Life, 1892-09-29 · page 11 of 16
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# Life Magazine Page 179 Analysis This page contains satirical humor and illustrations typical of early Life magazine. The main cartoon depicts a woman advising a man not to marry a duke, saying "I suppose when you marry the Duke you will go at once to his home in England with him?" with his concerned reply about trusting himself with "a man I know so little about." The page also includes literary selections, including a poem about a church bell and a dialogue titled "Why He Came Early" involving characters like a mother, Mr. Hayes Hartford, and others discussing train schedules and seat-changing. The anniversaries section references historical events from 1829 and 1831, including Dr. Parrot ascending Mount Ararat and the trial of the first mowing machine. The humor relies on period-specific social anxieties about marriage, travel, and Victorian propriety.
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-*LIFE: ANNIVERSARIES OF THE WEEK. Poetic Tramp: HOW SWEETLY THE OLD CHURCH BELL TOLLS ‘THE KNELL OF PARTING DAY, EH, ToM? The Other One: A SUPPER BELL SOUNDING THE APPROACH OF COMING GRUB 'D SUIT ME BETTER! her. She hurriedly opened it and a check dropped into her lap, as did also a note composed of words to the following effect : “Please accept enclosed check in payment for your poem, : which appears in the current issue of our magazine. Pub- SEPT. 27TH, 1829, lication is often delayed in order that we may give the press DR. PARROT ASCENDS MOUNT ARARAT. of similar material on hand a chance to be seen and appre- ciated. Yours, etc. THE EDITOR.” “Tt is the check for father’s poem, which he used to tell me about when I was a child,” cried Madeleine, joyfully ; then Clarence and she retired sadly, for they could not cash the check at nine p.m., nor could they eat it. When the a.m. dawned, however, they exchanged the check for lucre, and that night, when the wolf returned to their door, they chased SEPT. 30TH, 1831. TRIAL OF THE FIRST MOWING MACHINE, him around to the back yard, and set before him such a feast that he overate and died. “Clarence,” said Madeleine, “you would better write a poem. It may save our posterity from starvation.” Alex, H, Laidlaw, Jr. " WHY HE CAME EARLY. MotHeR (sitting down just as the train starts): Ob, would you mind changing seats with me, sir? My baby wants to look out of the window. MR. HAVEN HARTFORD (w¢th sarcastic politeness): With pleasure, madam. I have been saving this seat for him for half an hour. HE COULD NOT HELP IT. IMLING: Why did you leave the lecture platform, Well, I was egged on to take that step. “1 SUPPOSE WHEN YOU MARRY THE DUKE YOU WILL GO AT ONCE TO HIS HOME IN ENGLAND WITH HIM?" * + “DEAR ME, NO! I WOULDN'T TRUST MYSELF AWAY OVER ERDITA: Did you kiss him? THERE WITH A MAN I KNOW SO LITTLE ABOU PENELOPE (ambiguously): Not much. comicbooks.com