Judge — July 13, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of "Judge's Funny Stories" Page This page presents a humorous anecdote by Mrs. Margaret Hammon about a week-long Baptist revival meeting in the South. The satire targets rural religious practices and camp-meeting culture. The joke centers on Uncle Toby, an elderly Black man, who disrupts the proceedings by shouting during sermons. When told to be quiet, he explains his hat will fall off if he shouts—so he's been "hanging it dar" outside. Aunt Nancy arrives in an old buggy laden with attendees, creating a chaotic scene. The humor mocks the emotional exuberance of revival meetings and stereotypes rural Southern religious practice as loud and unrefined. The narrative voice treats the participants' earnest faith as absurd, a common satirical approach in early-20th-century Judge magazine content targeting religious enthusiasm among working-class and rural communities.