The Wasp — 1876 — page 116: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* (dated October 24, 1874) presents an illustration titled "The Peeled Crossing: Cady's Narrow Escape" (text on right margin). The image depicts a steamboat on a river with steep, bare hillsides. The scene appears to illustrate a narrow escape or dangerous situation involving navigation. However, without clearer visibility of any human figures or caricatures in the image, and given the unclear OCR text, I cannot confidently identify specific political figures or social commentary. The cartoon likely references a contemporary incident involving river travel or a specific person named Cady, but the details are not sufficiently legible to explain the satire's meaning to a modern reader without speculation.