The Wasp — 1888 — page 374: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple short humorous prose pieces and poems rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **"Just One"** — A dialogue-poem about a mother's romantic anxieties regarding her daughter's suitor. **"A Give-away"** — A brief comedic exchange about a milk-man's new horse that was "bumped." **"At School"** — A teacher-student dialogue playing on the double meaning of "hops" (plants vs. jumping). **"At St. Peter's Gate Again"** — A joke about someone denied entry to heaven because they cheated at cards. **"In Her Stocking"** and **"When Bridget Went"** — Poems about domestic servants and romantic situations. The page appears to be primarily literary humor rather than visual satire, typical of 19th-century satirical magazines that mixed illustrations with written comedic pieces.