The Wasp — 1888 — page 159: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page appears to contain two satirical illustrations, though the OCR text provided is minimal. The left cartoon shows a small, rotund figure in formal dress carrying or struggling with a large spherical object—possibly representing someone burdened by responsibility or wealth. The right image is a larger caricature depicting a man's head in profile with exaggerated features characteristic of 19th-century satirical portraiture. Without more contextual text or visible labels identifying these figures, I cannot definitively name the subjects or explain the specific political/social critique intended. The decorative border and page layout suggest this is from *The Wasp*'s heyday as a satirical publication, but determining the precise targets and meaning requires additional information beyond what's clearly legible here.