Judge, 1922-03-25 · page 13 of 36
Judge — March 25, 1922 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# "Stories to Tell" Page Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine features humorous short stories submitted by readers, with prizes offered for the best submissions. The stories rely on period racial and ethnic stereotypes common to early 20th-century American humor: 1. **"Religion Saves"** uses dialect humor about enslaved or formerly enslaved Black men in Alabama, playing on the stereotype that religious devotion would make one's wife behave obediently. 2. **"Me-ow!"** presents a catty exchange between Northern and Southern white women, with the Alabamian's threat of lynching framed as a witty comeback—reflecting how casually violence against Black Americans was treated as comedic fodder. 3. **"In Reverse"** mocks a Northern woman teaching Black children Bible lessons, suggesting they give rote answers; the joke relies on dialect humor and stereotypes about Black children. 4. **"Tough on the Scotch Colonel"** uses Scottish dialect for humor about a WWI soldier seeking revenge. These stories reflect *Judge*'s satirical tradition but reveal attitudes toward race, region, and ethnicity that modern readers would find offensive.
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‘Ss 35 iT it best. All others at regular rates. A Palm Beach Suit! RELIGION SAVES One exceptionally cold morning, wait- ing on a little wharf on the bank of a river in Alabama, a traveler overheard a conversation between a white man and three negroes. “How would you like to take a swim in there a morning like this, Lee?” the white man asked. “Boss, man, dey ain’t nuthin’ ‘oud git me in dat water dis mownin’ lessen I seed ma wife drownin,” returned Lee. “What about you, Sam,” asked the white man turning to the second. “Well, sah, if I seed ma Anna Lou in dar Ah reckons maybe I'd try git ’er out.” . “And you, Shed, would you go in there to save your wife if you saw she was drewning?” the third was asked. Shed merely pulled his coat tighter and answered dryly: “Carrie B, she done got ’ligion.” ME-OW! The lady from Boston and the lady from Montgomery had taken a de- cided dislike to each other on the occasion of their first meeting; and it was at a fashionable reception, at which they chanced to meet, that the Bostonian seized an opportunity to publicly show her contempt for the Montgomerian. “You are from Alabama, where they still lynch people; aren’t you, dear?” The Alabamian replied: “Yes; and you just must come down some time.” First Prize IN REVERSE After waiting a long time in the sick line, a certain private ap- proached the camp doctor to tell the old story with all the usual symptoms. His chest ached, his back ached, his legs ached, his head ached, and he had a sore throat, to say nothing of being dizzy and having chills. He told the doctor that he was afraid he was going to have the “flu.” The doctor asked, sarcastically: “Would you come to me in civil life with a little thing like this?” “No,” replied the private, would have you come to me.” Second Prize NOT PRESENT A Northern woman went South to reside, and as she was devout she organized a class of young darkies to teach them the Bible. When she thought she had them trained she brought in friends to hear them recite “Who made you?” she asked the first in the class. “God,” was the answer. “Who was the first man?” she asked the second. “Adam,” was the prompt reply. And thus she went on down the class, and the answers were so pat TORIES TO TELL JUDGE pays $10 weekly for the best story submitted for this page, and $5 for the second Original, unpublished humorous stories only are desired. that the audience applauded. While she was talking with her visitors, the young darkey who was first in the class went out to a neighboring spring to get a drink. The teacher decided to go over the same ground, and as- sembled her pupils and began as before. “Who made you?” she asked the first darkey. ” was the reply. d the teacher. “God made you. “No, He didn't,” said the pupil. “De boy w'at God made am gone to de spring!” TOUGH ON THE SCOTCH COLONEL The Colonel of a Scotch regiment who was disliked by his men wanted to locate a sniper. He called for Sandy, the crack shot of the regiment, and said: “Sandy, there’s a sniper over there. He’s been shootin’ at us all day. The fir-r-st time, he knocked the hat off me and the second time he knocked the cigarette oot of ma mouth. Go over and get him. I think he’s in yon clump of bushes.” Sandy went toward the spot and found a German hidden in a small tree. Sandy shook the tree and down fell the Ger- man, who threw up his hands and cried, “Kamarad, Mercy!” Sandy looked at him disgustedly and said: “Mer-r-cy? Ye'll get nae mer-r-cy from me! Ye missed the colonel twice!” ee PUZZLE What is missing in this picture? rey PICTURE Answer—Two or three cylinders at least. | = comicbooks.com