Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-07-29
AUTOBIOGRAPHY ot TuE GREAT RVvps.


CHILD.
We yesterday Il ned at farmhouse 10
meet the Roihschilds and very amusing il
was. lie (RohscIld) told IFS his life and adj
ventures He was The third son Of the bans
kcr at Flankloli-Thcrc was not, he said
room cncucl for us all in the city. dealt
in English goods One great trader came
there, who had tie maitct to himself he
was quite the Great man, and did us favor if
he sold lis goods. Somehow offended him,
and he refused 10 show me his patterns. This
was on Tuesday; | said 10 my father, 4
will 30 10 England, could speak but Ger
man. On Thursday started. The nearer
| 90, 10 ENGLAND the cheaper goods were
As soon as | nol 10 Manchester laid out all
my money, things were 81 cheap, | made
lood profit. soon found that there were
three profits the saw material, tic dycing,
and the manufacturing. | said 10 the manu-
iactnrcr, will supply You with material and
dye, and You supply me with manufactured
goods So rot three profits instead of one,
and conll sell goods cl;capcy than an, body.
In short time made my go, 900 iuto t6c.-
600. My success all turned on one maxim
said, [ can do what auolhcr man can: and
80 am Il match for the man with the pat
terms, and lur all the rest of them! Another
advantage | had. | was an oil hand man.
made II bargain at once. When | was set
tied in I.oidon, The East India Company had
S00,0 600 pounds of gold 10 sell. Invent To the
Ia. 4 If,u,rhi II all )nlt,
Wellington must have it; | had bought a
great many of his bills at Il discount. The
government sent for me, anl said they must
have it. When they had rot it, they did not
know how TO get it TO Portugal. undertook
to do all that, and sent it through France
and that was the best business | over did,
Another maxim on which he seemed TO
place great reliance. WAS. never 10 have ANY
| thing TO do with an mlucky place or an TN
lucky man. IL have seem said he. many
clever men, very clever men, who had not
shoes to their feet never act with them
Their advice sounds very we'll but fate Is
against them they cannot do GOOD TO them
srlvcs, how can they do GOOD 10 me 2 By
all ot these maxms H. hls acquired three
millions of money. 4 hope said r., that
your children are not too fond of money and
business, 10 exclusion OF more important thing,
| am sure you would wish that Roltischid'
i am sure should. | wish tham To give
mind, and soul and heart, and body, and
everything TO business: that is the way TO bo
happy. 1t requires great deal Of boldness,
and Il great deal Of caItoa t) make a greet
fortune and when You have got it, it requires
ten times as much wit 10 keep it. i'll were
TO listen TO all the projects proposed TO me,
should ruin myself very soon, Siickcto or,e
business, young man., said he TO Edward I;
stick 10 yonr brewery, and you may be the
great brewer of London. Be brewer, and
a banker, and Il merchant and a mauulactu
rcr, and YOU will soon be in the Gaccitc. One
Of my neighbors is very ill-tempered man !;
he tries to veX me- and has built 4 grcd.
place for swine, close 10 my walk. So when
| 20 ont, | hear first grunt, grunt, squeak
hut this does me no harm. | am always in
good humor. Sometimes, 10 amuse myself,
give a hcgrar guinea. lie thinks it is Il
mistake and for fear ] should find it out, oil
he runs as hard as he can. advise You ic
give a be@oar a guinea sometimes il is very
amusing. II Memoirs Of Sir T. +. B;rioh