The Wasp, 1913 · page 118 of 364
The Wasp — 1913 — page 118: what you’re looking at
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This appears to be a narrative prose passage rather than a cartoon page. The text depicts a scene from what seems to be a serialized story in *The Wasp* magazine, featuring characters named Burnham, Percy Stanton, and Mrs. Black. The scene shows Stanton, apparently drunk and agitated, being dismissed by Burnham and directed to seek counsel from someone named "Kitty" before making decisions. Stanton then travels to Major Black's quarters, where he encounters Mrs. Black—described as a large, weather-beaten woman with a "calculating eye"—who unusually abandons her typical "playful auntly affection" toward him and grabs his arm, suggesting urgent news or concern. Without seeing the full story context or identifying the specific publication date, the exact satirical target remains unclear. The reference to "an obliging negro" reflects the period's racial attitudes. This appears to be part of a longer serialized narrative rather than political satire with specific contemporary references.
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THE WASP 115 “Nobody would listen to you. It would be two against one. You couldn’t harm us.” Burnham laughed. “Go talk it over with Kitty,” he said. “She has a sharp brain. You are in no condition to think, even for yourself. Let me know your decision some time to-morrow, when you are sober.” Burnham retired to his room. Stanton re- -arranged his dress with fumbling fingers, wiped his face, found his hat, and stumbled away from Goy- ernment House. He was directed to the barracks at the back of the town by an obliging negro, and in the course of time found his way to Major Black’s quarters. Mrs. Black was the first member of the house- hold whom he happened to encounter. She was a large woman with a long, weather-beaten face and a small, calculating eye. Her usual manner with Percy Stanton was one of playful auntly affection; but just now she was far too deeply agitated to — take the trouble to be either playful or affectionate. __ She grasped him by the arm. Comichooks.com