Puck — October 2, 1878 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical comic sequence mocking a religious figure named Talmage (likely Rev. Thomas DeWitt Talmage, a prominent 19th-century minister). The six-panel narrative depicts: 1. Talmage writing about "Temptations of Young Men" 2. A young woman visiting a Broadway theater under police supervision 3. Unknown details (partially obscured) 4. Police involvement in covering up an incident 5. References to "beautiful cheekiness" and nighttime activities 6. St. Anthony's visions and moral hypocrisy The satire appears to mock Talmage's sermons condemning youthful vice while suggesting his own or his circle's involvement in questionable behavior. The juxtaposition of his pious moralizing against scenes of worldly temptation and police cover-ups creates the satirical point: moral hypocrisy among religious leaders.