The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-06-28
sketch Of Baron Ro,hschird.

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"To Miss Buxlon.--Deyonshr street,
February IA, 1891 1--WE yesterday dined at
Ham House, to, NEE, the Roihschilds and
very amusing il was. He (Rothschild) told
us his life and adventures. He was the
third son Of the banker at Frankfort
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
mar, and he did us favor if he sold us
goods. Somehow offended him, and he re-
: fused 10 show me his patterns. This was on
Tuesday. | said 10 my father, viii goto
/ England. could speak nothing but Ger
man. On Thursday started. The nearer
got 10 England The cheaper the goods were.
AS soon as | got TO Manchester, | LAID out oil
my monev-lhings were so cheap and
made good profit soon found that there
were three profts--ihe raw material, the dye.
ing, and the manufacturing. said 10 The
manufacturer, will supply you with ihe ma
lerial and dye, and you supply me with man-
ufactured goods. So got three profits in.
stead Of one, and could sell goods cheader
than anybody. In short time, / made my
twenty thousand pounds into sixty. My sue
cess all turned on one maxim | said, / can
do what another man can and so am
match Tor The man with The patterns, aud for
all The resi- of them. Another advantage
had. , l was an ofThand man. made bar
gain at once. When was settled in London
The Eas, India Company had eight hund.ed
thousand pounds of gold 10 sell. went 10
of Wellington must have it. had bought
great many of his bills at discount. The gov
ernment sent for me, and said they must
have II. When they lad gol il, they did not
all that and sent ii through France; and
that was the best business | ever did. An
other maxim on which he seemed 10 place
great reliance was, never to have any Thing
10 do with an unlucky place, or an unlucky
man. have seen, said he, many clever
mem very clever men--who had not shoes
10 their feet. never act with them. Their
advice sounds very well, but fate is against
them; they cannot get on themselves; and if
they cannot do good TO themselves, how can
they do good for mel BY aid OF these max
inns he has acquired three millions of mon
ey. hope, said -, that your children are
not too fond of money and business, 10 the
exclusion Of more important things. am
sure you would not wish that | am sure
should not wish that: said Rothschild. ]
wish them 10 give mind, and soul, and heart,
and body, and everything; to business that
is the way 10 be happy. II requires great
deal of caution 10 make great fortune and
when you have got il; it requires fen times
as much viii TO keepii. IfIwere 10 listen 10
all the projects proposed 10 me should ruin
myself very soon. Sick 10 one business,
young man, said he, 10 Edward stick 10
your brewery, and you may be the great
brewer of London Be brewer, and ban
ker, land a merchant, and manufacturer,
and you will soon be in the Gazette. Ole oil
my neighbors is very ill-tempered man
he tries 10 vex me, and has built great
place for swine close TO my walk So, when
so out, / hear first grunt, grnni, squeak,
squeak, bui this does me no harm. | am al
ways IN a good humor. Sometimes, TO
amuse myself, | give begsar guinea
He thinks il mistake, aud for fear lshould
find il out, of he rams as hard as he can.
advise ou to give beggar guinea some.
limes-i is very amusing.
(The above is extracted from tho recently
published biography OF the late Sir T. +.
Buxton The letter was written BY that gen.
tleman.)