The Wasp — 1914 — page 140: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains literary text rather than cartoon imagery—specifically a narrative passage about a character named Burnham meeting with Governor Nash aboard a naval vessel called the *Tartar*. The dialogue reveals that Burnham's younger brother Alexander serves as a lieutenant in the navy on this ship. Nash speaks warmly of the family and expresses a desire to meet them. Burnham responds with bashful awkwardness to the governor's generous compliments, displaying physical discomfort (turning from the window, stammering) that Nash interprets as modesty or shyness. Without additional context or visible illustrations, the specific satirical point remains unclear. The passage may mock either Burnham's social awkwardness or the governor's ingratiating behavior, but definitive interpretation requires seeing related cartoons or knowing the historical figures involved.