Judge, 1899-07-22 · page 3 of 16
Judge — July 22, 1899 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct narrative/comic elements: **Top image ("What Scared Him"):** A domestic scene showing a confrontation between a man and woman. The dialogue suggests the woman discovered the man's infidelity six months prior but delayed confronting him, now using it as leverage. The humor lies in the man's fear of his wife's reaction rather than actual consequences. **Middle section ("Showing a Preference"):** A Methodist minister's wife recounts circuit-riding experiences, describing how a poor man's gift of tomatoes moved her more than wealthy parishioners' offerings. The text emphasizes sincere generosity over material wealth—a sentimental rather than satirical piece. **Bottom image ("Sorry Now"):** Depicts rural figures with livestock, likely illustrating a cautionary tale about agricultural hardship or miscalculation. The page mixes domestic humor, moral sentiment, and rural commentary typical of Judge's early satirical approach.
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WHAT SCARED HIM. So you loved me for six months before you dared tell me ?* “Yes. Your dad was trying to corner wheat and I didn’t want to take chances on him.” SHOWING A PREFERENCE. HE. wife of the Methodist minister who had come out of the wilderness into the Canaan of civilization was telling some of her experiences of circuit- riderhood days. * Once upon a time,” she was saying, in real story-teller fashion, “we had a call to a very primitive circuit where the people were as honest and as sincere as they were ignorant. They were generous, too, as far as their means would permit, although their manner of presenting their gifts was not always quite in accordance with the manner of the most polite and polished civilization. Once, I recall, an old fellow who had not much of worldly goods, but was zeal- ous in the cause, came bring- ing to me personally a bushel of very fine tomatoes. Tam fond of tomatoes, and when he set his offering before me I really appreciated his gift, and the more because I knew: he had little. I told him how glad I was to get the toma- toes, but I was afraid he was depriving himself. ‘Don't you worry about that,’ he said, putting the basket down, “When I seed “em out in the garden this mornin’ I says to myself, cither the hogs gits RORRYENOW: “No, I haven't caught any fish yet, but I've ‘em er, Mrs. Porter. and so 1 SNIPKINS (in the Maine woods)—"* Oh, Lord ! I wish I had gone to had several bites.” brung ‘em to you. the sea-shore with Lucy and the children.” comicbooks.com