Judge — February 19, 1898 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a visual fable presented as an eight-panel comic strip. The narrative follows a goat (used as bait or "decoy") and a lion, illustrating consequences of gluttony. The story appears to progress: Panel 1 shows a hunter with the goat; panels 2-5 depict the goat encountering a lion in the jungle; panels 6-8 show the lion's fate—apparently becoming so consumed with attacking/eating the goat that it falls into a trap or pit (visible in the final panels). The moral lesson, indicated by the subtitle "A Sad Story of Gluttony and Its Reward," suggests the satire targets excessive appetite and greed. The "decoy goat" serves as the temptation that lures the greedy lion to its own destruction. This functions as a cautionary tale typical of *Judge* magazine's satirical approach—using animal fables to critique human vices and behaviors.