Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-29
auto, B~iographu of the great Roths child.

Auto-Biograpky Of the great Roths child.
We yesterday dined at Ham-house, TO meet
the Rothschild, and very amusing it was. He
(Rothschild. told us his lite and adj
ventures. He was the third son OF the BAN
ker at Franiort. There was not" he said,
room enough for us all in that city. | dealt
in English goods. One great trader came
there, who had the market TO himself: he was
quite the great man, and did us d favor il he
sold US goods. Some how | offended him,
and he refused to show me his patterns. This
was on a Tuesday: ! sand to my father; | will
90 to England ! could speak but German.
On the thursday ! started. The nearer got
10 England the cheaper goods We're. As soon
as / got TO Manchester, | laid out all my mon
ey, things were so cheap. | made good pro-
fit. | soon found that there were three profits
the raw material, the dyeiug, and the man
ulactunng. | said to the manufacturer, Il will
supply you with material ana dye, and you
supply me with MANUFACTURED goods
So | got three profits instead Of one, aud |
could sell goods cheaper than any body. in a
short time made my f20, 600 into ESQ, 900
My success all turned on one maxim, | said,
| can do what another man can; aud so | am
d match for the man with the patterns, and tor
all the rest OF them! Another advantage |
| had, | was an off-hand man. ! made a barsin
1t once. When / was settled 10 London, The
East India Company had $500, 900 oil gold to
sell. | went 10 the sale, and bought it all.
/ knew The Duke OF Wellington must have
it. | had bought d great many OF lis bills al a
discount. The government sent for me, and
said they must have ii. When they had got
it, they did not know how 10 get A 10 Portu-
gal. | undertook ali that, and sentit through
France; and that was the best business | ever
did,"
Another maxim, on which he seemed TO
place great reliance, was, never to ha We any
thing To do with an u|nlucky place or an UNI
lucky msn. Il have seen said he, many
clever men. very clever men, who had not
shoes to their feet. | never act with them.
Their advice sounds very well; but fate is "a
gaiust them, they cannot get on themselves;
and If they cannot do good to themselves, how
can they 10 goodt to me2" By the aid OF these
maXims, he has acquired three miIlio-s of
money, hope" said--"that your
children are not TOO fond Of money aud bust
ness to the exclusion OF more important things.
| am sure YOU would wish that. Rolhschlld
II am sue | should wish that. | wish than
10 give mind, aud soul, and heart, and body.
ant every thing 10 business; that is The way
TO be happy, /; requires a great deal of bold
ness, aud d great deal OF caution. to make a
great fortune; and when you have got il it
requires ten times as much To keep it. Ii
were TO listen TO all the projects proposed TO
me, | should ruin myself very ~soon.-Stick to
one business young man., said he TO Edward:
stick TO your brewery, end you may be the
great brewer OF London. Be a brewer.
and a banker, and d merchant and a man
ulacturer, and you vii. soon be in The Gag
cite. One OF my neighbors is a very in tenn.
pered man; he tres To vex Inc, and has built a
place tor sN me ON my walk. 81 WIN 90
out, / hear hrsi, gruut, grunt, squeak; bat this
does me no harni. | an always in good hu-
NOR, Sometimes to amuse myself, / give a
beggar . guinea. He thinks it isa n i,take.
and Tor fear | should find it out. OF he runs
as hard as he can, | advise You to give a beg.
gar a guinea sometimes, II is very amusing"
Memoirs OF Sir Thomas lowell Buxton.