The Wasp — 1879 — page 385: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text-based literary content**, not a political cartoon. It contains serialized fiction titled "Phases of History" by Salmi Morse, specifically "Part XI: Openings from Cinder, Cinder, and Char." The narrative appears to be a theatrical melodrama involving characters named Mr. Briggs, Flora, and various other players. The story concerns theatrical productions, social intrigue, and romantic complications among performers and society figures. **No political satire or social commentary is evident** on this page. Instead, it represents The Wasp's practice of publishing serialized entertainment fiction alongside its satirical content—a common magazine format of the era. The page functions as narrative serial entertainment rather than political or social satire.