The Wasp — 1888 — page 294: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains primarily literary content rather than political cartoons. The main pieces are: 1. **"The Quick or the Dead: A Sequel"** — a poem continuing a narrative about a character named Jock, written by J. Barns L. Palmer. It describes rural/frontier life with Irish-dialect dialogue. 2. **"Thought It Was Gabriel"** — a humorous prose piece by Mr. McTimmerman about a man mistaken for someone else at a gentlemen's club, exploring confusion and misidentification. 3. **"Joshua's Mind on the Woman Question"** — verse commentary on gender relations and women's rights, typical of period satirical magazine content. The page contains no visible political cartoons. The satire here operates through literary humor and social commentary on class, gender, and contemporary attitudes rather than visual caricature.