The Wasp — 1892 — page 493: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The three-panel cartoon at bottom depicts a tall, thin figure in successive scenes labeled "Aidens Teacher—I feel like taking a hand in that football game myself," "Revenge is sweet," and "And repentance is bitter." The figure appears to be a schoolteacher who intervenes in a football game, gets revenge through violence, then faces consequences. This satirizes the hypocrisy of authority figures—the teacher disciplines students for rough play while committing worse violence himself. The text above discusses California politics, particularly criticism of a political figure's candidacy. The overall page critiques moral inconsistency in public figures and institutions, a recurring *Wasp* theme. Without clearer identification of the specific figure or date, the precise political reference remains unclear.