Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1892 — Not Worth So Much Himself. [ARTICLE]

Not Worth So Much Himself.

“Ten thousand dollars for a dog!” he exclaimed, as he looked up from his newspaper. “Do you believe anyone ever paid any such price, Maria?” “I’m sure I don’t know, James,” she returned, without stopping her needlework even for a moment. “iJoes the paper say that much was paid?” “Yes, there’s an article on valuable dogs and it speaks of one that was 6old for SIO,OOO. I don’t believe it. ” “It may be true, James,” she said, quietly. “Some of these blooded animals bring fancy prices, ans there’s- no particular reason why the paper should lie about it. ” “I know that, Maria; but just think of it—just try to grasp the magnitude of that sum in your weak, feminine mind. You don’t seem to realize it. Ten thousand dollars for a dog! Why, Maria! that’s more than I am worth!” “I know it, James, but some are worth more than others.”