The Wasp — 1893 — page 334: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a tall, thin man in formal dress rejecting or dismissing a much smaller boy. The caption "TOO SMALL FOR HIM" suggests the satire concerns size disparity—likely a commentary on an authority figure or powerful person who considers something beneath their notice or station. The accompanying text "SHORTY GRIMES" and references to "Bob Northam" appear to be character names, though the specific historical figures or incident remain unclear from the visible text alone. The joke likely mocks either social pretension (someone too important to acknowledge inferiors) or a literal situation involving mismatched parties. Without additional historical context about these named individuals or the 1890s San Francisco setting, the precise satirical target cannot be definitively identified.