Judge — April 9, 1921 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Sabbath-Breaker" (Judge, April 9, 1921) This cartoon depicts an elderly man in formal dress fleeing in panic, his top hat flying off. He appears to be running along a narrow path over water, dropping a book behind him. A bird perches above, seemingly observing his distress. The title "The Sabbath-Breaker" references religious observance of the Christian Sabbath (Sunday). The cartoon likely satirizes someone who violated traditional Sunday restrictions—possibly through work, commerce, or secular activity—and faces divine or social punishment as consequence. The man's exaggerated fear and undignified flight suggest ridicule of either rigid religious enforcement or the man's own guilty conscience. Without additional context from Judge's editorial stance that week, the precise target remains unclear.