The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
D|NlN''&.AMER|ClN4 Gl|ESI
j. PTERP0Ng AQRGAN's VISIT no
a LTrTTR FRENCH
TOWN
EVENT THEY STILL TELL ABOUT
The Photographers Investigation OF
His SOIvency-Mr. AIorgnn'a
Guest for Old Furniture
Want Him Again.

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Sun, he ought to take a little turn in
Normandy. Ye gods! but the quaint old
| town OF Dinan would almost fall off the
cliffs to welcome him.
How do know? Well. it was quite an
amusing little experience You see I've
been in Oman myself, and as good luck
would have it there was a market day
during my visit. AS still better luck
would have it, the day was bright and
sunny and 1 had my camera with me.
You don't know what a temptation a
Normandy market is to a camera f1end
1t seems as if it had been arranged for
his especial benefit.
Il have never seen such gathering OF
the clans and 1 simply went out into the
square and snapped my shutter right and
lett 1ne wild enthusiasm. Inside of an
hour l had exposed every film had with
me and was signing for more. So l
started on a hunt for them. 1 tried the
chemists and the book shops. but they
were politely unable to satisfy nv cray
ing for films. Finally one unusually In
telligent man sent me to the photogra-
pher.
He lived and worked in an old. old
building, up crazy fight of stairs, where
the floor sagged in conve nient hollows for
keeping the baby carriage and other roll
Ing stock. AS usual, the wife was the
business end of the firm and, also as
usual, they We're both ready to talk by
the hour. They began by politely opining
that l was an American and I admitted
the impeachment. I observed, moreover.
that their manner suffered no chill when
did so. On the contrary they tickled
the eagle under the chin with some gen al
compliments to Americans in general and
myself in particular. Then the man said:
l had an American gentleman two
years ago for whom 1 did a great deal of
work. Oh, very great deal CT work He
was said to be very rich. Mon Dieu, he
must have been.'
Who was it? l asked, by way of TAX
ing an interest in the conversation.
g He had a bank-wasn't it a bankq'
to his wife. Yes. it was a bank at New
YORK. His name was Morgan; Pier
epont Morgan. wasn't it?' to his wife
monsieur?
well. allowed that 1 had heard of
the gentleman
And he is rich is he not?'
Il assured the Frenchr1an that the
Morgans were in no danger of coming
to want.
Oh, what a man he wasY exclaimed
the photographer and his wife rolled her
back to Oman there are people who would
jump with icy. I. myself with a burst
OF impulsive candor, would jump with
IN never forget the first time he
came, said the photographer Tt was
a market day-iust Ike this--and. Ike
you ne nad made great many pictures,
only with some hesitation he had the
finest Instruments I ever saw, -
I accepted the slight on nv poor litI
tie ~, camera and smiled encouragingly.
NJ Morgan he continued has a
way with him. He came up here with his
friends and he gave me an order-ah
su SUI an 9rder! He wanted me to deveiap
a an the plates that he had accumulated
Tor some time. And he wanted me to
send for a new supply but-he never
SAID how much would it be or gave ne
ar;v guarantee that he would pay it.
Gu, when he had gone nv wife
and L sat here and we looked at each
other and then we asked ourselves what
should be done. And finally we deci ed
not to do anything until we had some as
for nothing. You see apologeticaliy.
we did rot know NJ Morgan. Ut
80 l went to the bank here and I
Pardon. but do YOU happen IN
know anything about man named Nor
.,' An Americana"
M PierreDont Morgan"
'"Preciselv.'
Well We know all we want to
know about him.
Cob. monsieur. will it be safe to
trust him for 200 francs?'' I demanded
g Trust hint c,ied the banker
Trust him fer ANYTHING and evervthina
he takes 1t into his head to dream OF
He'e a CroeSusl"
Well continued the photographer
came nome to nv wife and told her
anu then we went to work on NJ Nor
gan plates How I did work. And
the next dav, when he csnoe nc o-5sares
me to make dozens of prints and some
pig engagements And then-oh. WHIT
a man he wasLhe said that as he was
n n
thing for him to leave deposit on future
orders. and he took out an enormous
roll Of money and laid down 1000 franc
note Men Dieur
He had taken a villa r,ea,, re-e anf,
ne STAYED all summer sighed the wife
Yes. and the country people sit m
nights to talk about him even now FL
and his friends used to drive a good deal
and M. Morgan was always stop
ping at the farmers houses He'd get
down and go in or the pretext of want
ing glass of milk or Of water and
then he'd sit there and talk ter or fifteen
minutes. and all the time he pyo,,'is he
studying the furniture to see whether
there was anything he wanted He picked
and settees and tables while he was
around here, and he knew good old pieces
Of brass or pottery. When he wanted
anvthirg he got it. too
How much do YOU want for this
madame?' he would saw
It's not for SALE the old woman
would say
g How rnch will you take for it"
he would insist.
"oh it isn't worth ANYTHING the
old woman would protest not knowing
of course. who her visitor was
fT want to buy it.
Put. monsieur. it isn't for saler'
'''''Oh IA. la. Ia! Here's a thousari
francs I'll send for the thing IN tho
morning. and off he would go. leaviH /.
the woman eneninc ard shnttinS ~
mouth as if she ware IN fit. I tell Won
1t never made any difference what was
doing that dav. AS soon as the Oh
woman COULD make her knees carry her.
she'd post into town here to find out II
her one-thousand-franc note was eenl1-
Inc. What man, Now do Won think
wed be glad to see him back IN Dinaro'
'PeIbaps said the wife. hopefully.
he roay come to see the shoemaker. he
has his shoes made here you know We
lave a cohbler who is the pride of Oman
and he made such good and beautiful
shoes for M. Morgan that ever since
he went away he has had them sent ana
the way to America to him. It costs
price-oh. vesi But 1.-THE price was moth
ing to M. Pierpont Morgan Mon
Dieu, what a man"