NOTHING ELSE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 31, Issue 44, 31 October 1907, Page 37

NOTHING ELSE

An artist of some repute amuses has friends toy occasionally narrating his experiences, of which the following is a good example. «m An °!d! d soldier was h^ model and general servant. 7^ s * he veteran was called, had a high estimation °L>o > ' and a correspondingly low idea of his masOne day a lady called. The artist was absent and her Sent^T in the r s ! udio *y »™. turned easel an unflmshed Picture resting, on an 'l)ear me!? she exclaimed, as she glanced first at the canvas and then at Bill. < I declare i This nicture is extremely like you ! ' P 'It is me, rcadam,' answered Bill decisively «T good at ' MS *° ld men " That ' S What he is Specially The lady smiled. +»t.» V v U m i? SC be a veiy useful P er son to your mas£k ft jSr%£*4 • ' And you thiuk he is specially nntt.fS'V r £ Plle ? Bi I L ' But Wh^ not ? >UU ° S he's got ?ets W B J£h I ° rd - ers *& frames ' washes hls brushes, sets his palettes, mixes his colors, and then sits here for him to look at. How can he help being good 7 Stint f* ClSe t0 d ° but t0 P las *er o/ the