The Wasp — 1881 — page 235: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **text content rather than political cartoons**. The left column presents a poem titled "Remembered" and another piece called "THE VILLAIN, BIFFEY" — a satirical narrative about a disreputable man living on Pine Street in San Francisco who exploits a French woman seeking English instruction. The story mocks this "unprincipled, reckless villain" who preys on her innocence. The right side features "THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY," a collection of humorous, cynical definitions (like "ALLEGIANCE" as a bond between taxer and taxed). This appears to be from Ambrose Bierce's famous satirical lexicon. The page is primarily **literary satire** rather than visual political commentary, targeting social hypocrisy and personal moral failings rather than specific political figures or events.