Judge, 1910-01-01 · page 7 of 16
Judge — January 1, 1910 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge presents humorous content about writing and love, circa early 1900s. **"Rubaiyat of the Contributor"** by Carolyn Wells is a self-aware parody of Omar Khayyam's famous poem, but about a magazine contributor's creative struggles. The author jokes about recycling content—grinding out Easter hat ballads, limericks, and parodies—and notes that editors prefer rehashed material ("The Tramp," "The Hen," "The Bride," "Woman's Club") over original work. It's satirizing both hack writers and editors' predictable taste. **"Different Views of Love"** offers cynical takes on romance from various perspectives: husbands face "rude awakenings," wives see only dishpans, old maids romanticize memory, cynics see foolishness, while girls want material goods. The "Girl's Younger Brother" requires bribes for "discreet silence"—suggesting impropriety. The small illustrations and scattered humor reflect Judge's typical miscellaneous satirical format, poking fun at contemporary writing culture and courtship customs.
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THE LASS THAT LOVES A SAILOR. RUBAIYAT OF THE CONTRIBUTOR. By CAROLYN WELLS. 'AKE! For the sun, who scatters into flight The marketable thoughts I had all night, Is nearly overhead, and well I know I have an awful lot of things to write. My mind no question makes of this or that; I write a ballad on an Easter hat, Then I grind out a limerick or two, And then I parody the “* Rubaiyat.”” Off on spring odes full many a time before I swore. But did I mean it when I swore? And then—and then came spring, and, pen in hand, I started in to write one lyric more. Sometimes methinks that never pays so well The editor as when old jokes I tell. “The Tramp,’ The Hen,” “ The Bride,” “« The Woman's Club” — No matter how worked up—are sure to sell. A book of verses, studied now and then, A rhyming dictionary, and a pen; A pad of paper and a pint of ink— a 7 Any old place would do me for a den. DW Sanders * : SHORTENING AND & . And as I write plain—and correctly spell— A LONG SI I think my manuscripts look very well. SHORT LONGING. The editors must wonder what I buy One-half so precious as the stuff I sell! DIFFERENT VIEWS OF LOVE. THE Husband—A dream with a rude awakening. ‘The Wife—The light that leads to the wash- tub and the dishpan, The Old Maid—A memory sweeter grown through being cherished many years, MISUNDERSTANDING, The Cynic—That whick makes fools of men, *¢ PPA, WHAT is * rough on rats’?”" The Lover-—The power that makes eurth a “This new style of wearing the hair low, son.”” paradise. The Girl—Bon bons, flowers, and the theater. The Girl's Younger Brother—A little money now and then for maintaining a discreet silence. NEW year's ‘DAY is the day tnat few miss their calling. THE “GAY WHITE WAY" IN BUGVILLE. comicbooks.com