Life, 1900-11-22 · page 20 of 20
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The cartoon depicts two men discussing a deceased missionary named Jones. One man (appearing to be from a colonial setting) explains that while Jones was eaten by cannibals, those cannibals were subsequently hanged for murder and buried "up bye war' this is garin'" (by where this is garden). The satire targets Victorian attitudes toward colonialism and justice. The dark humor lies in the ironic outcome: the cannibals faced execution and "proper" Christian burial for their crime, while the victim received none of these dignities. This mocks the hypocrisy of colonial powers claiming moral and legal superiority while often inflicting their own brutalities on indigenous peoples. The earnest tone of the explanation makes the absurdity sharper—treating the bureaucratic justice system as somehow redemptive despite the fundamentally tragic and grotesque situation. The attribution to "Moonshine" (Life's humor column) confirms this is satirical commentary on colonial imperialism and Western righteousness.
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