Judge, 1908-06-06 · page 7 of 16
Judge — June 6, 1908 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"The Nervy Young Man"**: A comedy sketch mocking social climbing and audacity. A complete stranger brazenly proposes to a merchant's daughter after glimpsing her once, claiming instant love. The joke satirizes both the young man's shameless presumption and the merchant's grudging admiration for his nerve—rewarding bad behavior with consent. **"The Discontented Crow"**: A moral fable about accepting one's nature. A crow futilely attempts to sing like a nightingale but can only "caw." An owl warns him that complaining won't change his nature. This appears to critique people who reject their station or abilities. **"In Oklahoma"**: A brief political joke suggesting an Oklahoma politician is "too far gone" for normal society but "not quite crazy enough" for the state legislature—a jab at Oklahoma's political reputation. **"The Merry Widow Hat"**: A series of comic vignettes about a fashionable hat, likely referencing the popular operetta "The Merry Widow" (1905). The page exemplifies Judge's mix of social satire, moral instruction, and topical humor.
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THE NERVY YOUNG MAN. 74 Ss‘ said the nervy young man, coming into the rich merchant's office and taking a seat near the head of the firm, 1 would like to ask you for your daughter's hand!" “Why, I don't even know you, “Oh, don't let that bother at a acquaint “So you, a perfect stranger, ask for my daught eh?" said the rich merchant, “ Which daughter de “Time: man, unabas! ff M 4 pe ay hand, u meat n the one with the golden hair,” imparted the ange “Lam still in doubt, young man, Two of my daughters have c golden hair, Do you mean Ellen or Maria?” — i “Can't say which, sir. 1 had only a moment's view of your THE DISCONTENTED CROW. daughter, and haye never met her to know her name. But the GRO WioncoesConanclicfence vail moment's sight of her was enough to tell me that I love her, sir! ‘And tried to sing like a nightingale, “And He strained his voice with wry grimace ite black in the face. sought to reach Were quite beyond his power of speech; And tho’ he scraped till his throat was sore, His songz was the same old ** Caw, caw, caw? ore with my daughter?” ry th is short. Yesterday I came across your da and a young man in the park, Just as 1 had made up my mi T heard the young, gentlem tell her that ing here to-day to ask you for her hand i: marriage; so L hurried right along to g “Young man,” gasped the fond parent, “it's a forego clusion that y you start out to do. And you'y rtainly got the nerve! o ahead and obtain an int duction to the daughter of your choice and do the rest. You've: An owl, perched on a gnarled old oak, Winked as | nthe old ; Quoth h may try till the judgment day But you'll always croak in the same old way.” in my bid abead of hi 1 will accomplish w The moral of this tale is plain: Of nature's gifts none should complain, Let every one his Within his pows Each has his mission to fulfill; Perform it with your utmost skill. A plac And eve got my consent CHARIS ©. MEIN, cane CAROL, VOX. A FABLE. S THEY came out of church, so imp wd was Brown, with the Rev. Dr. Bish na of life in this sad world that hy wild not forbear aiming, ‘* Beautiful, beautiful!" wd you y poor judge, ‘The rim is entirely too large, and. those flowers a very, very unt ‘on the prob id his wife, thi ing IN OKLAHOMA. Ido with No. 1 Keeper“ Vdon't know what |x Assistant“ What's the trouble? Keeper “Me's too far gone to run around hore at large and not quite eruzy enough to send to the legislature. THE © MERRY WIDOW" HAL Theatre attendin —* Check hat here, lady." At the picnic, comicbooks.com