Life — November 30, 1922 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis The illustration shows a man on horseback meeting another man on foot in a rural setting. The caption reads: "Rider (to boy who has recovered runaway): 'No, no, my boy! don't get down. Take him home. What I need now is a good long walk.'" This is a humorous domestic scene rather than political satire. The joke plays on the irony of someone who has just recovered a runaway horse—which would normally be exhausting—saying he now needs a walk to relax. The implication is that riding the spirited horse was so strenuous that the rider needs *more* walking to recover. The accompanying article, "Don't You Remember Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?" is a nostalgic essay about memory and forgetfulness, unrelated to the cartoon.