The Wasp — 1893 — page 232: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a man in a long coat pursuing a woman, with the caption "That horrid man is pursuing me, I think." The sketch illustrates a brief comedic dialogue about teaching euchre (a card game). The woman refuses the man's offer to teach her, claiming insufficient intelligence to learn. He responds that euchre requires no intelligence, but she stubbornly refuses regardless. The cartoon's humor relies on the woman's clever deflection—by rejecting his instruction, she implies *he* lacks the intelligence to teach her. The "baffled villain" appears frustrated by her refusal and verbal trap. The title suggests this is part of a series depicting a scheming man repeatedly outwitted by a clever woman.