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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3229, 19 June 1871, Page 3

Fretting is a perpetual confession of weakness. It says, 'I want to and I can't.' Fretting is like a little dog pawing and whining at a door because be can't get in. Fine Art.— ' Mr Punch, Sir, — I ear as theres a exhibition of what they call Old Masters to be seen in picadilly which hour footniin Mr Jeams he ses as theyre remarkable specimints of painting. But lor! ses I to him say I if you want to see old paintinx you needn't pay a shilling to look at them Old Masters. Haud Mr Jeams he quite agreed with me that Borne of our Old Missusses is reely quite as curious a specimints of Painting as any of these Old Masters, pawsible can be. Which they has allso the advantage that our old missusses are exhibited in the park and bother places free gratis for notliink, with plenty of young missusses as are paiivted up to match. So I reinane Sir yours most umble to command, Belinda Scribjjs.' — Punch. The English proverb says, ' It's a wise child that knows its own father.' The French equivalent is, Judy supposes, ' Jo ue sais Pa.'