The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-05

|GBf aailp yenrnal.
a PROFITABLE WALK.


} Baron Rothsehild sat in his Office countin,
his gains and calculating the risks of sundrl
loans which had been offered him, when
spruce, handsome young man, entered and re
lquested the loan of two thousand pounds
4 "What is the security?" said the Baron, with.
lout looking up. '.My notel" was tie reply
The great money -lender turned and survey
led his applicant, scrutinizing him from head
to foot. There must have been something
honest in the young mans face, for the Baron
was evidently pleased with the result of his
scrutiny. "Would two thousand be sufficient,
young gentleman?' said he; II can let you
have ten as we'll as two.'' 1.-TWO will answer
my purpose now," said the would-be borrower,
though could, of course, use ten thousand" !"
| 81 do not say that | viii lend it, said the
Baron, "but can put you in the way of get
lting it, and even ten times that amount, ifyou
know how to take advantage of your opportu-
mites" -
The young man trembled, surprised at the
unusual complaisance of man who in money
matters, had the reputation of being so very
severe. He feared that he was about to pro-
pose some doubtful operation, and he stammer-
ed:-"Any honorable proposition?' | would
make no other" said the Baron, with dignity;
come We'll take walk upon the street. Instead
of offering his arm to his new acquaintance, he
took his, and thus they promenaded Lombard
street. The Baron learned the name and busi-
ness of his companion and the object for which
he wished the money. Hundreds of people
met them, and bowling to the great money king
turned as they passed to lock at and wonder
who could be his companion. Some ofthe
richer and more influential denizens of that
moneyed street stopped to chat with him. and
to these the Baron introduced his young
!
would do for him would be considered per
sonal favor to himself
Many of these mems wealth and influence
were so great that their very name comman-
ded the involuntary respect of our young friend
He saw his advantage at once. Arriving at
the end of the street, the Baron affectionately
took. leave of him, saying that, if he did not
obtain the money elsewhere, he might come in
the afternoon: and with a knowing wink, he
got into his carriage and drove off. Our young
friend turned to walk back on Lombard street. |
He met one of the men-a very Cresus--to
whom he had been introduced by the Baron.
This person, desirous ofcultivating anacquain-
tance which had such auspicious introduction,
held him III conversation In the course ofwhich
our friend promptly asked the loan of five
thousand pounds. The rich man could not
applicant had been introduced by
Rothschild; nay, had been as good as indorsed
by him-and then by loaning the sum he would
be doing favor to the great man. The notes
were counted out, and the young mans note
taken in exchange. The lender looked at the
signer. True, he had never heard the name
on Change; but never mind--Rothschild would
not have walked arm and arm with him, and
him as he did, if he had not been
good. So, with many assurances of
regard, the two parted A few
steps further the young adyenturer met anoth-
er ofhis new acquaintances and while halting I
with him he cafelessly displayed the bank i
notes be had just received, and, observing that
he had large amount to make up for certain
great operation, and not wishing, for private lp
reasons, to apply to his good friend, the Baron 9
ne would feel obliged ifhis new friend could t
end him fifty thousand pounds.
The latter actuated by motives similar to
hose ofthe other money-lender,c Counted out the
lesired amount and took note with unknown
name in exchange. And so the young man
vent to borrowing from each ofhis new friends
lntil he had accumulated ahundred thousand p
pounds. All this hedeposited with Rothschild a,
'eserving only the two thousand pounds which I,
ne had originally desired. The next day n
here was great hutter among the rich men ss1
IN Change, and many were the conjectures U
hey made as they compared notes." about So
he Baron's friend. Time few on. No one Il
lad seen the unknown money-borrower, and
ome of the lenders began to think they had
,een yictimized. The Baron was mute to all
heir inquiries, and knew not what to think
when, just before the time for payment arrived .
ZACH one received note from the strange ac- ii
Iuaintance to the effect that if they would
present their notes at the banking house of
they would be paid. One, who
neld note for 10000, went there out of curl
,sity, as he said, when, lo!it was cashed. The :
news went like wild-fre. All came with ;:
heir notes. and al, as soon as presented were L
,aid; and upon this affair Mr., Coutts establish :
d a credit, which enabled him soon after to
establish the clearinghouse of Coutts & Co,
whose credit, at the present day in England,
s almost equal to that of the great Rothsehild 4
himself, to whose affability its founder owes :
lis fortune and his success.
NApoLEoN's Though the French
seem to claim the great Corsican as peculiarly
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