The Wasp — 1892 — page 140: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two separate articles rather than political cartoons. "How I Became His Jonah" is a serialized personal narrative about the author's relationship with Horace Harvey, a businessman. The story describes romantic complications involving Harvey, a woman named Dora, and a rival named Jack, set in California locations like San Francisco and Honolulu. "Woman's Reasoning" appears to be a brief poem or verse about romantic doubt and uncertainty in relationships. At the bottom, "Religion in the Air" references Rev. B.J. Pills and clerks attending religious meetings—likely satirizing opportunistic clergy of the era. The small illustration shows figures at what appears to be a religious gathering, suggesting mockery of ostentatious piety. Without clearer visual details, specific satirical targets remain unclear.