The Wasp — 1914 — page 90: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a dramatic scene involving Captain Algernon Nash, governor of Nevis (a Caribbean island). The text describes Nash pursuing a young woman named Elizabeth after her horse returned empty-saddled. A gentleman named Burnham rescued her after she was thrown, and they've been "pursued and fired upon" since landing at the harbor. Nash, depicted as an out-of-shape, imperious colonial official, responds with fury and threats of execution ("some necks will be stretched"). The satire appears to mock colonial authority figures—specifically their despotic tendencies, physical unfitness, and violent overreaction to challenges to their power. The passage suggests commentary on imperial governance abuses in colonial territories. Without seeing the accompanying illustration, specific visual caricature details remain unclear.