The Wasp — 1890 — page 469: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a serialized romance story titled "How I Met Her" by D.S. Richardson. The narrative recounts a chance meeting between the narrator (Stuart Taylor) and a woman named Kate during a Christmas holiday in California's Napa Valley. The story describes comedic travel mishaps—train delays, a collision at Pinole, and a ferry accident—that eventually lead to the narrator meeting Kate at her family home. The accompanying illustrations depict Victorian-era domestic scenes and the young woman in period dress. Below the main story, a brief satirical section titled "When They Are Allowed to Speak" mocks politicians through a dialogue between "Young America" and "Papa" about a fat Speaker of the House—likely contemporary political commentary, though the specific target is unclear without additional context.