The Wasp — June 5, 1880 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Summer Saturdays in San Francisco" This page's main illustration depicts a woman in Victorian dress appearing to be caught in or composed of wind and rain—perhaps representing stormy weather or tumultuous conditions. The text discusses a lecture by Frank Jervis exposing Robert Ingersoll as a "Champion Plagiarist of literary theories." The Wasp announces it will prove Ingersoll committed theft from well-known writers. This appears to be a satirical attack on Ingersoll, a prominent 19th-century agnostic lecturer and author. The bottom section quotes biblical passages about blasphemy, suggesting the Wasp is using religious condemnation against Ingersoll's secular philosophy. The cartoon's precise meaning remains unclear without additional context about the specific controversy referenced.