The Wasp — 1878 — page 111: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two related satirical cartoons mocking Henry Ward Beecher, a prominent 19th-century clergyman. The top panel, titled "Beecher's Charity," depicts Beecher as a large caricatured head supervising small figures (appearing to represent poor people or charity recipients) being herded like animals or driven with implements. The bottom panel, "The Latest Funeral," shows a crowd gathered at what appears to be a "Bursted Bank Cemetery," suggesting financial scandal or failure connected to charitable institutions. The satire appears to critique Beecher's charitable practices as exploitative or fraudulent, implying his public charity work masked actual harm to vulnerable populations or financial misconduct. The "bursted bank" reference suggests association with failed financial ventures.