The Wasp — 1879 — page 363: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a serialized adventure story rather than political satire. The narrative describes a dramatic sea encounter near Constantinople, where the narrator's vessel encounters another ship. The illustration shows two period sailing ships on rough waters, with the caption "WHIR-R-R-R IT RUSHED PAST US." The story appears to be a maritime adventure tale, possibly with fantastical elements (suggested by "phantom" in the title), recounting a close encounter between vessels. The text discusses the narrator's emotional reactions and interactions with crew members, particularly a gondolier and an old man character. This represents **Wasp's** fiction content rather than its satirical cartoons, indicating the magazine published mixed entertainment alongside its political humor.