The Wasp — 1914 — page 299: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a literary excerpt (labeled "XVII"), not a political cartoon. It depicts a dramatic confrontation aboard a ship's brig between Captain Smith, Mr. Winch, and a dangerous visitor named M. Hatte who reveals himself as "a bloody pirate, and one o' the *Wasp's* company." The passage uses nautical dialect and period adventure-story conventions to build tension. The pirate's sudden production of two heavy knives and his aggressive proclamation create a threatening scene. The reference to the "Wasp's company" likely connects to *The Wasp* magazine itself, though the exact satirical meaning remains unclear without broader context about what this serialized narrative was meant to lampoon.