The Wasp — 1914 — page 247: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains prose narrative rather than a cartoon. It describes a naval encounter involving a ship called *Le Diable* (The Devil), a Canadian schooner, and a captain named John Trimmer. The text references privateering or naval warfare in American waters, mentioning successful engagements "off Newfoundland, off New England, off the Carolinas, the Bahamas, and Bermuda." The passage satirizes Trimmer's ambitions, noting that despite capturing a prize ship and prisoners, his accomplishments achieved "very little for the glory of the king of France and even less for himself." The piece suggests Trimmer's aspirations exceed his actual achievements—a characteristic target of *The Wasp's* satirical commentary on American political and military figures.