Life, 1889-05-09 · page 3 of 18
Life — May 9, 1889 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 267 **"Her Thoughts"** (top): A romantic poem about a modest maid who believes herself plain and unloved, yet harbors secret romantic hopes. The illustration shows a young woman in Victorian dress. This appears to be sentimental verse rather than satire. **"Business is Business"** (middle): A Postmaster-General reminds Benjamin Harrison about a Philadelphia newspaper advertisement Mrs. Harrison placed while shopping in New York. The joke concerns the contradiction between conducting personal business while holding public office—a mild commentary on government officials' divided loyalties. **"Going to the Bad"** (bottom left): An anti-docking club meeting, captioned "The Neighs have it"—a pun on "neighs" (horses' sounds) versus "nays" (voting). **Bottom right**: A gentleman's awkward conversation about fashion and animals.
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*- LIFE: ee HER THOUGHTS. Se The little maid I sing, fo& as 4 $f. Fue is a very modest maid, 4 And blushes of the rose’s shade us Her dimple-dotted cheeks pervade When compliments I bring. She thinks she isn’t pretty, though Therein she's very wrong. Her mouth is just a Cupid bow, And her bright eyes such darts do throw, One can’t withstand them long. BUSINESS 1S BUSINESS. $6 FOUR Excellency,” remarked the Post- master-General to Benjamin Harrison, “I have marked a large advertisement in this paper. Will you kindly hand it to Mrs. Harri- son?” “It's a Philadelphia paper, I see.” “Yes, sir. Justa gentle reminder. I see by rs that she has been shopping in New “DM AWFULLY SORRY, DON'T YOU KNOW, THAT THESE KNICKERBOCKERS ARE NOT MORE THE FASHION, A MEETING OF THE ANTI-DOCKING CLUB. carr," President: Tue NeIGHS HAVE IT, “OH, YOUR CONVERSATION DOES THAT!" 267 She thinks that no one cares for her, No lover's heart she'll gain; And here, again, does sadly err, For there is one, I can aver, Bound fast in Cupid's chain, And though her thoughts no one should doubt, I may not a//, you see; For what I think the most about, And now am going to find out, Is what she thinks of me! HEL W, GIVES A FELLER AN OPPORTUNITY OF SHOWING A comicbooks.com