The Wasp — 1881 — page 352: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **text-based content**, not a political cartoon. It contains: 1. **"The Bouillon Bridal"** - a short story translated from French author Pierre Macroix, satirizing the marriage of Mademoiselle Angele Bouillon. The narrative mocks both her social-climbing ambitions and her husband's mercenary motivations, presenting their union as a cynical financial transaction disguised as romance. 2. **"The Devil's Dictionary"** - a dictionary section (entries B-) featuring Ambrose Bierce's famous satirical definitions that mock social conventions, professions, and human nature with dark humor. No political figures or events are directly referenced. The satire targets social pretension and bourgeois marriage practices generally rather than contemporary political figures.