The Wasp — 1889 — page 377: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon from *The Wasp* depicts two supervisors or foremen at what appears to be a public transit or construction site (possibly San Francisco's cable cars, given the visible infrastructure). One supervisor reassures the other: "Take all the time you want; I'm in no hurry." The satire likely mocks workplace inefficiency or deliberate slowness by authority figures. The caption's irony suggests supervisors feigning patience while projects languish—perhaps critiquing corruption, negligence, or deliberate delays in public works. The child and family visible in the background emphasize how these delays affect ordinary citizens. The cartoon's title and the supervisors' apparent indifference to progress form the central joke: those in charge show no urgency despite public inconvenience.