Life, 1888-09-20 · page 3 of 14
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 157 This page contains several brief satirical pieces rather than a single coherent cartoon: **"I Go My Way"** presents a poem by Rondeau (author unclear) about romantic indifference—a woman dismissing a suitor's advances while hiding her pain. **"No Credit in This World"** jokes about young Brown inheriting his uncle's property despite appearing grief-stricken at the funeral, with a reference to Brown being "subject to hay fever." **"A Debt of Gratitude"** recounts an anecdote where a passenger thanks a young man for saving his life after retrieving his wind-blown newspaper from an elevated train platform. **"Pursued by Hard Luck"** depicts dialogue between Miss Clara and Mr. Worcestershire discussing romantic rivals and fortune. The bottom note about the "Wheel of Fortune" suggests broader commentary on economic instability. The illustrations are period-appropriate etchings typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor.
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1 GO MY WAY. (RONDEAU.) GO my way and do not care— ‘There is no girl I cannot spare. Indeed, I do not fear to say, That turned into a roundelay, A song's reward for my despair. And so, my girl, my frowning fair! Light and inconsequent as air, I try to make your jilting pay— I go my way. But, truly, though my grief I share, With those who do no mourning wear, T do it not in idle play, 1 do it thus in open day, To hide the very pain that’s there, I go my way. Poe T is doubtful if Edison’s new talklng ma- NO CREDIT IN THIS WORLD. chines will ever supersede the old reliable sewing societies. IDN'T young Brown inherit his late uncle's property?” “Yes, he was sole heir.” ——— : - “Yet he seemed to be genuinely affected at the funeral. His face bore every mark of grief and distress.” “Yes, Brown is subject to hay fever.” A DEBT OF GRATITUDE. PASSENGER on the Elevated road opened his paper with a look of prospective enjoyment, when a gust of wind blew it to the platform. It was promptly seized by the brakeman and returned. “ Young man,” said the passenger with deep emotion, “ you have saved my LIFE.” PURSUED BY HARD LUCK. ISS CLARA: It distresses me greatly to cause you pain, Mr. Worchestershire, but I love another. Mr. WORCHESTERSHIRE: Ah, me! Jack (who has just come into a fortune); Now Miss CLARA: I have always supposed that you were interested in THAT I HAVE ALL THIS MONEY, Dick, I pox'r kNow — Ethel Simpson, Mr. Worchestershire ; she is a noble girl WHAT TO DO FIRST. Mr. WORCHESTERSHIRE: Ah, yes, Miss Clara; but I had the same Dick: Wwy DON'T YOU MARRY? luck with her that I have just had with you. Jack: NEVER! THE FORTUNE HAS DONE AWAY - - WITH ALL NECESSITY OF MARRYING. MANY a man nowadays is broken on the Wheel—of Fortune. comicbooks.com