Life, 1893-08-03 · page 13 of 18
Life — August 3, 1893 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two separate satirical pieces mocking hypocrisy and social pretense: **"Queered Himself"** ridicules Elder Berry's charitable posturing. He publicly subscribes $10 toward sending Dr. Thirdly to Europe, then offers to *double* the amount if they send him to Africa instead—revealing his desire to get rid of the man. The humor lies in his transparent self-interest masked as generosity. **"For the Stomach's Sake"** satirizes the contradiction between claimed temperance and actual behavior. The husband insists his Kentucky guests (Col. Gore and friends) are "moderate drinkers," yet the wife's response—placing a bucket of cognac with a dipper on the buffet—suggests these men are notorious heavy drinkers. The satirical implication is that "moderate drinkers" is a transparent lie, and the wife knows it. Both pieces critique how people use polite social rhetoric to conceal ungracious or dishonest intentions.
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THE SORT OF THING THAT OCCASIONALLY CONFRONTS YOU WHEN YOU THINK YOU ARE HAVING A QUIET SELF-RESPECTING TIME IN THE COUNTRY, AND HAVE ALMOST FORGOTTEN THE POMPS AND VANITIES OF THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR. QUEERED HIMSELF. Re. aged six, had been fishing with his father the >LDER BERRY: Joblots made a bad break in church day before, anda friend of the family asked him what to-day. luck they had had. Mrs. BERRY: What did he do? “ Well,” he replied, “ we didn’t have very good luck, The ELDER BERRY: Subscribed ten dollars toward sending first place we went to the man wasn’t home and the other Dr. Thirdly to Europe, and offered to double the amount if two places the man said he hadn't more’n enough for his they would make it Africa. . own family.” FOR THE STOMACH’S SAKE. Wife: WHOM WILL YOU BRING TO DINNER? Husband ; Cot. GORE AND SOME FRIENDS OF His FROM KENTUCKY. Wife: Nov THE REGULATION TOPERS, I HOPE? Husband; No. THe COLONEL SMD THEY WERE MODERATE DRINKERS. Wife: WELL, 1F THAT'S SO, I'LL JUST PUT A BUCKET OF COGNAC ON THE BUFFET WITH A DIPPER IN IT. comicbooks.com