Judge, 1909-04-10 · page 3 of 16
Judge — April 10, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two cartoons with Easter themes, likely from early 20th-century Judge magazine. **"A Hot Cross Bun"** (top): Shows an anthropomorphic rabbit in clothes being chased, surrounded by scattered items. The accompanying story describes a couple's Easter morning discovery of burglary—the "haul" being precious items stolen from their home. The rabbit illustration appears to be decorative rather than satirical commentary. **"The Day That Never Comes"** (bottom): A surreal illustration showing a tiny figure dwarfed by enormous buildings covered in procrastination messages ("TOMORROW," "I WILL," "NEXT WEEK," "LATER," "DO IT NOW," etc.). This is social satire about chronic procrastination—the commentary criticizes humanity's tendency to perpetually delay action, with "the day that never comes" being when people actually follow through on intentions. Both cartoons use Easter imagery for topical humor.
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A HOT CROSS BUN. A RICH EASTER HAUL. 'T WAS two a.m. on Easter morning, and all was not well, Quiet reigned supreme, however, on Fifth Ave- nue, the scene of our tale, and only occasionally was the silence broken by the moans of some female, who tossed and turned and dreamed that the bull pup had devoured her new Easter bonnet. As the hour rang out, a man and woman, muffled up to the ears and glancing suspiciously about them, turned in from a side stre 1 that they were not out to buy a piano on the installment plan or to view the scenery would h been evident ntoa policeman, had one been in sight. ‘The couple had walked a distance of three or four blocks when the man nudged his companion and softly said, “That's the house, Lil—four doors ahead there, to the left."" “T see it, Bill,” she whis red. A moment later they stopped in front of a large, brownstone residence, and, after a careful lo up and down the street, the ned and they we soon at work, As they stood in the handsomely furnished front hall, the woman sai “You remain here on watch, Bill, while I get the swag. If all be able to buy se and be- sroex well we m: out that gambling hi come honest peop! “Take no chances, Lil,” he cautioned her, ‘* I'd do the trick myself, only I want to be near the door, where I can watch the moon,”" With adark lantern in one hand and a revolver in the other, she softly tiptoed up the broad stairway, and it was half an hour ter when she r companion, with a larg in her hand, “Anything doin’?”" he asked, “The best haul she excitedly replied. “Come, let's get out of this.’” urned to her bundle we ever mad + safe at home, and, as the man removed h An hour later they w his hat and overcoat, h “ Sparklers and silverwar; “No, Bill; Ididn’t see a “Well, it's just as well, and it's no trouble to get rid of ‘em, “Nor did I come across any bank notes,"’ said the woman, as she began to unwrap the packag * But—but I thought you said you had ma . What have you got there, anyw: “Look, Bill—just look at that!"" and she held up a woman's hat for him to see, ‘Isn't that just the swellest Easter bonnet you ever laid your ¢ And to-day’s Easter, too rem wd, I suppose mond in a room I searched.” unk notes are good enough for us, the haul of your li on? A.D Lewis, TOMIRRIW = oat >a z2 + 9 Pay gS R rR S w Twat THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES, comicbooks.com