Life — October 19, 1893 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 246 **Main Content: "The Boy Who Blushed"** This is a humorous story about a boy named Bill who habitually blushes at church, earning him the nickname "the boy who blushed." His embarrassment becomes so notorious that other parishioners deliberately try to make him blush by staring at him during services. Bill's parents initially disapprove of church attendance due to this social humiliation. The story takes a turn when Bill discovers something at church that genuinely interests him, leading him to attend willingly and regularly. His parents are pleased, relieved their son has found moral improvement. **The Illustrations:** Three sketches show Bill and a stork (likely representing a book of jokes or Bible story). The drawings humorously depict the boy's awkward interactions and blushing episodes in an exaggerated style typical of early 20th-century magazine humor.