Judge, 1935-08 · page 8 of 36
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains "Mistress Pepys' Journal" by Baird Leonard, a humorous column referencing Samuel Pepys' famous historical diary. The two cartoons illustrate anecdotes from the author's life. The upper cartoon shows a cameraman asking "Can you bring along a friend, honey?"—likely satirizing Hollywood's casual attitude toward romantic relationships. The lower cartoon depicts someone at a doorway exclaiming "Look, dear—a foundling," suggesting a comedic domestic scenario. The text discusses the author's efforts to locate a copy of Harry Wilson's "The Boss of Little Arcady" and various literary mishaps. References to contemporary figures like Betty Marshall and her automobile suggest 1920s-era social commentary, though the exact satirical targets remain unclear without fuller context.
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Judge Mistress Pepys’ Journal By Baird Leonard OOPERSTOWN *., July 1.—Up betimes, overjoyed to be able to walk again, albeit a bit uncertainly as yet, upon my two feet, and marveling at my perverse instinct to put my lame foot forward as my best one. But a cynic or materialist would doubtless tell me that it should verily out- rank the other, asmuch as [ ha thousand dollars on it in the past eig post a letter from Franklin P. Adams beginning you cad!” apropos of my having written him that I did intre duce him to Harry W “The Boss of Little Arcad - he asserting that he had read that masterpiece when Uncle Ley . t eos ' Q4 Joe Cannon and I were in re s back in Danville, Minis, Q t another malicious attempt on his 5 ;. % ee since once he did in tibe some of his own verses “To B: “Can you bring along a friend, honey?” —Whit , 1877." But Lord knows I did at least a copy of “The Boss,” recall the pains [ took to locate one. My own battered edition is so precious to me that [ will not lend it to anyone who cannot furnish a twenty thousand dollar bond after prom- loves whilst reading it. gone over books which were sent me as hospital presents, the catch in such benevolence being that one must at least skim throu g to wear ¢ in order, when questior afterwards, to share or confound the donor's en i The most rintuplets it me, foras not rest until [had thou known contemporary fiction with som pole their hair, five nly one eye, ories, 2 n whose names reflected their professions [ could mention only Eddie Cantor, and was greatly cha- grined not to have thought of aviators Byrd and Hawks, and Generals March 1 Bing. Betty Marshall to drive me about in her new roads which has a horn of four notes wh did so strike me as a bar from some hymn that I could not converse with her ur atid I had identified it, and it was “The night is ’ dark” from “Lead, Kindly Light” which “ ai precedes “and I am far from home," Look, dear—a foundling.” (Page 28, please) comicbooks.com