Judge, 1918-08-03 · page 7 of 32
Judge — August 3, 1918 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon (R.B. Fuller):** "Grandma—You mustn't wade out too far, Willie" references WWI-era anxieties about German U-boats (submarines). The joke warns a child about wading into the ocean as one might warn about provoking enemy submarines—satirizing the public's fear of German naval warfare during America's involvement in the conflict. **Main Story ("Clever—If Nothing Else"):** A crime fiction narrative about a burglar named Andy who nearly gets caught stealing jewels. The twist: when the homeowner hears noise, he reaches under the bed, and Andy licks his hand. The man assumes it's the family dog "Carlo," allowing the burglar to escape. It's a suspenseful short story rather than political satire. **"His Observation":** A dialect-heavy piece featuring Black characters discussing religious revivals and the devil. The gambling man humorously suggests Satan remains unimpressed by revival meetings, claiming the devil continues living comfortably despite preachers' claims to defeat him. This reflects period stereotypes and attitudes toward both Black vernacular and religious hypocrisy.
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by R. B. Furrer Grandma—Y ou mustn't wade out too far, Willie. We don’t want to get the naughty U-boats stirred up! Clever—If Nothing Else By Meuva L UCKY ANDY, as his mates called him, was chuck- ling to himself as he stood beside the well-polished mahogany dresser and dropped the last string of precious gems into the chamois bag. This was the most successful pick-up yet, and ‘how easy it had been. Three short steps now would take him to the hall door, from which a speedy get-away was possible. He turned to go, but stooped down quickly at the foot of the bed and held his breath in the awful silence that followed, a terrible silence even for as hardened a crook as Andy. ‘The man of the house sat up on the edge of the bed, wondering if his imagination was deceiving him or not. Hearing nothing for several minutes, he allowed his wife to per-" suade him that his brain was playing him false. “Twas sure I heard something; funny I'd wake up out of a sound sleep for nothing—there! What was that?” * For during these whispered words, the burglar had taken the chance to work his way a little under the bed, so as to be out of sight in case this man should decide to get up to in- vestigate things. Huddled under the half suspicious pair, he heard the man muttering something about hearing a dragging sound at the foor of the bed. “Well, it must be the dog. You know I alwavs allow Carlo to come up and his pillow is there.” Arxouw Thinking this quite plau man reached his hand dow the bed and whistled softly. A chance ina thousand and Andy took it! He scuffled a little along the floor and then reached out and licked the hand affectionately. The effect was immediate and to his lik- ing. The man rolled contentedly over and was soon snoring with so much vehemence that Andy could have walked out on his heels with p safety. His Observation “Y0' sholly must ‘tend de revival, sah,” said Brother Buckaloo. “De ’va gelist am a pow’ful ’zorter, and ‘nounces dat t’mor’ night he’s gwine to git de devil on de run.” “Umph!” returned the gambling man. “I's seed a heap 0° dem dar ’vangelists r’ar back on deir pon- derosity and specify wid a loud shout dat dey done had de devil on de run. And den, next time I meets old Satan, sa'n- terin’ comf’ably along, I axes h ‘How ‘bout it, sah? Dat po'tly 'vangelist up at de chapel is noratin’ round dat he’s done run yo’ plumb ragged.’ And he dess smiles and says, ‘News to me, sah. I didn’t even know I was bein’ chase¢ 1 Simmons, A Definition Happiness is the dream of a perpetual Sunday morning with the alarm-clock muffled. Drawn by Ropxey Tuosson Former Umpire: One Strike! . comicbooks.com