Business Plus Art

They say he’s great in business,

     And has been from the start,

He knows the ins and outs of trade,

     But naught of science and art.

They say he’s worth 10 million cool,

     He’s collared in the mart;

He’s bright within the shekel game,

     But rusty in his art.

And yet upon his roomy walls

     Are costly treasures hung;

Fine masterpieces by the score,

     Of every land and tongue.

But this great man of business

     Will say in manner bluff:

“Can’t tell you who the painters be,

     I’ve got ‘em, that’s enough!”

Feb. 23, 1910