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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page (Volume XVI, Number 411) **"Where the Difference Lay"** (top): A domestic servant leaves her employer, claiming "it's too hot here for a Christian in summer." The employer counters that it's no hotter for the servant than for himself, but notes the difference: "Yet I have to stay." The joke satirizes class hypocrisy—the wealthy man frames his obligation to remain as moral duty while dismissing the servant's legitimate discomfort, implying servants lack equivalent choice or consideration. **"An Important Change"** (middle): A gate labeled "Paradise" with a notice appears to reference entry restrictions or changing conditions, though the specific satirical target is unclear from the image alone. **"Not Exacting"** (bottom): A sentimental poem by John Kendrick Bangs addressed to "Phyllis" emphasizes remembrance across distances, likely mocking overly romantic Victorian sentimentality.
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VOLUME XVI. WHERE THE DIFFERENCE LAY. NE day last summer a gentleman at Plain- field, N. J., had notice served on him by his cook. “Why do you leave?" he asked. “It's too hot here for a Christian in summer.” ng 925 he Hal ‘It's no hotter for you than it is for me,” ob- served the employer. Yet I have to stay.” “ That's the difference between you and me,” returned the cook. “I haven't.” ie MY Wow, JOEY LIMMY Homi ore Jnited | ctory. 1” for AN IMPORTANT CHANGE. NOT EXACTING. PHYLLIS TO STREPHON, ABOUT TO TRAVEL V HEN sailing o'er the broad Adiantic Ocean, When tossed upon the mad and raging sea, When filled with strange tumultuous commotion, T'll pardon if you fail to think of me. When hunting in the forest of the jungle, When chasing mastodon or fleeting hind, And thought of me your work would sadly bungle, Why let me slip at once from out your mind Should boa constrictor twine himself about you, Demanding all your precious thought and time, Let not a thought of me, my darling, flout you, Who'll pray for you in this far distant clime? But should you in the regions of Golconda A tich and brilliant ruby chance to sec, O, don’t forget than mine no heart is fonder, Aad then I beg that you'll remember me John Kendrick Bangs. comicbooks.com