The Wasp — 1878 — page 124: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**The Main Cartoon:** The illustration shows "Duncan eluded the officers very Merrily" — depicting someone escaping from pursuing officials in a cloud-like formation. This appears to reference a specific news event involving a fugitive named Duncan evading arrest, likely a contemporary scandal that Wasp readers would have recognized. **The Text Content:** The page consists primarily of poetry and commentary pieces, including "The New Church Doctrine" by Will Carleton and several other satirical poems. These verses mock various targets: religious hypocrisy, political ineffectiveness, and social commentary on contemporary issues. **Satire Type:** This represents typical Wasp content: mixing visual caricature with sharp verse commentary on current events and public figures, using humor to critique social and political conditions of the era.