The Wasp, 1913 · page 180 of 364
The Wasp — 1913 — page 180: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **no visible cartoon or illustration**—it is purely text, appearing to be from a serialized nautical fiction story rather than satirical content. The passage describes a ship's departure from Bottle Harbor and crew activities during a calm day at sea. It introduces characters including James Burnham, who works under "Slim Sam's watch," and mentions a white schooner handled skillfully by someone named Wells. The text emphasizes the crew's leisure activities—smoking, gambling with cards and dice, and trading trinkets and silks—suggesting either a merchant or privateering vessel with accumulated goods. **Without visible illustrations, political references, or satirical commentary on this specific page, I cannot identify the cartoon's subject, intended targets, or satirical point.** The content reads as straightforward nautical narrative rather than satire typical of *The Wasp*.
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THE WASP 175 hair, he drank only the thinnest of wines. He was never seen with a weapon except when actually in action. He never raised his voice in argument, laughter, or anger. He impressed James Burnham as being a person worthy of particular study. Burnham did not mention Kitty’s presence in Nevis to her brother. He thought it wiser not to mix family and business affairs. The white schooner left Bottle Harbor at dawn, sailed south and east until noon, and then headed due south. She was a clever sailor and could make the most of light and uncertain airs. Wells han- dled her with skill. James Burnham was in Slim Sam’s watch. He worked willingly, but the tasks that day were as light as the currents of air. When there was no work to be done aloft or alow, the men of the watch sat down in whatever patch of shade took their fancy and smoked and yarned or even played at cards or dice. Most of them had coin, and those who had no coin had trinkets or silks. It seems that Captain Comichooks.com