Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-07-02
A PROFITABLE WALK.

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A PROFITABLE WALK.
Balon Rothschild sat in his Office
counting his gains and calculating the
risk of sundry loans which had been Of
fered him, when spruce, handsome,
young man entered, and requested the
loan Of two thousand pounds. "What is
the security?" said The Baron without
looking up. "My note!' was the re-
ply. The great money lender TUNED
and surveyed his applicant 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 security. "WoulI two
thousand be sufficient, young gentleman?
1 can let you have ten as well as two!"
1.-TWO will answer my purpose now."
said the would be borrower. Though
l do not say l will lend it," said the
Baron, "but can put you in the way Of
getting it, and ten times that amount,
if you know how to take advantage of
your opportunities. The yonng man
trembled at the unusual complaisancy Of
man who in money matters had the
reputation of being very severe. He
feared that he was about to propose
some doubtful opperation and stammer.
ei-"HonOrable propositioa?" 81 make
no other" said the Baron with dignity
Come, well take walk up the street"
Instead of offering his arm 10 his new
acquaintance, he took his, and thus they
promenaded Lombard street.
The Baron learned the name and bust
nes of his companion, and the object for
which he wished the money. Hundreds
of people met them, and bowing to the
great money-king, turned to look at. and
wonder who could be his companion.-
Some of the richer and more influential
denizens of that moneyed street, stopped
to chat with him and to them; The Baron
Introduced them to his young friend,
with the remark--tlat any favor they
could do him would be considered as a
personal favor to himself. Many of
these were men whose wealth and influ-
ence were so great thai their very name
commanded the involuntary respect of
our young friend. He saw the advan-
tige at once. Arriving at the end of the
street, the Baron affectionately took leave
of him, saying-that if he did not OBJ
tain the money elsewhere, he mi !ht
come in the alternoon-and with a know
ing 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 of cul;iva-
ting an acquaintance which had such an
auspicious introduction, held him in con-
versation, in the course of which our
friend plumply asked for the loan of f5,-
coo. The rich man could not refuse
the applicant had been introduced by
Ro' hschild; he had been endorsed by
him-and then the sum would be doing
a favor to tbs great man. The notes
were counted out, and the young mans
note taken in exchange. The lender
looked at the signer. True he had new
er heard the name on Change, but nev-
er mind; Rothschild would not have
walked arm and arm with him and in
troduced him as he did if he had not
been perfectly good. So with many as
surances for distinguished regard the
two parted.
A few steps further on, the young ad-
met another of his new acquain-
tances, and while halting with him he
carelessly displayed the bank notes he
had just received, and observing he had
a large amount to make up for certain
great opportunity, and not wishing for
private reasons, to apply to his good
friend the Baron, he would feel obliged
if he could lend him f1O,OGO.
The latter actuated by such motives
as the other money-lender, counted out
he desired amount and took note,
with the unknown name in exchange
And so the young man went OH borrow
ng from each of his new friends, until
ne had accumulated hundred thousand
pounds. All this he deposited with
reserving only the $4,000 ,
pounds which he originally desired :
The next day there was great futter ,
.mong the rich men on Change, and ,
many were the conjectures they made, !
IS they compared notes" about the $
3aron's friend. Time flew on, no one .
lad seen the unknown money borrower,
md some of the lenders began TO think
hey had been victimized. The Baron
vas mute to all their inquiries, and they }
new not what to think, when, just be-
ore the tine of payment arrived, each /