The Wasp — 1895 — page 730: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a humorous narrative poem about a small ship called the Polliwog, illustrated with several cartoon vignettes. The story, told "with apologies to the 'Ancient Mariner,'" appears to be a seafaring adventure involving various mishaps and encounters. The illustrations show a vessel in distress, a skeleton captain, sailors in conflict, and what appears to be a romantic scene labeled "Nothing Too Hard For Her." The poem references specific crew members like Mate Colson, Doc Levington, and Commodore Budd, suggesting this likely satirizes a particular maritime incident or voyage familiar to The Wasp's contemporary readers, though the specific historical event is unclear from this page alone.