The Wasp — 1879 — page 727: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains serialized fiction titled "Phases of History," Part XXXI, written by Mr. Salmi Morse. The narrative focuses on characters including Mr. Cribbs, Josiah, and Lady Carrolton, depicting their romantic entanglements and social interactions. The content is a dramatic serial story rather than political satire or cartoon. It describes dialogue between various characters navigating courtship, financial concerns, and social propriety typical of Victorian-era fiction. The text references "business" matters and romantic complications. Without illustrations visible on this particular page section, it functions primarily as continued serialized entertainment literature for *The Wasp*'s readers—a common feature in 19th-century satirical magazines alongside their political commentary.