The Wasp — 1888 — page 196: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **text content** rather than political cartoons—it features several short stories and poems including "Safe at Last," "A Passport to Heaven," and "Divided." The stories appear to be **satirical social commentary** rather than visual political cartoons. "A Passport to Heaven" seems to mock religious hypocrisy through dialogue about prayer and moral behavior. "Divided" is a poem that appears to address labor disputes or class conflict, referencing "sorra" and wages. At the bottom, there's a brief note about **James Russell Lowell**, the 19th-century American poet and diplomat, though the specific satirical point is unclear from this excerpt. **The visual cartoons, if any, are not clearly identifiable on this text-heavy page.** The satire operates through written wit rather than illustration.