Judge — March 13, 1909 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous comic strip featuring characters from Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus stories—specifically Uncle Remus himself and characters like Brer Possum and Rastus. The eight-panel sequence depicts a comedic possum hunt in a snowy forest setting. The humor relies on dialect humor and slapstick action: characters pursue a possum through a hollow log, attempt to catch it, and ultimately fail when the animal escapes. The final panel's reference to a "'Publican Possum" appears to be a political jab—likely a dig at Republican politics or politicians—suggesting even the possum won't cooperate with Republican causes. The satire employs the racial caricature conventions typical of early-20th-century American magazines, reflecting attitudes of that era rather than presenting any substantive political critique.