TO MR JAMES M. NAIRN, ABTIST AND ART INSTRUCTOR.
Government Technical School, Wellington. {Somewhat after Robert Louis Stevenson's address to Mr Nerli.) Jeema Nairn wanted me to " sit," Which gae me great concern. "What for d'ye want a head like mine? 11 I upeored at Mr Nairn. *' Awoel," said he, "yor face is strong, Yore kent where'er ye're farcin', A gude marked likeness I can mat', That's why," quo' Mister Nairn. "An 1 what like will ye paint me noo?" Again I askit Nairn— " Wi' niarr'leS3 c'en, an' crookit mou', Just like a cankered bairn, ° Wi' nose o' red, an.' wrinklei broo, An' face as hard as aim, An' marked wi' pooder scars a few 2* "Na, nal" quo' Muter Nairn. " A caricature it maunna be, But juat a lifelike picture ; A work to catch th* critic's e'B, IMsaiming carp'ng stricture. So, sit ye doou in calm repose, At ye were in yer study : Nor fash yer thoom about ytr nose, I winna mak' it ruddy. 14 Nor hard yer face -a wee thocht sad— The kind glint ia yer e'e Will lighten up the countenance, As ye shall shortly see. Tak' tent, au' look just like yersel' A-- though for nocht yore carin', An' aye look stead ily at me ; That's a'," quo' Mister Nairn. j D. M. Luckie. Wellington, September 1895.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2179, 28 November 1895, Page 45
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223TO MR JAMES M. NAIRN, ABTIST AND ART INSTRUCTOR. Otago Witness, Issue 2179, 28 November 1895, Page 45
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