Judge, 1900-12-15 · page 7 of 22
Judge — December 15, 1900 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two unrelated stories from *Judge* magazine (dates unclear from the image). **"The Snub Direct"** satirizes a traveling saleswoman, Mrs. Carlton, who receives unwanted advances from Mr. Bounce, a business agent. When Bounce forcibly "helps" her with her luggage at their destination, she delivers a devastating social snub: she tips him a dime—the amount one gives a porter or servant—and leaves. The humor lies in her brilliant put-down: by treating his "gallant" assistance as paid service work, she strips away his pretense and publicly humiliates him. It's a sharp commentary on gender dynamics and class, showing how wit and social awareness can neutralize harassment. **"Naturally Upsot"** (below) depicts rural dialect humor between two working-class men discussing grief. One explains his emotional vulnerability when his wife died, having recently lost his dog. The joke relies on period rural stereotypes and vernacular speech patterns now considered dated. Both pieces reflect late 19th/early 20th-century satirical magazine conventions mixing social commentary with character humor.
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS, ep Newror— So you have named him after a vice-president 7” 3 "we want him to start out in life totally unknown and make a name for himself.” THE SNUB DIRECT. RS. CARLTON was a drummer who traveled for Smith, Jones & company. Being extremely pretty and ladylike, and endowed with a fund of tact and.ready wit, she was almost universally liked, and received a great deal of attention wherever she went. It was while upon her last western trip that Mrs. Carlton incurred the eternal enmity of Mr. Bounce, en route on the same train with her to Bonetown, in the interests of a New York publishing-house. All day long Mr. Bounce leered at Mrs. Carlton {som his seat across the aisle, or forced unwelcome attentions upon her, and would not be rebuffed. Late in the afternoon the train swept into Bonetown. Mrs. Carlton rose and was hur- | Zi rying out of the car, when Bounce rushed forward and vossessed himself of her grip, saying officiously, * Allow me.” “But I prefer to carry it myself,” remonstrated Mrs. Carlton. “Oh, I couldn't think of letting you,” said Bounce. “Very well,” replied the lady with a flush of annoyance, and hastened away toward a Scratch-house ‘bus, Bounce skipping along beside her. Ar- rived at the ‘bus, he assisted her in with a leer intended to express tender gallantry and was about to follow, when the lady turned, took her satchel, and thrusting a dime into his hand said, “ Here isa dime for your trouble.” Bounce retired. NATURALLY UPSOT. ‘a-as, Lem; I admit my wife's death did awfully upsot me. I—T'd jess lost my best dawg on'y th’ week afore, ye know.” would upsot ye. * Uy course, Si. An’ when yer woman died ye wuz jess in that weak, despondent, misabul state uv mind when any leetle thing natorally comicbooks.com