The Wasp — 1914 — page 147: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains narrative text rather than a political cartoon. It depicts a dramatic scene involving James Burnham, a young woman, and three assailants including someone named Percy Stanton. The passage describes Burnham interrupting an unwanted romantic advance, which prompts the woman to scream and alert nearby men. When three drunk attackers rush at him, Burnham defends himself with a wooden billet, successfully disarming them. Without additional context about *The Wasp* magazine's specific satirical targets or the date of publication, I cannot identify who these figures represent or what social/political situations this narrative parodies. The text appears to be fiction rather than direct political satire, though *The Wasp* was known for satirical storytelling.