The Wasp — 1914 — page 168: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains narrative text rather than a cartoon. It depicts a dramatic scene where Captain Nash (the governor) confronts his daughter Elizabeth about a duel involving a young man. Elizabeth is tearful and holding an open letter from the absent young man, who has fled the island after fighting a duel with someone named Stanton. The governor initially fears the young man was wounded, but learns he "pinked Stanton very neatly"—meaning he inflicted a minor wound. The captain questions whether they quarreled over Elizabeth and what the letter says. This appears to be serialized fiction in The Wasp's satirical format, likely mocking romantic melodrama and honor-bound dueling customs of the era through this domestic scandal narrative.