Life, 1895-02-14 · page 13 of 18
Life — February 14, 1895 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical short jokes typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"She Felt It"** mocks romantic clichés—a suitor's poetic comparison of love to the sea makes his date physically ill, undermining the sentiment. **"Had None to Give"** is a snide joke about Mr. Chumpleigh's intellectual laziness regarding Theosophy (a spiritual movement popular at the time), with Miss Coldeal's retort suggesting he's incapable of thought on any subject. **"After the Concert"** plays on marital dynamics: a husband envies a tenor's "nerve" (audacity) for singing poorly in public, implying his wife wouldn't tolerate such boldness from him. **"Too Much for Her"** satirizes female fickleness in courtship—Flora rejected Jack's proposal one night, then accepted it the next, now regrets accepting him after he proposed *again*. The humor derives from the contradiction and the suggestion of emotional instability. The small illustration of an "awful lark" (bird) is a visual pun. These pieces reflect period attitudes toward women, marriage, and social propriety.
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SHE FELT IT. IN PRISON. IS love, he said, was like the sea. ie laughs at locksmiths, so they say The maiden answered quick But not at locks, that's plain, She thought that he was right in that For once grim wedlock shuts him in Recause it made her sick. He seldom laughs again, HAD NONE TO GIVE. AFTER THE CONCERT. Cierny CHUMPLEIGH: Yes, Miss E: Lenvy that man who sang the Coldeal, Theosophy is a subject to tenor solo. which I have not been able to give any SHE: Why, I thought he had a very thought. poor voice. Miss COLDEAL: I can readily under- HE: Sodid I. But just think of his stand that, Mr. Chumpleigh. AN AWFUL LARK. nerve! TOO MUCH FOR HER. Belle; WY DID YOU QUAKREL WITH Jack? Flora; LAST NIGHT HE PROPOSED AGA “WHAT HARM WAS THERE IN THAT?" “Wuy, I Hab ACCEPTED HIM ONLY THE NIGHT BEFORE.”