The Wasp — 1914 — page 41: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains narrative text rather than a political cartoon. It appears to be fiction or serialized literature describing characters named Peter Queery and James Burnham. The passage depicts Queery persuading Burnham to leave Kingston and travel to Nevis, offering him a partnership opportunity. Burnham is portrayed as an unmarried man with modest capital who's willing to invest in ventures, while Queery describes plantation life with rhetorical skill. They depart Kingston by brigantine with Burnham's box of guineas (currency). Without additional context about *The Wasp's* editorial stance or the larger narrative, the satire's specific target remains unclear—though the depiction of Caribbean colonial business ventures and character types may contain social commentary typical of 19th-century American satirical magazines.