The Wasp — 1891 — page 316: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Top cartoon**: Two figures (appearing to be military or official personnel) stand outside a building labeled "Mosquito or..." One asks the other "does your face pain you?" - a sardonic comment on their expressions. The setting and uniforms suggest criticism of government or military officials dealing with some bureaucratic problem. **Bottom cartoon**: Labeled "Justly Served II," shows a disheveled man being struck or confronted. The caption reads: "Cordon—It do not, yez bloomin' idiot; but be the sem token, Oi'll wager me hod that that mug av yours do pain you!" The thick dialect suggests Irish working-class characters. Both cartoons appear to mock authority figures and bureaucratic incompetence through physical comedy and sarcastic wordplay typical of The Wasp's satirical approach.