Judge — January 12, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Wager" - Judge Magazine Cartoon This comic strip satirizes a week-long bet or wager involving children. The narrative follows a sequence where someone bets "a shilling a burro lays an egg before yours"—an absurd proposition. Monday through Friday depict escalating chaos: the children engage in increasingly wild and destructive behavior (nighttime mischief, fighting in rain, violent play, and chaotic antics). By Friday, the situation has become completely uncontrolled. The final panel shows an adult (likely the bet's originator) desperately trying to resolve the wager by offering "Na na, Sandy—make it two got of three," suggesting they're attempting to escape the bet's consequences as the chaos spirals beyond control. The satire critiques foolish gambling and the unintended consequences of careless wagers involving children.