Life, 1922-05-04 · page 13 of 34
Life — May 4, 1922 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a letter to the editor signed "Dear Life," accompanied by whimsical ink sketches of cats in various playful poses by artist Harry Lees. The letter humorously describes the sender's embarrassing mishap of falling into a bathtub while watching the water. The writer attributes this to being nudged by a cat, then jokes about getting extra breakfast as compensation. The tone is lighthearted self-deprecation. The letter concludes by mentioning "Mr. Lees" and his cat illustrations, suggesting this is reader correspondence responding to previously published feline artwork. The sketches show cats in natural, charming attitudes—sitting, walking, stretching—typical of early 20th-century magazine illustration style. This appears to be a humor column mixing reader letters with supporting artwork.
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EAR LIFE: I enclose my latest pictures — they don’t flatter me — I am proud of my whiskers —I admit that they are all on one side of my face but that is an acci- dent — or rather it is the curse of ciga- rettes I got that way when I discovered re, a lighted cigarette — of all my discoveries that is the most discovered — and it is going to stay discovered too the next time you are in town look me up and we'll have a can of salmon together and maybe a game of Bathrobe Tassels as to that did you ever fall into a bathtub — I was quietly walking on the edge of one this morning watching the running water when suddenly — I didn’t lose my balance — No I am not sure but | think I was pushed fluently and enthu- siastically — the cockide stiff — how- ever when I came from under the bed FS he gave me an extra shot of breakfast ' | — maybe he’s a diamond in the rough and after all you should have seen me get out of that tub — too quick for the eye — you knew I had been in because I was wet — if it happens again I won't even get wet but I must close Mr. Lees doesn’t approve of my writing he says his pictures mew for themselves — may- be they do ses of tioned use of arting d that le in- Ger- Mr. ntinue | the | f the temp- ays be > talk any- either good ention ld not name. ling a and emale e@ ar yr the 1921 ise in This, +t that ‘turers er. comicbooks.com