Life, 1906-11-08 · page 5 of 30
Life — November 8, 1906 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This Life magazine page presents a satirical illustrated story titled "A Devout Disciple." The narrative describes a burglar entering a house at midnight while the lady of the house is away. The text indicates the burglar displays unexpected gentleness—carefully maneuvering around the sleeping form of the lady's husband, then delicately placing items on the dining room table rather than simply stealing them. The satire appears to mock Victorian sentimentality or ironic moral codes: a criminal displays more consideration and restraint than society might expect, suggesting hypocrisy about what constitutes "civilized" behavior. The accompanying illustration is quite dark, making specific details difficult to discern. The cherub illustrations marking "November/Sagittarius" are decorative rather than narrative elements.
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A DEVOUT DISCIPLE AN HOUR BEFORE, AND DURING THE INTERIM HAD BEEN MITE BENEVOLENT ASPECT THE SLEEPIN! TUE BURGLAR, WHO HAD ENTERED THE HOUSE AT MIDNIGHT. LY GATHERING TOCETHER 1 NPAT BAG EVERVTIING OF VALUE THAT WAS IN SIGHT, NOW STOOD AT THE foot OF THE BED CONTEMPLATING SHAND WAS EN)OVEN: ¥ aN TOWN AND AND SHARING IER GENTLY REVOLVER, LADY witOse MUP MUST BE DONE UE MUTTERED, RAISING Its SIE KOSH WITHA START AND A CRY, AS SINE BEHELD THE atezzin OF Hts SAID, QUIRTLY, “1 REGRET GREATLY TO DISTURB YOUR SLUMBER, UT THE FACTS ARH THYSY THY DINING-ROOM TABLE) COLD CUT. A SMALL BOFTEE. AND SO FORTH. BET YOU af tw you wit YADVANEED. MAY 1 ASK YoU, THERNORE 1, DINING ROOM AND SAY GRACE?” NOVEMBER SAGITTARIUS comicbooks.com