A Matter of Values.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 October 1914, Page 8

A Matter of Values.

A painting by Rembrandt recently sold for sixty thousand pounds. Living artists are not so royally paid, yet most of them place a higher valuation on their work than was placed by the old farmer who figures in the following story. A distinguished etcher, sketching in the neighbourhood, made a study of the farmer's barn. The farmer happened to appear, and said he'd like to have the sketch. "If it isn't too dear," he added cautiously. "Oh," said the etcher, who makes over two' thousand a year, "I won't charge you anything for the sketch, but"—his eye lighted on the pig-pen— "But I'll tell you what. You can give me one of those nice little pink sucking pigs there." "Why, man," said the farmer, with a frown, "do you know what those pigs are worth ? They're worth four shillings apiece."