Judge, 1898-07-02 · page 4 of 16
Judge — July 2, 1898 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several Civil War-era humorous sketches and stories from Judge magazine. "The Old and New" depicts volunteers at Chattanooga discussing rifle training—a recruit complains about bruised shoulders from practicing with new army rifles, while a Confederate veteran boasts that Civil War-era muskets kicked harder and once knocked him unconscious. "Judge's Favorites" contains jokes about military life, including references to enlisted men's complaints. The lower section shows street scenes with captions like "A Low-Down Trick" and "Bliss," depicting urban characters in comedic situations—likely commenting on social types or behaviors of the period. The cartoons use exaggerated character drawings typical of 19th-century satirical magazines to mock military inexperience and social pretension.
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THE OLD AND NEW. THE volunteers who were encamp- ed at Chattanooga were sitting around talking about the dangers and trials of a mili- tary life, when an ex-confederate sol- dier came. loafing up to the lines. He engaged in conver- sation with some of the recruits and ¢ heard their com- EXPLAINED. plaints about the bruised shoul- “$0 You t Pai ders that they had from practic- have never ing with the new army rifles. ridden a. cent- * _, yypGE's FAVORITES. “Do they kick ?” inquired ury?”’said Red- > Wi0LA ALLER the Johnny reb. Gate to Sprock- 1 a your moods were flowers, far and dear, “ Well,” replied one of the e eaettaptine threagh tbe ieelong year: : oh ae If your sweet ways were poems set to singing, boys in blue, “they seem to me Sprockets The seasons all with music would be ringing. to act more like pugilists. The shook his head. For your sake we shall dote on Glory Quayle. first one I fired off to-day hit me “That is everywhere from the solar-plexus aes ee pce alin « usta odd, when you are such an enthusiastic wheelman. How do to the tip of the chin, and if 1 oy. cow with legs has large heround has thie you account for it?” hadn’t been in training 1 believe **Oh, come now, you don't me&f her legs; you “T account for it by the fact that I was brought up from it would have knocked me out.” mean her’ calves.” my earliest childhood to adhere strictly to the truth.” “Um,” drawled the old sol- ' dier, “ but did you ever fire off one of the old muskets that were used in the civil war?” “Tcan’t say that I did. Did they kick ?” “Kick! The first one I fired off not only kickéd me, but knocked me down and tramped on me, and I do believe that if our sergeant hadn’t had presence of mind to pull the durned thing off it would have stothped the life out of me.” And after that the canteens were emptiédh JEALOUS OF A POSTAGE-STAMP. **(H, GEORGE!” gurgled the maiden. George affixed the stamp to his letter and, turning to the vision of loveliness beside him, folded her in his arms. “ What is it, dearest ?” he asked. “Oh, George,” she replied, “ you —you— you intoxicating licker, you!" And they were very happy. HIS SWEETHEART. NO MATTER what the powers decide BLISS. We think this much is clear ; ‘ “ ie < ' 8 e ‘When Johnny leaves to march away Be ta t, to sister)—"* Oh, Et Vit Id here ; . ls y x see Or emnpott fe sister mma! If you could on'y come up here; the tune he's a-playin’ smells just She'll bate a pales A LOW-DOWN TRICK. Isaacs —* Phy you vas so down on Rosenbomb?” Congn —" For der mean trig he played me—ven my shtore caught fire lashd veek, vile I vas avay, dot son-off-a-gun run in unt pud id oud, py chiminy 1” comicbooks.com