Judge, 1903-03-07 · page 10 of 18
Judge — March 7, 1903 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical humor pieces typical of late 19th/early 20th-century American comic magazines: **"Reality Versus Art"** mocks the theatrical company performing "Uncle Tom's Cabin"—the famous antislavery novel adapted for stage. The joke is that actors playing characters from the dramatic story (Simon Legree, Eliza) encounter real-world complications (crossing frozen streams) that undermine the theatrical drama they're meant to perform. **Other segments** are standard period humor: a child's logical request for snow (after rain prayers worked), a dog owner protecting their pet from an "old cat," a minister's boy with practical faith, and jokes about horses and photography. **"A Glance at the Future"** appears to satirize vegetarianism or dietary reform movements, suggesting such establishments will become asylums for those "prejudiced agin meat"—reflecting contemporary skepticism toward emerging health/dietary movements. The humor relies on wordplay, logical absurdity, and social commentary typical of Judge's satirical approach to contemporary American life and attitudes.
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REALITY VERSUS ART. HE “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” company was plodding along the pike between Saunders Cross Roads and Hazel Hollow, where the next performance was to be given. They came to a small stream, which in summer had to be forded, but which was now frozen over. The bloodhounds, the don- key, Uncle Tom, and Marks the lawyer crossed without hesitation, Among the remainder of the company an altercation arose. One of the cast seemed to object to at- * tempting the trip across the ice on foot. At last, after con- siderable wrangling, Simon Legree strode down to the bank of the stream and called Oh, Marks, Marks! Send them bloodhounds back here, will you? Eliza says she is afeard to walk across on this ice, an’ I'm goin’ to sic the dogs on her an’ run her to the other bank.” 'HE pitcher that goes too often to the well may be broken, but the one that never goes will never be filled. A THOROUGHBRED. ~ What was the argument about?” “He said | wuz a scrub—in udder words, dat | wuzn't game. Not havin’ me pedigree wid me, | had ter make good.”” A SEASONABLE REQUEST. 66 PA." SAID the minister's “little boy, «last summer you prayed for rain, didn’t you?” “Yes, my child,” responded the good man. * And it rained, didn’t it?” “Yes.” “Well, pa,” said the boy, looking wistfully at his new sled, “don't you think you might ask for about ten inches of snow this week ?” AMPLE EXCUSE. Josh—« 1 s'pose Silas is mad at the feller thet sold him the horse.” AGOOUNTEDDEOR: Hiram—*\ dunno why he should be. If yer Lavy visrror—" Why are you holding your dog so tightly, Robert?" look at the horse. yer won't blame anybody fer Bossy—** Well, ma said you was an old cat, and I was afraid he might chase you.” sellin’ hi A DEDUCTION. 46]F LIFE began at the north pole, as our eminent brother asserts,” said the first scientist, “what conclusion would you draw from that? What effect has that had on our present-day life 2” “ Why,” hazarded the sec- ‘ond scientist, * doesn't it show that what we have hitherto considered the pole-secking craze is merely an instinctive manifestation of homesick- ness ?” AN EXPERT. Blibson—"\s he a good photographer ? Glibson—" Well, he took a speaking likeness of Bond- Tey." Vy soo wet Blibson—«ls that any- } J/!M Sx ys thing great? 4 Glibson —"1 should say ‘ Mass so! Bondley ‘s dumb.” ) Posse A GLANCE AT THE FUTURE. Pardon me, stranger: is that an insane-asylum over there?" Waz-al, thet hain't what they call it. It's a resort fer them people as has a prejudice agin meat. They're yw Wye May, SO A A EP eatin’ dinner. comicbooks.com