The Wasp, 1913 · page 167 of 364
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This page appears to be from a serialized narrative story rather than a political cartoon. It describes a sailing scene where characters named Burnham and Henry Todd are aboard a vessel, with Burnham scanning the coast while reflecting on a recent duel with someone named Stanton. The text suggests this is from a fictional adventure or dramatic story published in *The Wasp* magazine. The passage emphasizes Burnham's calm demeanor and satisfaction with how he conducted himself in the duel—he's philosophically accepting of fate while awaiting whatever may come. The reference to risking "the sun in his eyes" during the duel and valuing "the artistic conclusion" suggests the narrative is concerned with honor, skill, and aesthetics in combat. Without seeing illustrations or having publication details, I cannot identify specific historical figures or events being satirized. This reads as adventure fiction rather than political satire.
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162 THE WASP and fell upon it in thin, white froth, The wind was light. Burnham tended sheet and tiller and Henry Todd crouched in the bows and scanned the coast. Burn- ham, too, kept a sharp eye on the coast and the climbing hills. Perhaps he looked for the gray roofs of a village, or for some sign of cultivated land. It is likely enough that he was content to look out for whatever chance might show; that he expected nothing—or anything. He was waiting for his opponent’s throw—and Fate was his oppo- nent. In the mean time he tended sheet and tiller, scanned the near coast, and smoked his pipe. His mind went back calmly and pleasantly to the duel with Stanton. He went over it from the courtly beginning to the desperate finish, point by point, and was satisfied absolutely with it. He had taken a slight risk, perhaps, when he let himself take the sun in his eyes; but the artistic conclusion of the affair was well worth the risk. He was be- coming nicer in his methods as he grew older and Comichooks.com