Puck — June 11, 1879 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# "Alone in the Wilderness" - Page 210, Puck Magazine This page primarily contains editorial content and letters rather than political cartoons. The main article, "Alone in the Wilderness," appears to satirize a presidential candidate (likely Rutherford B. Hayes, given the 1879 date) who the writer suggests has isolated himself from practical politics. The piece mockingly criticizes his detachment, suggesting he's like the mythical figure Seymour who believed "the only bird catching the worm, as well as first in the field" could win. The satire targets what Puck views as naive political idealism disconnected from real-world machinations—suggesting the candidate's isolation from party machinery and compromise will doom his electoral hopes. The "wilderness" metaphor implies political inexperience and removal from necessary political engagement.