Life — June 20, 1889 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis The main cartoon depicts a domestic scene titled "Has Charley a Sister?" with the response "No, but he is going to have one as soon as he proposes to me." This is a romantic/courtship joke playing on the double meaning of "sister"—the woman suggests that marrying her suitor will make her his sister-in-law. The smaller cartoons on the right appear to illustrate "The Course of Justice," though their specific narrative is unclear from this image. Below is text about English flags displayed in New York during what appears to be St. Patrick's Day tensions (March 17th), with Irish-Americans protesting English flag displays. The note warns against "blacking your teacher's eye" as it might endanger the pupil—likely a humorous reference to corporal punishment consequences.