The Wasp — 1881 — page 475: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains **no political cartoons**—it's primarily text content. The material includes: 1. **"Foss, of Fossville"**—a humorous essay praising a stagecoach driver's skill and attentiveness to passengers, suggesting he represents an ideal of competent public service. 2. **"A Broiled Oyster"**—cooking advice presented as mock-serious dialogue, satirizing pretentious culinary instruction. 3. **"The Devil's Dictionary"**—short satirical definitions mocking hypocrisy (e.g., "Candidate" defined as someone sacrificing private interests for public good, clearly ironic). 4. Miscellaneous **humorous sketches and verse**. The page demonstrates *The Wasp*'s satirical approach through written humor rather than visual caricature, targeting social pretension and human folly.