The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-20
A Profitable Walk.

Baron ROthSchlld sat IN his O1nce, cOun-
ting his gains, and calculating the risk OF
sundry loans which, had been offered him,
when spruce. handsome young man en-
tered and requested the loan OF two thou
sand pounds.
"What is the security?'' said the, baron
without looking up. s,SE
an y no.en' was the reply.
The great money lender turned and sur
veyed his applicant, scrutinizins him from
head to foot. There must have been some
thing 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. ! can let you have ten
as well as two.
Two will answer my purpose now, said
the would be borrower.
Though do not say will lend it, said
the baron, but can put you in the way oil
getting il, and even ten times that amount, il
you know how to take advantage of your
opportunities.
The young man trembled at the unusual
complaisance Of man who, in money mat
tiers had the reputation of being very severe.
He feared that he was about to propose
some doubtful operation and stammereo'
Honorable proportion? =,
l would make DO other. said baron, with
dignity. Come; we'll take walk up 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 business of his COM
panion, ard the object for which he wished
+ the money. Hundreds of people met them,
and bowling to the great money king, turned
I to look at, and wonder who could be his
companion. Some of the richer and moro
/ Influential denizens Of that moneyed street
stopped to chat with him and then the
baron introduced them to his young friend.
with the remark, 'that any favor they could
do him would be considered personal ia
vor to himself" Many of these men whose
wealth and influence were great that
their very name commanded the involucta-
nv respect of our young friend. He saw his
advantage at once. Arriving at the end OF
the street, the baron then took leave Of him,
saving, that if he did not obtain the mon
ev elsewhere. he might come in the after
noon;" 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 Crnsus-to whom he had been in
troduced by the baron; this person. DESTROYS
of cultivating an acquaintance which had
such an suspicious introduction, held him
in conversation, in the course of which our
friend promptly asked for the loan OF 60 900.
The rich man could rot refuse-the appl;
cant had been introduced by Rothschld; he
had been as good as Endorsed by him-and
then the sum would be doing favor to the
great man. The notes wero counted out
and the young mans note taken in eX-
change. The lender looked at the signature
l. ~
Change but never mind, Rothschild would
not have walked arm in arm with him, and
introduced aim as he did, # he had not
been perfectly good. So, with many assu-
RANGES of distinguished regard, the two par
ted. A few steps further the young adven-
turer met another of his new acqnaintances,
and while hating with him he carelessly
displayed the banknoteS he had just re-
ceived; and observing that he had certain
great opportunity, and not wishing, for pri-
vate reasons. to apply to his good friend the
baron, he would feel obliged if he could
led him $40 900.
The latter, actuated by such motives as
the other money lender, counted out the
desired amount and took a note with the
unknown name in change. And so the
young man went on borrowing from each as
his new acquaiutances, until he had accu-
mulated hundred thousand pounds: All
this he deposited with Rothschild, reserving
only the 50 900 which he originally desired.
The next day there was a great hutter
among the rich men on Change. and many
were the conjectures as they compared
notes. about the baron,s friend. Time flew
on-no one had seen the unknown money
borrcwer-and some of the lenders began to
think they had been victimized. The bar
on was mute to all their inquiries, and they
knew not what to think-when, just before
the time for payment arrived, each ono re-
ceived note from the strange acquaintance,
to the effec: tbs if they presented their
note at the banking house of Rothschid
they would be paid. One who held a note
of S25 900 went there out of curiosity, as
he said, when 10 it was cashed. The news
went Ike wild fire. All came with notes
and all, as soon as presented, were paid; and
upon this affair Mr.. Established
credit which enabled him soon afterward to
rear the great house of CO Co., whose
credit at the present day in England is al
most equal to that of the great Rotbschild
himself, to whose affabiity its founder ow-
ed his fortune and success.
Ex-PREsIDENT FILLMORE ON THE CRISIS.
The N. Y. World publishes the follow
ing extract from a private letter recently
written by Willard Fillmore in response to
an inquiry whether he would speak at
Seymour ratification meeting:
4 am heart and soul with you in the OBJ
iects you have in view. Enough of treasure
and blood have already been spent upon the
negro question. l am fully persuaded that
the unwisc and untimely agitation of this
subject gives strength to the rebellion, and
will cost millions of treasure and thousands