Judge, 1908-02-08 · page 3 of 16
Judge — February 8, 1908 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated humorous short stories and illustrations rather than a coherent political cartoon: **"His Heinous Crime"** depicts a woman angry at a man's failed romantic gesture—she wants a letter, not his pleading. **"Cheaper Support"** mocks a lawyer's country estate where an Irish gardener refuses low wages, using Irish dialect humor. **"Tricked of the Time"** features a Philadelphia lawyer tricked by his Irish gardener about Irish twilight hours—a joke about cultural misunderstanding. **"The Wrong One"** shows a wealthy man (Mr. Gunson) accidentally giving cheap cigars to a guest instead of expensive ones—physical comedy about embarrassment. **"Behind the Times"** is a brief exchange about age expectations. **"The Optimist States His Case"** is a poem about positive thinking, accompanied by a skating illustration. The page represents typical Judge magazine fare: light social satire and domestic humor rather than political commentary.
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HIS HEINOUS CRIME. HE WORDS of pleading died upon his tongue— The husband sat, with shame upon his His pitiful excuses ec The shaft of scorn at his He loved her, and had failed. She loved, and yet Could her brow Was dark, but fast she said, “J don't forget; Give me the letter = 1 will post it y Wes At forbear reproaches; and nrw." CHEAPER SUPPORT. Ephraim Washington Brown has opened an inte office, He « a job fur two Andrew Jackson “ Al's not jovine to take a job fur two dollars. lollars.”” Ab can got married Vea get married (Hr yn Gies SUGGESTION FOR A LIGHTING. ARRANGEMEN'E one,” AT THE ENTRANCE OF ‘THE PANAMA CANAL. TRICKED OF THE TIME. PHILADELPHIA kovyer, who spends most of his time at his country estate, Irish ygurdener whose one desire in life is to live until the banner of freedom is 1 he Lawyer strolled through the grounds of his plice and stopped to employs a sturd irled over Treks One evenii yourdener * Michael, do you know that while we are here enjoying the beautiful twilight itis have a chat with the dark midnight in Treland 2” he asked *Baith, an’ Om not surprised,” replied the gourdener, “Ireland niver got jus “tice yit.” THE WRONG ONE. MEE: GUSSON took: tse cigurs from his pocket, carefully selected one and handed the other to his guest. “Vine he striking a match. “Two for a quarter.” “Phe yuest puffed li rand blew a cloud of smoke inte the air, “Pwo fora quarter?” ked “Vos,” Mr G “Sorry 1 didn on proudly. > remarked the yuest sully. the twenty-cent o BEHIND THE TIMES. Fins little girk—* Mave you heen operated on yet?” Second little gin" No. Mother says bam very backward for my Your eheck ane crusty way.” THE OPTIMIST STATES HIS CASE. SKATING ON CTHIN: ICE comicbooks.com