Judge, 1901-12-28 · page 33 of 49
Judge — December 28, 1901 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate satirical pieces from *Judge* magazine: **"The Foolish Traveler"** (main story with illustration): A fable mocking stubborn persistence. A lost traveler asks a farmer directions to Bad Axe village. The farmer explains two routes—one eleven thousand miles, one six miles—but the traveler, having already started down the wrong way, refuses to turn back. The moral: sometimes backtracking is fastest, but people irrationally continue bad decisions once committed. **"Complaining"** (brief joke): A monkey and elephant exchange about poor appetite—mundane animal humor. **"'Twas Ever Thus"** and **"How It Happened"** (illustrated stories): Contrasting tales about affection and desire. A baby roughly pets an annoyed dog while a nearby cat watches longingly, wishing for such attention. Below, a well-dressed woman questions a poor man about abandoning his "charming home and lovely wife," revealing he simply needed somewhere to hang clothes—absurdist social commentary on poverty and priorities. The page satirizes human irrationality, stubbornness, and the paradoxes of desire.
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THE FOOLISH TRAVELER. A Fale, TRAVELER on a country road accosted a farmer at work in a field and asked, + How far is it to the village of Bad Ave 2" “Wel the farmer, “if you keep going that way it is about eleven thousand miles. If you turn and go the other way it is about six. said “Do you mean that 1 am going the wrong way 2?” asked the traveler, incredulously Sure thing,” said the er. “Reverse the current and you will save time — though you will ultimately reach Bad Axe if you keep straight ahead, as the world is certainly round.” “You may be right,” said the traveler; “but Lam started this way now, and | guess [ will keep going in the same direction for a few weeks, any way. [ don't like to turn back once plow.” Moral quickest way to reach the desired destination my hand is at the Going backward is sometimes the COMPLAINING. Monkey —" You say your appetite is poor Elephant —“ Very poor. 1 don’t think I've eaten a ton of food in two days.” Mrs. Newtywen ‘TWAS E Baby held the dog in a fond caress, With pinches and punches of te He clutched him close and he tight, And he petted him and patted him with all his baby might. lerness 5 queezed him Now the dog was awfully, fearfully bored With the flood of affection upon him poured He horribly hated to be hugged and hissed, lhe wished that stupid nuisance of a baby Bat the little cat who sat hard by Looked at them both with a wistful eye ; HOW IT HAPPENED. ER ‘THU And she thought, Oh, deary, deary me, What a cozy, comfy cuddling that cuddling must She saw at every fresh embrace ‘The rucful look on the poodle’s face, And her sad heart swelled ‘neath her soft gray fur As she longed for those endearments that were never offered her. Now this same thing is trac the w And hum: world arts are often sor For one receives with a cold disdain An affe 1 Which some other one is longing for ** Poor man! You say you once had a charming home and a lovely wife How did you come to adopt such a life as this ?"° Weary Wittie—"* Well, mum, | wanted some place to hang me clothes.” comicbooks.com