Judge, 1904-08-27 · page 3 of 16
Judge — August 27, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This comic strip appears to feature "Nervy Nat," a character involved in a scheming plot. The narrative involves Nat attempting to obtain Mr. Cohen's valuable garment (described as an "Apollo" tie curved from linen) through deception. Nat convinces someone to make cream-puffs as part of what appears to be a con—arranging for them to be served at two o'clock. The dialogue references a "chim-chiny soot" and baggy trousers covering "a multitude of money." The satire likely targets con-artist schemes and ethnic stereotypes common to early 20th-century humor. The repeated references to cream-puffs and monetary transactions suggest Nat is executing some form of petty theft or swindle involving food as a vehicle for the scheme.
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is Nervy Nat—" There is a beautiful garment in Mr. Cohen's window that would suit the Apollo-like curves of my figure. Secretary Hay once gave mea dime; and I once asked Taft fora nickel and got it. It has been my proud boast ever since that I have been in touch with diplomats. | will now bring diplomacy to bear on this occasion.”* Nervy Nat—" Good-morrow, Mr. Dumkopf! 1—er—am giving-a little blow-out down at my place, and want you to make me up two hun- dred cream-puffs by two o'clock this afternoon, Can the thing be did?” Dumxore—"' Sure, sure! I vill der poys set to vork und for you haf dose gream-buffs retty from dwo o'clog. Yes, sure t'ing!”” 3. Nervy Nar—" Mr. Cohen, | have a strong desire to get inside of that suit of clothes you are displaying in your window. It's just the sort of a rig [need when I'm lounging about my country place." Conen—“* Yah, misder; it's a chim-dindy soot. Bud | vouldn't do it—I vouldn't do it. You vill oxcoose me, misder, bud you don'd loog like you got der moaney.”” 5. Conen—"* Here fs der soot, misder. Pay me ven you like. Ven you ged dot two hundred gum aroundt ag'in.”* Nerv Nat—" Which only proves, my frlend, that baggy trousers often cover a multitede of money, and all is not hard up that needs a ve."” 4. Nervy Nat—"' Oh, pardon me, Mr. Dumkopf; but how about that two hundred you promised’ me? Do I get it?” 1 sure you do—at dwo o'clog, es I told you.” at's all | wanted to know, and forgive me for 6. Conen—' Vat! dwo hundred gream-buffs, not tollars? Abraham und Isaac! | vas buncoed!"” Duuxorr—"' Sure t'ing, Cohen! _Neffer again vill | dose gream-buffs take orters for. Ve both are yet shwindled alretty! It almost a laugh makes insite ohf me der neadness ohf It. Such a sligness! Yes?” NO. 39.—-NERVY NAT AND THE TWO HUNDRED. comicbooks.com