Judge — February 14, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This comic strip depicts children engaged in nighttime mischief and chaos in a bedroom. The title—a play on the Thomas Moore poem "Oft in the Stilly Night"—humorously substitutes "silly" for "stilly," setting expectations for comedic rather than sentimental content. The sequential panels show children creating bedlam: jumping on beds, throwing pillows, overturning furniture, swinging from fixtures, and generally running wild while parents sleep. The final panels show the aftermath—exhausted children finally settling down, with one saying "Good night, Daddy." The satire targets both children's chaotic energy and parental exhaustion. It's gentle domestic humor reflecting early 20th-century middle-class family life, poking fun at the difficulty of managing children's bedtime routines. The signed work appears to be by "Miles Cross" (visible in lower right).