The Wasp — 1880 — page 107: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains an interview between a **Wasp reporter and President Hayes** regarding California's climate and the state's attractions. The text shows Hayes defending California's virtues against Eastern skepticism, praising its "glorious climate" and natural advantages. The satire appears to mock **Hayes's promotional enthusiasm** for California, with the reporter testing whether the President's praise is genuine or politically motivated boosterism. References to San Francisco society, Eastern comparisons, and California's development suggest this critiques **post-Civil War sectional tensions** and Western expansion propaganda. The accompanying serialized story, "Children of Samuel" (Chapter VII), appears unrelated—a separate literary feature in this multi-content satirical magazine.