Judge, 1918-05-11 · page 13 of 36
Judge — May 11, 1918 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **three separate humorous sketches** from WWI-era America, drawn by Orson Lowell: 1. **Top illustration**: Shows a young woman disappointed that her soldier boyfriend in uniform doesn't match her romantic imagination—satirizing the gap between wartime idealization and reality. 2. **"What He Learned"**: Mocks an overly optimistic man who claims he can learn from anyone. When locked with a village bore, he learns only that some people are hopeless—a joke about false optimism and the existence of truly ignorant people. 3. **"Where He Would Shine"** and **"Disappeared"**: Brief, punchy jokes about a socially awkward man (Wobbleigh) who'd excel at chess, and commentary that "devilish" characters have vanished from literature. 4. **"Hearty"**: Observes that soldier boys write love letters enthusiastically but eat heartily at camps—implying their appetite for food exceeds their romantic devotion, a light jab at young soldiers' priorities. The page reflects **typical Judge magazine humor**: domestic observations, character studies, and gentle satire about wartime life and human nature.
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Draton by Orsox Loweur ConsiperInG THE Nature or THE Work To Be Done Peruars It’s Just as WELL The romantic girl who is just a wee bit disappointed to find that her young man in his war outfit, doesn’t appear as she’d imagined he would. What He Learned r [ stubborn optimist had declared there was no one from whom he could not learn something. We had disputed him, and had plotted to heap confusion upon his head by shutting him in with the village bore ho never knew anything for sure. After two hours with the v. b., the s. 0. emerged pale but smiling. “ Arrrh-harth!”” we snarlingly gloated. “And did you learn anything from him?” “Yes,” replied the optimist bravely. “I learned what an awful thing it is to be a person from whom no one can learn anything.” ' Where He Would Shine “Nice little fellow, Wobbleigh is—only it’s hard to think of him as a cheer-leader. “T can—at a chess match!” Disappeared Not only the cloven hoof, but the cloven breath as well, seems to have disappeared from our literature. Hearty The soldier boys are ardent letter writers, but a visit to a cantonment will make one doubt that any of them really are in love—not if love affects the appetite. comicbooks.com