j ~ Finis,