Life, 1901-09-12 · page 5 of 20
Life — September 12, 1901 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 205 This page contains literary content and illustrations rather than political satire. The main features are: 1. **"The Spider and the Fly"** — A poem (Summer version) by Rupert Brooke, accompanied by an illustration of a spider and fly in nature. 2. **"Prosperity"** — A humorous dialogue between Giggsby and Wimpson about a woman's financial troubles, depicted through a sketch of a woman in a cart pulled by a horse. 3. **"One on Him"** — A brief joke about what someone drinks. 4. **Bottom illustration** — Shows "Spider Brothers Fixing a Broken Wire on the Bee-Line Road," a whimsical scene combining insects and rural infrastructure. The page is primarily literary/humorous rather than political commentary.
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_ ‘NJ OTHING is more » N missed than the trouble that has gone. The Spider and the Fly. (seamen version ) TPHE oriole hangs in the apple His cradle of gauze and down, And rallies a song of sunshine Out of the country and town; But lighter than note of the ruby throat Is the song Miranda sings When out in her cool, green hammock She gracefully rocks and swings. ‘The spider has stretched his hammock Of soft and delicate skein To tangle the trysting fire-fly ‘That blunders upon the scene; But on her veranda the coy Miranda Swinging and singing I spy— Ab! she is the cunning spider, And Tam the tangled fly ! Her music has lured me to prison ; Her beauty has bade me stay, And snared, and meshed, and tangled, I never shall get away From moonlit veranda and dreamy Miranda— No matter, for love I die; My sweesheart’s the cunning spider, And I am the tangled fly ! Aloysius Cott. PROSPERITY. IGGSBY (at the club); Eliminate from the average woman all her finery — her clothes and jewels — rob her of the power to talk of the latest and lightest books, and a few other trivial subjects, and have you any- thing left? Winton : Yes, sir. “Then what is it?’ “ A lot of unpaid bills.” 205 Strange. gue “renewed” herself in the moun- tains To just what a girl should be. She “ recouped" in a summer jaunting And “rested” a while by the sea: And yet it is worth recording That this maiden, by Nature inspired, Declared, as t}ward home she was speeding : “0 dear, I'm so avrful tired 1" >. ENERAL KITCHENER, it appears, says the war in South Africa is due to the ignorant arrogance of tho Boer leaders ; that these lead- ers have long since forfeited all claim to patriotism ; that they are simply perverse and cussed. The Duke of Alva probably felt the same way toward those other Dutchmen who showed a similar spirit. One on Him. ewimt do you drink for?” I demanded, fiercely. “ F'r instance !"" replied the Terrible Example, with a maudlin laugh. v TUE SPIDER BROTHERS FIXING A BROKEN WIRE ON THE MEE-LINE ROAD.