Judge — December 17, 1910 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous domestic scene involving a young woman (Jack's fiancée) and Jack's sister discussing a dog named Tige that won a ribbon at a dog show. The joke plays on a failed serenade: Jack once attempted to serenade his fiancée but apparently made such terrible noise that his sister sarcastically suggests the dog could successfully "get" (attract or win) even merchandise ("drygoods")—implying Jack's singing was so bad it sounded like a dog howling. The cartoon mocks Jack's romantic incompetence through his sister's cutting remark, suggesting that if his awful serenading couldn't repel success, even a dog could achieve anything. It's gentle domestic satire typical of Judge magazine's humor about courtship and family dynamics in the early 20th century.