Life, 1888-12-13 · page 5 of 14
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# "The One Who Celebrates" - Life Magazine Cartoon The top cartoon satirizes a divorce settlement. Mrs. B. congratulates Mr. Shimmer on winning his contested case, then asks if he'll take his family to Europe. Mr. Shimmer's reply—that his lawyer sails next week—is the joke's point: the legal fees were so enormous that only the *lawyer* benefits from the divorce, not the client. This mocks the financial toll of contested divorces and suggests lawyers are the true "winners" in such litigation. The page also includes three brief humorous anecdotes ("Not This Time," "The Test of Veracity," "Late in the Season") with accompanying sketches, typical of Life's satirical style mixing social commentary with everyday absurdities.
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c+ al a! <4 THE ONE WHO CELEBRATES. Mfrs, B.: HOW 18 THE CONTESTED WILL CASE COMING ON, MR, SHIMMER ? Mr, Shimmer: V's ALL SETTLED, AND IN MY FAVOR, Mrs, B.: | CONGRATULATE YOU. I SUPPOSE YOU WILL BE TAKING YOUR FAMILY TO EUROrE Now? AS far as it may concern the applicant for divorce, £75 Bridge of Sighs is a cantilever. NOT THIS TIME. ay OUNG CHYNLANDER (a:ring his knowledge of local = celebrities): And that fellow on the other side is Kid Miller, the well-known confidence man. PHILADELPHIA FRIEND (with freezing frostiness) You will pardon my differing with you, but the gentleman you refer to happens to be my cousin, Mr. H. Baldhallader Penn, of Philadelphia. THE TEST OF VERACITY. ID you believe him when he swore he didn't do it?” “No. I didn’t believe him until he offered to bet a ten.” LATE IN THE SEASON. LD LADY (¢o grocer's boy): Them peaches look nice, boy, but some on ‘em ain't very ripe. Boy: That'll be all right, mum; you'll find ‘em ripe enough when you get deeper. Mr, Shimmer: No, BUT | UNDERSTAND MY LAWYER SAILS NEXT WEEK. ROHIBITION talked pretty loud in October, but since election its organ of speech has been a still, small Voitce. THE POET'S CORNER. comicbooks.com