Page 29 - 1901 Pinakidia

Here, then 1s . 'o 1, a 'tmh· from till' old ma,.,ter~ t•ntitlul
"The I't:arl of (;rt:at Price.' It \\~h importt-d sOmL' \'eaJ.· .1go at .1
large expenditure of tllllt:, labor and 11\0nt\', \\'hen thi~ \Ia, fir-.t
uupacked b~ the "t: ·amin-
ing com millet:,'' di,appoint-
ment marked tla~ir t·ounte-
nance,;, for thL"" o:xpL·rb
agrt:ed that the salt air
must ha,·e discolored and in
other wa,·s detracted from ih
beauty, that the Prico: of tht•
etching far CXCL'tded ib re3l
,·alue, sinco: to them, the l't:.trl
was not \'isihle: hut wonderful
to rdate, by mneat'cident. the
true worth of t!IL' pit'turt· wa-.
noticed by the "on of the" ko:
man,''amerehoy! Ollit·heing
snch a child, of course did uot recognize the genuine merit of hi,
fiJI(!, and as his father was ignorant of the "tasc,' he did not take
charge of it, so the College is its fortunate possessor. So beautifully
and uniquely ha,·e the colors been restored that this picture is "·ithout
doubt the fa\·orite.