Life — July 5, 1894 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a sketch titled "In by the Stag" with a caption referencing Bishop Gullen leaving "the mishap" and still gathering material for a book in Paris. The image shows an older man in a dark suit seated and observing a domestic scene where a woman with a child sits near a fireplace. A second man stands in the background. The satire appears to target Bishop Gullen (identity unclear to modern readers—likely a public figure of the era) for opportunistically gathering material for a book while in Paris, despite some unspecified "mishap" occurring. The title "In by the Stag" suggests he's entered a situation somewhat by accident or through indirect means. The humor lies in depicting him as an observer exploiting others' circumstances for literary purposes—a critique of exploitative authorship or journalism.