Judge, 1907-06-15 · page 3 of 16
Judge — June 15, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate pieces of light humor rather than political satire: 1. **"The Rascal"** (top): A illustrated poem about a barefoot maiden by a brook whom the narrator attempts to photograph but she escapes. It's sentimental romantic verse with accompanying sketch. 2. **"Ol' Nutmegs' Sayings"** (bottom left): Folk wisdom presented as proverbs about idleness, money, and character—appears to be a regular column offering homespun advice. 3. **"Happy Parents"** and **"High Finance Beyond Him"** (bottom right): Two brief humorous anecdotes about children and domestic life, accompanied by photographs rather than drawings. The page contains no identifiable political figures or partisan satire. It represents Judge's lighter content—general humor about romance, domesticity, and common sense rather than topical social commentary.
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te L& as ae (Oke Peasea Z saw a barefoot maider-yesterday I, interested and unseen, drewhear No fairer brook nor yet a fairer maid Had vagrant tourist on his tramp beheld ; She stepped knee deep,and [-[ stayed Ana snapped my kodak © ken Y just before sheyelked-- Ynez Beside the~brook; the wafer ran so clear. So softly and with such alluring sway He Wf He 7 ph. “OL? NUTMEG'S” SAYINGS. HE. idle man is no man’s idol. T Aman kin still hev hoss sense an’ own an autermobile. Some people envy a hen on aigs ‘cuz it’s a settin'daown job. They is one man we kin allus look in the cye—the man who owes us money. Ev'rybuddy b'lieves thet a snorer snores ‘cept the snorer who does the snorin’. It’s all right tur take the bull by the horns, * but remember it's dangerous lettin’ go. Some people who lay up fur a rainy day ain't sartistied till a reg’lar flood comes. A good word travels a long distunce ; a bad word travels jest ez fur, an’ quicker. Ef a man waits fur an office tew seek him naowadays he'll wait till it’s ben peddied all araound taown. It hez ben said thet a man who kin successfully beat his fare on a railroad naowadays would make a good preserdunt uv the same. Sometimes the foot thet rocks the cradle is the same foot thet sends the young man off'n the front-door steps who hez come araound tew rob the cradle. In speakin’ uv Washington, the father uv his country, it is allus said thet he ‘*couldn't” tell a lie, Naow, mebbie, arter all, he’s like the rest uv us —mebbe he would hev told one ef he could hev. 08 CONE. HAPPY PARENTS. +s PLERBERT, dear,” said the fond mother, ++ Willie Jones says that you told him to throw the rock that broke the window of the church. . “Willie Jones is a deliberate, unqualified, pulverized, desqua- mated, slew-footed, gander-shanked, pie-faced, mutt-headed, lop-eared, blankety-blanked, wall-eyed falsifier !" remarked Herbert dear, looking up from his play for a moment. With a rapt smile the mother beams upon the caller. “+ His papa is sure that Herbert has a future of great distinction, and may even be "—— But just then the cook called, and the sentence was not fin- ished. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. HO is that large, fat, overdressed, pudgy woman in the box ?” asked the stranger at the theatre. “That? Why, that is Mrs. Gottalot. about fifty millions, and "— But the stranger had turned to the friend he had brought along and was whispering, + Do you see that plump lady in the bos—the one with the beau- tiful clothes and the diamonds? ‘That is the famous Mrs. Gottalot.” You know she is worth — ee HIGH FINANCE BEYOND HIM. ** Sam, what would you do if you had a million dollars?" ** Fo’ de Lawd's sake! I'm sho’l dunno wot I'd do ef | had a million dollahs; but | know wot I'd do ef | had two dollahs. I've bin waitin’ two yeahs ter git married.” comicbooks.com