Judge, 1902-03-22 · page 5 of 16
Judge — March 22, 1902 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This 1902 cartoon plays on contemporaneous anxieties about Native Americans and dating etiquette. Two figures appear to be on a romantic outing: "Perry" (a young man) declares he "feels like an Indian tonight," likely meaning he wants to behave boldly or romantically. "Gladys" (the woman) responds by asking him not to "camp on my trail" any longer—a pun combining the Native American camping metaphor with a plea for personal space. The humor derives from the double meaning: Perry's comment about feeling "Indian" is reinterpreted as literal camping behavior, allowing Gladys to humorously reject his advances while playing along with his metaphor. The ornate decorative border and classical cherub figures suggest this appeared in a humor magazine aimed at middle-class readers familiar with both flirtation conventions and stereotypical imagery of Native Americans.
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COPYRIGHT, 1002, BY JUDGE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. Feroy—"* I {eel like an Indian, to-night, bah Jove!” Guapys—" Well, don't ‘camp on my trail’ any longer, please!" EDITOR’S NOTE.—Here is a competi ists. JUDGE will pay TEN DOLLARS for the best hand-colored copy of the above dra tn stamps a special hand: proof ofthe draw ine upon Steinbach water-color paper, will be sent to any address. This special proof ts to be c 1er-colors, Crayon, OF oily reweed wing. On receipt of ten cents by hand by the amateur to the Judge Art Department, 110 Filth Avenue, New York. No copy other than the 'y mail, postage prepaid, add comicbooks.com