Judge, 1912-11-16 · page 13 of 24
Judge — November 16, 1912 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* collects six short humorous pieces, each with accompanying illustrations or decorative elements. The title references Aesop's fable but appears decorative rather than thematic to the content below. The pieces include: - **"Finding a Way"**: A sentimental poem about a man leaving his sweetheart, likely for military service or work. - **"Gender"**: A joke about a child's confused definition of gendered terms ("woman's a male, man's a human bean"). - **"An Earnest Old Maid"**: A limerick mocking an unmarried woman's modest dress-making. - **"After Election"**: Social commentary—once voting is over, citizens must return to earning bread and paying rent. - **"Has To Be Careful"**: A brief joke about a librettist protecting song manuscripts from children. - **"So Wags the World"**: Philosophical verse about luck favoring others. The main illustration depicts a horseman meeting an automobile on a country road—likely representing the era's technological transition. The overall tone blends sentiment, gentle mockery of social conventions, and period-specific humor.
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“THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE” Finding a Way. ‘6G WEETHEART,” I whispered, “‘now the time draws near For us to part, and I Must take farewell ot all I hold most dear— Must say good-bye. “Summer is past; ere golden harvests glow, I shall be far away. Love counsels stay, but duty bids me Ro; And I obey.” She looked at me and blushed a rosy red, Then veiled her eyes of blue. “‘Love will be lonesome left behind,"’ she said. “Can't I go, too?’’ —Thredere Hinman Simmons. Life is one long series of bumps. Gender. A woman teacher was explaining gender to a grade of young children as visitors entered. They begged her to continue, as they would be de- lighted to hear the children’s replies. “Children,’’ she asked, ‘‘what is ‘girl,’ ‘woman,’ ‘man’?”’ One little hand was so eager, she appealed to the owner proudly. “Well, Artie?” Artie rose to the occasion. “Girls is females, woman’s a male, and man’s a human bean.’’ An Earnest Old Maid. An earnest old maid from Legralf Made a dress from a yard and a half. She said that she knew She could have made two, But she feared the old bachelors would lalf. After Election. “The time has come,”’ the voter said, “To think of other things— Of making dough for daily bread, And paying rent, by jings!’’ Has To Be Careful. “Don’t let the children get to fool- ing around my desk,’’ says the libret- tist, as he prepares to leave the house for a stroll. “Why, dear?’ asks his wife. “I'm doing the lyrics for my new musical show and the manuscripts are on the desk. I wouldn’t like the children to read them.’’ So Wags the World. No wonder life’s an empty dream, For, though we fight with pluck, Somehow the other fellows seem To always have the luck. comicbooks.com