Life, 1890-06-12 · page 5 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 339 This page contains several satirical humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **"The Rescue of Emin Pasha"** references Henry M. Stanley's famous 1888-1889 expedition to rescue the isolated Emin Pasha in Africa. The dialogue mocks Stanley's self-importance—Emin refuses rescue, preferring his solitude. **"A Bad Break"** is a simple landlord-tenant joke about roof leaks. **"A Voice from Africa"** features a caricatured African missionary criticizing European Christian hypocrisy regarding missionary work and doctrine. The remaining pieces are brief comedic dialogues ("Tit for Tat," "The Same, Yet Different," "Registered from Boston," "Just His Way") playing on wordplay and social observations about hotel clerks, registration, and literary criticism—typical of the magazine's light satirical humor.
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- LIFE: THE RESCUE OF EMIN PASHA. WING to,a delay in the mails onthe Umgagi and Mbawa North- ern R. R., the following from Ltre’s African correspondent has just come to hand. It is, however, the first authentic report of the meeting of Emin and Stanley. Mr. Stanley approached Emin’s headquarters about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, softly whistling “Little Annie Rooney.” He rapped at the door of Emin’s tent, and Emin himself answered the summons. “How do you do, Emin?” said Stanley. “I beg your pardon,” said Emin. “You have the advantage of me. “Tam Henry M. Stanley——” “IT don’t care. I don’t want any subscription books, and I read ‘The Dark Continent’ a long time ago.” “ But I have come to rescue you.” “TI don’t want to be rescued.” “ Well, you've got to be rescued. Put on your coat and come along.” A BAD BREAK. ENANT (in top flat): The roof leaks. LANDLORD: Nonsense. None of the people in the other flats Liszt, O, Liszt! —Hamlet, Act 1, Scene V. TIT FOR TAT. ISS VASSER: Don't you think Miss Spring- love is a charming poetess ? UNCLE SOLOMON: Oh, yes, a very PSSilvanhs A VOICE FROM AFRICA. sweet poctess, and her cousin, Miss Chal- mers, is a charming painteress, and her Aunt Lucrece is an excellent sculptoress, and her mother used to be an excellent dishwasheress, and ——" THE SAME, YET DIFFERENT. ED: His is a singular absence. Nep: Plural, you mean. He ran off with another fellow's wife. REGISTERED FROM BOSTON. IRST CHICAGO MAN (ina New York Hotel): You registered from Boston. Why don’t you register from Chicago? SECOND CHICAGO MAN (an old trav- eler): Because I've got tired of having these New York hotel clerks tell me not to blow out the gas. JUST HIS WAY. ERRITT : Did that critic read your poem and give you his opinion? Tusss: He gave me his opinion. Mumbo Jumbo of Uyisé (greeting missionary): GLAD TO MEET YOU, SAM, BUT I'sE POWERFUL TENDER ‘BOUT MY ORTHONOXY, AN’ I DON'T WANT TO HEAH NO TALK ‘BOUT REVISIN’ DE CREED! OTHER'S MILLIONS IN ET. comicbooks.com