Life, 1889-10-10 · page 7 of 18
Life — October 10, 1889 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page 203: Life Magazine Satire Analysis **"A Kindness"** (top illustration): Shows a woman refusing to marry a young clergyman, citing his poverty. She invites him instead to poker and rum—satirizing either hypocrisy (moral judgment masked by dissolute behavior) or the clergy's financial struggles in this era. **"Epitaph on a Kicker"**: A short, cynical poem mocking someone perpetually dissatisfied, who "kicked when cold, for fear he'd soon be hot"—likely social satire on chronic complainers. **"At the Author's Club"**: Dialogue mocking literary pretension—contrasting a published poet in Scribbler's Magazine with someone reduced to writing soap advertisements, satirizing the gap between artistic ambition and commercial reality in publishing. **"One Man in a Thousand"**: Small cartoon (caption unclear) appears separate from main content.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
by hing ona while | are + the Point Sant? call- A KINDNESS. She could never consent to marry this young clergyman, and she divines the object of his visit from his trepidation. She has a bright idea, and rings for Dawson. “Dawson, TELL MR, STEVENSON AND GENERAL SWIFT THAT I WILL JOIN THEM FOR A LITTLE POKER AT THE USUAL HOUR, THIS EVENING. AND, DAWSON, BE SURE AND PUT MORE RUM IN THE PUNCH THAN YOU DID YESTERDAY. NE MAN IN A THOU- EPITAPH ON A KICKER. SAND—Every man. ONES, ever kicking, kicked with his last breath, = And growing cold, he turned and kicked at death, For, never satisfied with his poor lot, He kicked when cold, for fear he'd soon be hot. AT THE AUTHOR'S CLUB. ROWN: Who is that seedy looking individual with the long hair ? JONES: That is Starvling, the renowned poet. His great masterpiece was published in the last number of “Scribbler's Magazine.” Brown: And who is that well dressed gentleman who just snubbed him so unmer- cifully ? Jones: He is alsoa poct. He writes the advertisements for Plum’s soap. ss I HEAR Sugar Trust Certificates are still very unsteady.” “Yes, they've taken a drop to much.” “OUT oF HIS HEAD,” comicbooks.com