Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-11-20
A sTRATAGEM.

schild, lived on Stamford Hill, ther'
resided opposite to him another yer.
wealthy dealer in stock exchange
Lucas by name. The latter return
ed one night very late, from con
vivial party: he observed carriag'
aud four standing before Rothschild'
gate, upon which he ordered his owI
carriage to 60 out of the way and
commanded the coachman to await
in readiness his return. Lucas wenl
stealthily and watched, unobseryed
the movements at Roihschild's gate
He did not lie long in ambush be-
fore he heard a party leaving the
Hebrew millionaire s mansion and
going towards the carriage. He saw
Rothschild, accompanied by two
muflled figures, step iuto the carri-
age, and heard the word Of command
"to the city" He followed Roth
schild's carriage very closely. But
when he reached the top Of the
street in which Rothschild's Office
was situated, Lucas ordered his car
riage to stop, from which he stepped
out, through the street, fe;gning to
be mortally drunk. He made his
way, in the same mood, as far as
RothschiIG's S office, aud without Ger
emony opened the door, to the great
consternation and terror Of the house
keeper, uttering sundry ejaculations,
in the broken accents Of Bacchus'
votaries. Needless OF the affrighted
housekeeper's remOustrances, he O.
pened Roshschilds private Office in
the same staggering attitude, and
fell down fat on the floor. Rothscbild
and his friends became greatly alar-
med. Efforts were made to restore
and remove the would-be-drunkard,
but Lucas was too good an actor,
and was therefore in such a fit as to
be unfit to be moved bither or thiiher
'.Should a physician be sent for?"
asked Rothschild. But the house.
keeper threw some cold water into
Lncas's face and the patient began to
breathe more naturally, and fell into
a sound snoring sleep. He Was COW
cred over, and Rothschild and the
strangers proceeded unsuspectingly
to business. The strangers brought
the good intelligence that the affairs
IN Spain were all right, respecting
which the members Of the Exchange
we're for a few days previous, very
apprehensive, and the funds there
ore we're in rapidly sinking condi-
ion. The good news, however,
,ould not, in the common course Of
be publicly known for an
,ther day. Rothschild therefore
to order his brokers to buy
up cautiously all the stock that
should be in market, by twelve
o'clock the following day. He sent
or his principal broker thus early in
,rder to intrust him with the impor-
ant instruction. The broker was
rather tardier than Rothschild's pa
iepce could brook; be therefore de-
efmined to go himself As soon as
aothschild was gone, Lucas began
% recover, and by degrees was able
% get up, being distracted as he said
with violent headache" and insis-
ed--in spite Of tie housekeeper's
,xposiuhtions-upon going home.
But Lucas went to his broker, aud
Instructed him to buy up all the stock
he could get by ten o'clock the fol-
owing morning. About eleven
clock, Lucas met Rothschiid, and
inquired satirically bow he, Roth
child, Was off for stock. Lucas
von the day, and Rothschild is said
o have never forgiven "the base,
dishonest and nefarious stratagem.''