Meggendorfer- Blätter

It's a pity that so few among you know German. For here's another gem from the Famous HGR Literary Collection. It's a book, containing several months worth of the Meggendorfer Blätter 1915, billed as the Magazine of Humor and Art. It is richly illustrated with cartoons which, today, wouldn't even trigger a smile! I don't remember where I snagged this book, but on the inside back cover, is written in pencil  $1.25! Most of the stories, cartoons, and jokes revolve around the war (1914 - 1918).

 

The poem under the illustration is entitled "Christmas Mail". I'm too lazy to translate it, but the gist of it is that the Christmas mail and packages have arrived. This is no ordinary mail, for if you look closely into the coach, you will see none other than the Christ child itself. The mail has stopped in front of a civil servant's (perhaps the mayor) house. A maid brings the coachman a little glass of grog, while the mailman struggles with the heavy boxes and packages. Those that don't receive anything still enjoy watching happily, thinking to themselves "it's all for the best, it's Christmas!"! (I wonder about that sentiment! ~ Ed.)