Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-12-19
a Profitable Walk,

Baron ROthScililu Sat III MS olilce counting MS
gains and calculating The risks of sundry loans
which had been Offered him, when spruce
handsome young man entered, and requested the
loan of two thousand pounds. "What is the Sc
curly ?" asked the baron without looking up
"My note % was the reply. The great money
leader turned and surveyed his applicant, scrutl-
nizing him from head to foot There must have
teen something honest in The young mans face,
for the Baron was evidently pleased with the re-
suit of the scrutiny.
"Would two thousand be sufficient young gen.
tleman." said he II can let you have ten as well
two ?'i "Two will answer my purpose now"
said the would be borrower, "though | could OF
curse use ten Thousand" ."''l do not say that |
will lend it." said the Baron, but can put you
in the way of getting md even ten times that
amount. if YOU know how TO take advantage OF
vour opporiunites" The young man trembled,
SURPRISED at the unusual compaisance of man
who in money ma,tes had the reputation of be-
inc very severe. lie feared that he was about 10
propose solne doubtful operations, and he STAN
mered, ANY honorable proposition" II would
make no other" said the Baron, with dignity
Come, we'll take walk upon the street." In
stead of offering his arm To his new acquaintance
he took his, and thus they prumenaded Lombard
street. The Baron learned the name and ousl-
ness of his companion, and the object tor when
he wished the money. Hundreds OF people met
them and bowling to the great money King, iurn-
ed as they passed to look at and wonder VINO
could be his companion. Some of the richer and
more influential denzens Of that money street he
stopped to have talk with. and TO these the
Baron introduced his young friend with the re-,
mark, that any favor they could do him, would
be considered as personal favor to hmself.-
Many of these were men whose wealth and lnhu-
ence was 50 great tina, their very names COM
manded the involuntary respect OF our young
friend. He saw his advantage at once. Arm
yinr at the end of the street, tla ron ai1ectlon
aley took leave of him. saying, that II ne did mol
ob;a the money elsewhere he might come to
him in the afternoon and, with knowing Wink.
he got into his carriage and drove on. onr
yonny friend turned 10 walk back IN Lombard
street He met one of the men, a very Croesus,
to whom he had been introduced by the Baron
This person desirous of cullivaiing an acqnaln
tance which had such an auspclous Introduction,
held him in conversation, in The course oi when
our friend plumply asked the loan of5 ,OOO pounds
The rich man could not refuse-ihe applicant
had been introduced by Rothschild nay, had
been good as endorsed by him-and then the
sum would be doing a favor to the great man..
The notes were counted cut, and The young mans
note taken in exchange. The lender Looked al
the sirner. True he had never heard the name
on 'Change, but never mind; Roihschlld would
not have walked arm in arm with him. and miro
duced him as he did, if he had not been perfectly
uood. So, with many assurances ot distinguished
regard. the two parted. \ few steps further The
Young adventurer met another OF his new acqualn :
tances, and while hallng with him he careiesSly
displayed The hank notes he had just received lana
observing what great amount he had 10 MAKE up
for a certain great operation, and moi wishing lot
private reasons, 10 apply to his good friend. the
Baron, he would feel obliged if his new TREND
cnpld lend him 6l0,0n0 The latter. acuaied
nv similar mott, es to those which prompted the
other money lender, counted out the desired a.
mount, and took note, with the unknown name
in exchange. And SO the young man went on
borrowing from each of his new friends, until ne
had accumulated hundred Thousand pnnnds-
All this he deposited with ROthschild, reserving
only the 2 900 pounds which he had originally
desired. The next day there was great flulter
among the rich men on Change, and many were
the conjecures they made. as they compared
notes" about Baron RothschlId's friend. lime
flew on. No one had seen the unknown money
borrower. and some OF ihe leaueIS usSdn w thi"h
thew had been victimzed.
The Baron was mute to all their enquiries and
thew knew not what 10 think, when, just be-
fore the time for payment arrived, each one re-
ceived a note from the strange acquaintance, 10
the effect, that if they would present their noies
at the banking house Of Rolhschild. they would
be paid. One who held a note or ot2O.00O went
there to satisfy his curiosity, as he said when 10!
The note was cashed The news went like wild,
fire. All came with their notes aud all as soon
as presented, were paid and upon this affair Mr..
Cou,ls established credit. which enabled hun
s,on afterwards 10 establish the banking house OF
Cout,s s Co., whose credit at the present day IN
England. is almost equal tn that OF the great
RoIhschild himself, to whose affablty lis iound-
er owed his fortune and success.