Judge, 1901-12-28 · page 20 of 49
Judge — December 28, 1901 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humor pieces reflecting early 20th-century attitudes. The title piece, "Southern Darky's Snow-Dream," uses dialect humor to depict an enslaved or formerly enslaved Black man in the South expressing a fantastical wish to see snow—a dream presented as comical and impossible. The poem relies on racial stereotype and vernacular mockery common to the era. The other sketches ("The Trouble," "Suspicious," "Mr. Rednose," "Running No Risk," "Just as Bad," "The Forewarning," "Unaccountable Punishment") are domestic humor pieces about marital relationships and infidelity, featuring white characters. "The Trouble" presents Uncle Si, a "nice old colored man," whose young wife has run away with another man—a scenario treated with sympathy toward Uncle Si but framed around racial caricature. The page reflects Judge magazine's mix of racial humor (now deeply offensive) and middle-class domestic comedy typical of early American satirical publications.
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SOUTHERN DARKY’S SNOW- DREAM. EY tell me dar am snow- flakes A-fallin' fum de sky, Like pullet-fedders tumblin* Down frum de rooston high. Away down hyah in Dixie Dem snowflakes nebber fall; Dar am no sleigh-bell jingle Jes’ summer-time an’ fall. Tlow'd when Abrum Linkum Sed dat we mought be free de good Lawd will- Some snowflakes T mought see. T kind of tought as mebbe— De good Lawd willin’ still— Dat I mought see dat deer-team Come down some snow white hill. I "low as how it can’t be many miles ter go} smell a ‘possum: T got no time fo’ snow. THE TROUBLE. SUSPICIOUS. See Garis & . “ You, Santa Claus—oh, you, in there! HEN Uncle Si came You fairly make me tremble into. the office the To think that you and papa dear pasinasierwaawery, syne So very much resemble.” pathetic, for Uncle Si was a nice old colored man, and he had many friends among the white people. “Lunderstand you've had trouble at your house, Uncle $i," he said very kindly. “Yas, suh; T has,” responded the ol: man wearily « They tell me that good-looking young wife you married only three months ago and thought would be a comfort to your declining years has run away with another man,” continued the postmaster, as though Uncle Si were not acquainted already with the condition of his domestic affairs. “Yas,suh; she done did, But dat ain't all de troubles T has, suh,” Uncle Si explained in most lugu- brious tones. “You don’t mean to say there's more trouble 2" inquired the post- master in sympathetic surprise. “Yas, suh," said Uncle Si. “She done come back, MR. REDNOSE, THOUGH asleep, he smiles, because His thoughts” are still ce good old nta Claus Fills him with Santa Cruz. RUNNING NO RISK. Wife—" Don't you want to go shopping with me?” Husband—" Yes, | do. I love you so much that I don’t want to run the risk of a permanent separation.” JUST AS BAD. T ISN'T always the howling ot UNACCOUNTABLE PUNISHMENT. THE FOREWARNING. the wolf that interrupts love's Mrs. Waveack—" Such a man as you Saran—" Do you think that young Golddust means to pro- young dream. Very often the jin- don't deserve to have a wife.” pose, Lucindy ?"" ide Leon "Ma. Waveacx —" Exactly. M'ria, I've Lucinpy——"" I think he does. He says he feels pretty sure gle of gold has an equally disturb. wondered for years what | have ever he can lick papa.” ing effect. done to deserve this."* comicbooks.com