The Wasp, 1913 · page 203 of 364
The Wasp — 1913 — page 203: what you’re looking at
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This page appears to be **text only—a narrative passage, not a cartoon**. It's excerpted from what seems to be a serialized adventure story about piracy, featuring characters named Trimmer, Hicks, and James Burnham. The passage describes a pirate raid on a Spanish merchant brig. Trimmer boards the captured vessel *Polly* to find treasure: bar silver, rare wines, ecclesiastical items, gold coins (worth two thousand guineas), silks, jewels, and silver coins hidden in the commander's berth. The narrative emphasizes plunder and treasure discovery—typical *The Wasp* content mixing entertainment with satirical storytelling. Without visible illustrations or political commentary on this particular page, the satire's target remains unclear. The reference to "ecclesiastical dignitary" among stolen goods might carry anti-religious satire typical of the era's *Wasp* content, though this is speculative.
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198 THE WASP nor denial in her eyes. At that moment a boat put off from the white schooner, and Trimmer and eight men came aboard the Polly. The captain was in high spirits, for a quantity of bar silver had been found aboard the brig, together with wines of rare vintages and some manner of ecclesiastical digni- tary. The unfortunate brig had been Spanish, and homeward bound from some rich port on the main. Although daunted for a moment by the sight of the dead on the black schooner’s decks, and the thought of his short-handed condition, the sight of the young woman at James Burnham’s side wrought Trimmer’s immediate recovery. From the condition of the Black Polly’s hold and lazaretto, it was evident that Hicks had made a number of profitable captures since his last trip ashore for the purpose of caching his plunder. English, Spanish, and French gold coins to the value of two thousand guineas were found beneath the-decking of the late commander’s berth. Silks, set and unset jewels, and a sack of silver coins were found in the same hiding-place. Comichooks.com