The Wasp — 1877 — page 287: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains the third installment of "Carnelian: A Romance of a Sleeping-Car," a serialized fiction story by E. H. House (reprinted from the *Overland Monthly*, June and July, 1874). The content is **not a political cartoon** but rather a Victorian-era narrative about passengers on a train. The story involves characters named Mr. Brown, Miss Charlotte Verrain, Miss Anna Eustace, and a mysterious stranger, whose interactions aboard a sleeping car form the plot. The text focuses on social commentary about class, manners, and propriety among 19th-century train travelers rather than political satire. There are no visible illustrations or caricatures on this page—it is primarily dense text typical of period magazine serialization.