Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-12-20
Gls Aloucu iiinqs,
a CONDENSED SKETCH
Of the History of the RothSe siltis, from
their Rise TO ti.e rresen, Day.

] very ffo@teFs. tE&st.lt lie packed up
his jewels aui va'uaa,es, together with
/ between two and three nlliiyas of tsn
!er~, and took the way to the anc,eur
city Of Frankfort, hoping to fnI means
of placing his wealth and the i2wess OF
his house in security.
Arrived at th: city which bad. for
centuries, sent forth ihe rulers oE the
-ho!y Roman Empire" the fugitive
Lana-rsse knocked 1T the dear Of an
humble Jewish banker, Aeyes Rolls
child, richer in children thaal III tha!ers,
bat withal q distinguished and expert
e:tced Arcaeologist and 'Eumjsmatoio-
giss.
The sovereign, who himself was an
EXPERT ID these sciences. paid auch re-
speet 10 the knowledge Il PIE Jew Ban
ker. and had actually lew wears before
bestowed upon him the distinction Of
the title of "Me1aiIeur to h:s Cour'."
Mayer he began. as he handed him
lis we'll filed case, Il know you to be
hone~; and CONSCIENTIOUS Here is all |
/ possess. take it. and returu i to me when
! this tempest shall have ,s,vn over, and
when better times dawn upon US
Such vast confidence does ME great
honor" replied tie Hebrew. but vou
| Highuess mrst not forget that the re-
| publican army is almost before our
doors"
1--WE are in the hands of Providence"
replied the Landgra.e. Il ask tor no
receipt
Tile Prince re-enterel his vehicle and
hurried of, without listening to the re-
newed protsstations of the man Of bus.
ness,
What Never Rothschild had antic:pa-
| ted, duly came to pass. Before week
was over, Frankfort was in possession Of
| the Ffeucl. troops, and the banker, who
had been denounced as an anti-revoiu
| zionist, ard an ally of the tvrants, fonnd
bis domiuil sacked, and his cashb boz
piundered in the name OF liberty and the
people.
| No sooner. however. had the victors
left Frankfort, than Meyer Rothscl,lld
re-openea his banking house, finding at
first credit among the Jews, and uiti.
! alatey with all the business world, and
/ soon vas reputed richer than ever. In
| 1862 lie was once more considered as
one Of the most reliable bankers in Ger
many.
! About this time, there came a short
period Of rest for the crowned heads OF
Germany. The Princes OF the Rhenish
ConfedeFacy rested under the Eigh ana
! forced protection Of Napoleon. Raised
! bv the will IF the great commander to
| to the dignity Of All EIector of the Ger
man Empire, the Landgrave ot Ilesse
received permission to return to his do
minions On his way he passed througii
Frankfort. The journals had before IA
tormeI ajp Of the ptundering Of Roths-
ciiId's house and i,e naturally believed
lis own wealth ioBg since Il prey to the
.lscohins. Sti.i be determined to visit
his numjsmaslie friend, # only to assure
him ofthe continuance Of his confidence.
Good morrow, Never" SAID the EIec-
tor with frank and hearty stake Of the
hand. .'At last We have peace, old
friend. but it costs Us dear enough. Be>
fore you stands ruined man, as poor as
jon
"What. YOU poor, your IIighness e.
ffau..,,i,, T., th0sa
| founded sans caIottes stolen my wealth
along with yours II | do not now TOO
| mucl, Inconvenience you, should like
to borrow small advance apon the in
demnity which | shall receive in uesse-
Cassel.'
AN advance is not needed for your
Highness, for all that you contided to my
care is safe and untouched" "
'sN hat" exclaimed the Prlnex, "and
were you not plundered then e
s'The French have taken everything |
had, and | was very careful not to excite
them By resistance; otherwise they would
have searched more thoroughly and
might have found your diamonds and
| money where they were hidden in my
cellar"
.'iow Is it possible z"
5s.Y Yes. nv surrender was a stratagem.
They never found what had hidden.
For the last nine years. IN order to IN
demnify myself for the moneys | had
lost, have taken the liberty of using
SOME Of yours. All ms enterprises have
proved successful, ard without embar-
rasslng myself in the least, | can now re
turn Won the entire sam with five per
cent interest"