The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-31

,sputh Century NFSEe'
.,,ry is told Of an able of the
..,p,h century who was as de-
u .1 IN figure as he was ridiculous
4 1,..- and as sensitive about his
... deformity as he was vain OF
Il .,.rtric attire, that while serving
,,c morning he observed Il smile
q oo+.uut Oh the face Of one of the
.+.,,s present and determined to
4 3oruc himself by serving process
n lIu for appearance 10 court the
Il Iew H. day
H.. offender. NJ. &c Lasson by name,
i ,... mat things would go hard
ID "a. ,u cu!ess he could show some
i s,. for his m!rth, made a hasty
4 ,,,t a. the Luuchback able, eXag-
"a ,at.re N size the six black caps and
.~tcoatS in which he was wont
a .r,.,.y and when he was solemnly
Il ed f. show cause for his unSeemly
a rb and Iudignity TO the holy church
4 ,aau, .y displa yed before his judges
Il. rtg.,..tnre of the abbe as his ''ex-
me Likeness was SO excellent
n tL, cartoon so grotesque that the
p1,r, e,urt fell 10 laughing. and the
" ,r.,G was liberated without d refri-
& &att
ms the first authentic case of the
v.r q the cartoon In hall of JUS
re- lut t illustrates the power of the
nr, 10 depicting the f0llies of the
Antsl aud the affectatious of the arti-
ISL
There IS no telling when the art Of
l-.tare began. There are number
rro'e>ques that have come down TO
from earliest Egyptian times. The
reAs employed pictures TO emphasize
n; satire, and so did the Romans.
through the middle ages there were
u cmte,icSs examples OF "grotesque-
,s which. curiously enough. were
sd u nforcing the doctrines of the
\ La.c1 by means OF satirizing the devil.
/. Tie eighteenth century was the
,rGa} 81 the cartoon.
fHf.uning in France aud ovcrrunnin2
10 Holland and thence across the
}1atnel into England, the food OF carl
f4:urists carried everything before Ii.
H. 1 iS safe 10 say that we read the
,erv OF the times with clearer vision
|iG with more accuracy OF detail for
LII, EUfr hnf1
reject the striking peeuliarities OF
Ils tucn and events passing before 1t.
GaniIer mentions Il Spa nish cartoon.
il Francisco Gaya y Lucieutes. II mix
l.rt u Rembrandt, Vatican and Ra-
ktais. who preceded the two great car.
|atDsts OF the latter bali Of the
chiccnth century. George Cruikshank
h Eng and NJ. Charlet IN France.
llartt is known as the father OF mod
lrl! social cAricature and hoids as good
r., IL his position as does Philipau 10
lhat Il The father of comic journalism.
Ii L. tlarivAri. the strongest paper
b : nd Then came Punch in Eng
ri which still retains It's subtitle uI
H. I.o dou Charivari. for years the
fHihfu. Z rot the most highly polished
.t.,ter Of British life. Upon its statf
eiu I"rch Kichard Doyle. John Fen
=" Gc.r2e du Maurier aud a dozen
\ ct q lesser uame kept Great Britain
d coed lpmer for two generations.
Il has been reserved for America.
bowe'sr. 20 bring forth a new race OF
faric,t,a SIS, which for lack OF better
lie nay he called the personal car.
|o"nfsts. IneR who seize upon the char
hctcist,s Of an individual aud So ex-
htlttate them that the subjects Of tie
.@rtoote are known hy the most proIni.
.cnt vltures In their physical, mental
mora makeup.
True there was one man In London u
tpndrsd years ago. GilIray by name.
WAC lad this faculty OF dissccting his
tItjttt until be found his weakest
.o,ut and then numerically pricking 1t
with us drawing pencil, but with him
he race died out. to be reinearuated in
America. Gillray was close observer
If people and events. lie would sit In
ts publishers window aud watch the
Tops Of the court as they passed and
'asten in his memory every feature hy
Ntlth Il man would be recognized by
is acqua utances. he remembered ey-
ny story that related to the traits OF
.haracter OF those in the public eye.
md the st. james street of 1890 Ia
reproduced In his art.
lerhaps we Americans look at the
ifos side OF life more than other peo-
.c. hUt certain it Is we have more and
.etter cartoonfsts than elsewhere. The
very quickuess with which we see the
'ont az joke demands equal facility
y Eoltraying drollery in cartoon. We
'teteh boldly and leave much Of the
Unnecessary detail to our slower cous'
l'. hen, too, our public events hap
.'h with such startling rapidity that a
'"Itoon Uf yesterdays doings would be
Hat today, aud we mr"t keep very
much alive and be ready for a political
barge overnight
IN ether words. the alert American
must have depicted in his cartoon the
very traits of character that have made
h'n what he is. the quickest and
'fIthtest OF men.-Thomas Mast in
New York News.