The Wasp — 1878 — page 413: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This eight-panel satirical comic strip depicts a "pound-man" (a dog-catcher character) attempting to capture a dog, with escalating comic consequences. The narrative shows: 1. The dog-catcher trying to catch the dog 2. The dog attacking him aggressively 3. The man jumping into a river to escape 4. The man using fishing equipment to catch the dog instead 5-8. Various misadventures including the man being trapped, beaten, and ultimately returning home defeated The satire appears to mock excessive or overzealous enforcement authority—the "pound-man" character represents bureaucratic overreach. "Tuition" likely refers to the lessons or "education" he receives through repeated failures. The comic suggests that aggressive enforcement tactics backfire, teaching humility through comic humiliation rather than achieving their goal.