The Wasp — 1889 — page 202: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page consists entirely of short humorous prose pieces and poems—no political cartoons are visible. The sketches satirize various everyday situations: a man's awkward visit to western Texas ("Benighted"), a patient following dubious medical advice ("An Obedient Patient"), and workplace absurdities like a lawyer's coincidental encounter at a shoemaker's shop ("A Singular Coincidence"). Other pieces mock pretentious behavior, such as an enthusiast's overwrought response to landscape beauty ("A Philosopher"), and include wordplay-based jokes about bank employees and corn sellers. The humor is gentle, domestic satire targeting common social foibles—misunderstandings, pomposity, and miscommunication—rather than political commentary. No specific historical figures or events appear to be referenced.