Judge, 1903-10-03 · page 7 of 16
Judge — October 3, 1903 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **humorous light verse and comic vignettes** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **"His Mission" and "His Biz"**: Playful poems about an energetic boy's antics—kicking, gyrating, scattering things—contrasted with swift urban movement. **"A Literary Hint"**: A joke about tedious magazine articles, where a reader admits systematically skipping opening phrases like "A highly amusing anecdote was told by Senator Whatsisname"—mocking Senator-based filler content common in publications. **"The Other Side of It"**: Social satire on charitable reformers. A reformer laments spending on fireworks while people starve; a pragmatist replies they could celebrate Independence Day twice yearly if that money weren't spent on foreign aid to "savages." **"Good Old Fall"**: Dialect verse celebrating autumn using vernacular African American speech patterns (common in period publications, reflecting contemporary stereotypes). **"Her Complaint," "Repartee," "His Mistake"**: Brief domestic humor jokes about household management, rain gear, and courtship deception. The page is primarily **entertainment content**—light satire, not serious political commentary.
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H HIS MISSION. HIS BIZ. 'E GAYLY sports HE swiftly flies About the lot, The street along And oft cavorts And loudly cries In joy red-hot His strident song. To keep in trim It's extra _as His kicking gear ‘And extra that For lifting him ‘That loads with bliss | That ventures near, From shoe to hat } Around the bland This boy, and thrills Sky to gyrate, Him with the grand | To scatter and Old cash, that fills | Disintegrate. Him with “ beef and.” | A LITERARY HINT. ‘THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. ‘6 AND you always enjoy read- “THE amateur reformer is apparent ing ?" we ask. ly much exercised. e + Indeed, yes,” he replies. “Enough money,” he says, "is “But it seems to us that one spent in this country annually for so often has to wade through so fireworks to feed and clothe half the much matter that is utterly population of the Soudan.” worthless and without meaning,” we argue. “Yes,” answers a smoke-stained person who is holding some “One does,” he concedes, “unless he has systematized his read- lighted punk in his hand ; “and if we didn’t send so much money over ing. Now for one thing, I never read an article which begins,+A there to buy clothes and breakfast-food for those savages we could highly amusing anecdote was told by Senator Whatsisname.’" have two glorious Fourths every year.” GOOD OLD FALL, GEASON changin’ lively, Summer days am gone; Grass am turnin’ yaller, Same way shucks ob cawn, Trees like Indian princes Line up ‘gin de sky ; Wild geese whiff a snow.stawm ‘An’ go honkin’ by. Bresh all brown an’ scawlet, Frost will soon be nigh ; 'Skeeters quit deir sing Flies begin ter die. Cricket-time am comin’, Ches'nut gittin’ brown ; Apples gittin’ meller— Fallin’ to de groun’, Punkins turnin’ golden In de yautumn sky ; Won't dey be good eatin’ When made inter pie? 7. H. BROOKS. REPARTEE, She—" But you can't go out in the rain, John, dear— HER COMPLAINT. your rubbers leak.’ Mrs. Murrwy—"'Shure, an’ how do yez exshpect me t’ kape th’ house clane an’ dacint whin yez come thrampin' in, _ “@—""Oh, that's all right. widout wipin’ yure feet?” I've pumps inside ‘em. Revie Nice ety | HIS MISTAKE. * Morter—“'I hope that young man never kisses you by surprise ?”” Davonrer—" No, mamma; he only thinks he does."” comicbooks.com