The Wasp — 1889 — page 129: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains several brief humorous stories rather than political cartoons. The main illustrated piece, captioned "AND THEY HAD JUST BEEN DANCING," shows a couple—a woman in a dress and a man in formal attire—in an apparently awkward moment, likely depicting a romantic or social mishap. The text pieces are anecdotes about everyday absurdities: a merchant's dubious drug remedy, frontier justice in Michigan, a man's excuse involving a train and a cart, and a joke about Lord Lonsdale's large family. These represent typical *Wasp* humor—satirizing common social pretensions, incompetence, and minor scandals rather than addressing major political events. The humor targets middle-class foolishness and provincial manners rather than prominent public figures.