Part 21 (2/2)

”Oh, artist, I'm an artist too!

I bid you use restraint, And only show your sitters, do, In fitting coats of paint; In vain you crown those errant seams With smiles that look ethereal, For man may be the stuff of dreams-- But dreams are not material.”

MEDICAL.--A sculptor friend, who has strabismus, consoles himself with the thought that he can always keep his profession in view through having a cast in his eye.

[Ill.u.s.tration: _Frame-maker_ (_to gifted amateur, who is ordering frames for a few prints and sketches_). ”Ah, I suppose you want something cheap an' ordinary for _this_?”

[_N.B._--_”This” was a cherished little sketch by our amateur himself._]

NOT QUITE THE SAME.--Scene: _Exhibition of Works of Art._

_Dealer_ (_to friend, indicating stout person closely examining a Vand.y.k.e_). Do you know who _that_ is? I so often see him about.

_Friend._ I know him. He's a collector.

_Dealer_ (_much interested_). Indeed! What does he collect? Pictures?

_Friend._ No. Income tax.

[_Exeunt severally._

ART CLa.s.s.--_Inspector._ What is a ”landscape painter”?

_Student._ A painter of landscapes.

_Inspector._ Good. What is an ”animal painter”?

_Student._ A painter of animals.

_Inspector._ Excellent. What is a ”marine painter”?

_Student._ A painter of marines.

_Inspector._ Admirable! Go and tell it them. Call next cla.s.s.

[_Exeunt students._

THE BEST ”PUBLISHER'S CIRCULAR.”--A round dining-table.

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