The Wasp — 1888 — page 293: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text content** — a short story titled "NIXEY" subtitled "The Tragedy of a Telegraphy Operator." The narrative describes a railway telegraphist named Nixey working at a remote Kansas prairie depot, struggling with isolation, poverty, and personal hardship during winter. The story emphasizes Nixey's difficult life: inadequate wages, a cramped living space, and yearning for connection. A major plot point involves Nixey's unrequited feelings for Alice, the station master's daughter, and a tragic incident involving a train accident. **No political cartoons appear on this page.** It contains only the serialized fiction story and small advertisements. The satire, if present, operates through the narrative's social commentary about railroad workers' difficult conditions rather than visual caricature.