New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-01

Rath-child.


Errac, ora Letter Of SIR Thomas r Baton, 10 his
DGushU
DEvoNsHIRE sTREEr February IA, 1884,.
WE yesterday dined at Ham House to meet
the Rothschids and very amusing it was He
iRothschdl told us his life and adventures He
was the third son of the banker at Frankfort
d" 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 90
himself: he was quite the great man aud did US
favor II he sold us goods. Somehow offended him,
and he refused to show me ms patterns. This
a Tuesday | said 10 my father, will go TO
England | could speak nothing but German. Ga
the Thursday | started. The nearer | got 10 Eng
land the cheaper goods were. As soon as got 10
Manchester laid out all my money, things were
So cheap and ! made good profit. soon found
that there were three prohts-the raw material
the dyeinC and the manufacturing. said 20 the
manufacturer, will supply you with material and
dye, aud you supply me with manufactured goods
So GOT three profits instead OF one, and | could
sell goods cheaper than anybody. In short time
made my $50, 900 into 100000 Ny success all
turned on one maxim. | SAID ! can do what an
other man can aud so ! am match for the man
with the patterns. and for all the rest of them
Another advantage HAD. ! was an of hand man.
| made a bargain at once When | was settled
in London the East India Company had 500, 900
pounds OF gold to sell. | went TO the sale and
bought il all ! knew the Duke of Wellington
must nave ". hAu poutnt u great many OF MS
bills at discount The Government sent for me
aud said they must have IT, When they had got
it, they did not know how to get 1t 10 Portugal. l
undertook all that aud sent II through France 4:
and that the best business ever did.
Another maxim, on which he seemed to place
great reliance. was. never 10 have any thing % do
with an unlucky place OF unluoky man. 60
have SEEN" said he, many clever men, very
clever men, who had not shoes 20 their feet. /
never act with them Their advice sounds very
well but fate is against them they cannot get on
themselves; and ii they cannot do good "a them
selves, how can they do good 20 me " BY aid of
these maxims he has acquired three millions OF
money.
not too fond OF money snd business. TO the exclu-
sion of more important things l am sure you
would not wish that Rothschild-"I am sure
should wish that | wish them 70 give mind and
soul. and heart, and body, and everything 70 busi
ness that is the way to be happy. IL requires
great deal Of bodness. and great desl OF caution.
10 make great fortune and when YOU have sot
II, requires ten times as much wit 10 keep il. II
were 70 listen to ali the projects proposed IL me-
| should ruin myself very soon. STICK TO one bust.
ness. Young man" said he 20 Edw ard; stick 10
your brewery, and You may be the great brewer
of London. BE brewer, and baker and mer-
chant and manufacturer, and YOU viii soon be
IN the Gazette. One Of my neiehhors is very IN.
tempered man. he tries 10 vex me. and has built
great place for swine. close O. my walk So when
go ont. hear FIRST grunt, grunt squeak squeak
but this does me no harm. | am always in good
humor. Sometimes. 10 amuse myself. l give
beggH guinea. he thinks II IS 3 mistake and
Tor tear should find Il out of he runs as hard
he can sdvlse you 10 give beggar guinea
sometimes It IS very amusing.