Judge, 1901-12-14 · page 16 of 16
Judge — December 14, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**"His Query"** (top): A young man (Josh) has been courting Miss Jane for five years, visiting seven nights weekly. He now asks if her parents have noticed—implying either marriage should happen or the courtship is becoming scandalous. The humor lies in the absurdity of such frequent, long-term unmarried visits being unacknowledged. **"Easily Identified"** (bottom): A cook receives a love letter from Pat Rooney but can't read it. When asked how she knows it's from Rooney, she explains he's the only man who knows she has seventy-seven dollars in her savings account—satirizing the stereotype of Irish immigrant suitors being primarily interested in women's money rather than romance. The heavy dialect ("shure," "Oi") reinforces ethnic caricature typical of 1901 Judge magazine.
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HIS QUERY. Hi Hotter—"* J-jane, uv course you've bin aware that I've bin callin’ on ye quite consider’ble fer the last five years or so ?"" Miss Jane Jimpsonweep—*' Y-yes, Josh; abaout seven nights a week on an average.’ Hotter—*' Exactly, Jane: and—have yer folks noticed it ?"* COPYRIGHT 1901 BY JUDGE COMPANY OF WEW YORK. ‘Sachert Wiheims ihe B Pg Co New York EASILY IDENTIFIED. Tne coox—" Here's a love-letther from Pat Rooney—shure, Oi can't make out a word of it.” Tae maiD—" Thin how do yez know it’s a love-letter frum Pat Rooney ?”* Tue coox—'* Shure, Pat Rooney ‘s th’ only man O! know thot knows Oi hov sivinty-sivin darlers in th’ savings-bank.”” comicbooks.com