The Wasp — 1889 — page 358: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three distinct stories with accompanying illustrations rather than political cartoons: 1. **"How Forgetful"** - A anecdote about the Count de Brancas absent-mindedly throwing a child's beloved book into a fire, then forgetting he'd attended the funeral of the friend whose book it was. 2. **"Gone Astray"** - A humorous tale of a peasant borrowing a donkey from his cousin, which the donkey then refuses to enter back into its owner's house. 3. **"The Prayers Were Needed"** - A story about a clergyman praying with an afflicted drunk who subsequently reforms. The page is primarily devoted to these satirical anecdotes mocking human folly and absent-mindedness rather than political commentary. The right side contains advertisements, including a Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association racing announcement for San Francisco's Bay District Track.