Judge, 1901-08-17 · page 7 of 16
Judge — August 17, 1901 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page collects several brief humorous pieces typical of late-19th-century American satire: **"Two Merry Jesters"** presents a pun-based courtroom joke: a watch thief claims he was "taking time by the forelock" (a saying meaning to seize opportunity), which amuses the magistrate—until the judge quips he'll give the culprit "three years" to acquire time, revealing the wordplay. **"Hard Work"** and **"Too Suggestive"** are brief domestic/social gags about potato peeling and baseball, with minimal political content. **"Uncle Ezra Cracks a Joke"** features rural dialect humor, common in period comedy. **"A Saratoga Legend"** is a whimsical poem about a local legend regarding the iron-rich mineral spring at Saratoga, New York—a famous resort town. The poem warns against drinking too much of the water. **"She Took It for an Egg"** is a three-panel visual gag involving animals (appears to involve mistaken identity). Overall, this is primarily **light entertainment and wordplay** rather than sharp political satire, typical of Judge's miscellaneous humor sections.
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TWO MERRY JESTERS. ‘id the magistrate, il INU “are accused of stealing ie | i ii tl watches. What have you il i | to say for yourself?" “Twas only trying to s,s take time by the fore- lock, your honor,” re- | plied the culprit, ! who was something of a joker. “ Good — very good!" laughed the magistrate. vat “Now, let me see; since you were so anxious to acquire time, I will make a Saif contribution myself.” The pris- oner seemed HARD WORK. very much Mrs. AntT—"'Say, Henry, haven't you got that Pleased, but his potato peeled yet? I've got to have it for supper.” countenance changed when the judge said severely : “ I'll give you three years at hard labor.” TOO SUGGESTIVE, Flanagan—"1 didn't see you at the baseball game yesterday afternoon, Madden.” . * 5 UNCLE EZRA CR. E. to ball games any more.” “* Well, lay ‘em on the table.” Flanagan—* What's all that for?” “Gosh! I hain’t no hen.” Madden— Shure, they don’t want ‘em to hear the umpire callin’ A SARATOGA LEGEND. ‘em out on strikes, I guess. THE iron of a certain spring Tn Saratoga town Itself makes felt on anything That gulps it madly down. Sail Cus-DiRke gg, One day the deer that decorates And oraments the park ‘That owns the spring, defied the fates ‘And murmured softly, ** Mark “* Me well and see the thing I do When in my nose I dip"-— ‘Then not e’en as the kangaroo Or turtle could he skip. He hobbled off a wiser buck And sadder, quite subdued, And on the twinkling campus struck A fine Greek attitude, ‘And in that attitude he stands Unto this very day, An iron deer not made with hands, ‘That chants this little lay: “* Drink not too deeply of the fiz- Zing Saratoga spring ; A little too much iron is A very dangerous thing.” BK, MUNKITTRICK. A CRUEL FATHER. Tite steRN PARENT—" Go! and never darken my door again.” mu i ll i {| e oe i wie Sion ** Now, there’s an egg worth setting on. —Mercy ! what's— SHE TOOK IT FOR AN EGG. comicbooks.com