Life, 1903-04-02 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 285 This page features "An Easter Carol," a poem by Fräz Carmen about Lenten fasting and Easter renewal. The top cartoon shows a domestic scene where a man sits across from a woman, with his caption: "And so you won't let me be yours?" This appears to be a romantic or marriage proposal scenario, likely satirizing courtship conventions of the era. The accompanying illustrations include a portrait sketch of a woman and a pastoral Easter scene showing figures in a landscape. The decorative header features small illustrated chicks and Easter imagery. The page is primarily **literary content rather than political satire**—it celebrates Easter's spiritual and social themes rather than commenting on contemporary politics or events. The humor is genteel and domestic, typical of Life's early 20th-century satirical style.
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He: AND 80 You WON'T Let ME BE OCR Copyright. 1903, by Lire Pubiiading Co. An Easter Carol. X long weeks of looking solemn : 1 have scarcely scen you smile! Absent from the smart set column You have been a weary while. You have tried a turn at fasting Lest your pace be found too fast,— It seemed almost everlasting ; Tam glad it ends at last. It was Matins in the mo With no hope of matinée Every int of pleasure scorning, You were all for prayer and praise In the evening it was Vespers,— Little time for love was there With my Lady Loveliness pers- Istently engaged in prayer. But the end is here, and Easter Finds you smiling once again, Who can look upon the lily And its languors all as prose And, like me, grow somewhat silly For the raptures of the rose. So, Myrtilla, since the steeple Throbs no more with daily chimes, You can mingle with the people As you did in other times. Tent is gone ; but let me borrow Just one bit of happiness From your goodness, and to-morrow, When Love prays to you, say Yes. Feliz Carmen, A POET 18 A PERSON WHO AT EASTER WRITES A SONNET, AND SENDS IT To A LADY WHO WOULD RATHER HAVE A BONNET comicbooks.com