A very stingy man

A very stingy man took a paltry sum of money to an artist — payment is always exacted in advance — and asked him to paint his portrait. The artist at once complied with his request, but in an hour or so, when the portrait was finished, nothing was visible save the back of the sitter's head. " What does this mean ? " cried the latter, indignantly. " Oh," replied the artist, " I thought a man who paid so little as you wouldn't care to show his face ! " (Herbert Allen Gile)