The Wasp — 1891 — page 345: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Top Cartoon:** Two figures in conversation, with dialogue "It was not enough / 'Neu-ralgia?' / 'Nope; had it a mum!'" This appears to be a joke about feigned illness or malingering—one figure claiming to have neuralgia (nerve pain), the other skeptically suggesting they "had it a mum" (possibly slang meaning "made it up" or similar). The satire targets people who exaggerate ailments for sympathy. **Main Article:** "Things with a Moral" by Geo. P. Goff discusses human nature and early training. It includes anecdotes about a Hollander trader, pork butchering, and references to Shakespeare's *Hamlet* and Don Quixote, followed by romantic poetry about Byron. The piece appears moralistic commentary on character development and literary merit rather than direct political satire.