Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-07-02
The Richest Banker in the World.

At all times in the haunts of business,
especially on Change, Nathan Rothschild
was marked object. There he stood.
day after day, leaning against bis pillar,
on the right hand entering from Cornbil1.
He was a monarch on Change; and the
pillar in question may be said to have
been his throne-but in his case, solid
one of granite. No consideration would
induce him to do business anywhere else,
SO devotedly attached was he to that par
ticular spot. There, with his back rest
ing against the pillar, and with note book
in hand, he was always to be seen. during
the usual hours Of business. entering into
transactions Of great extent with the mer-
chants and capitalists of all countries. q
Little would stranger, who chanced
to see the money potentate of the world
standing on the spot in question, have
fancied. from his personal appearance.
what an important influence he exerted
on the destinies Of Europe. No one could
be more unprepossessing than he-just
such man as the boys in the street would
have thought fine subject for clark, y
unless, indeed, they had been deferred by
the lowering expression or sullen aspect
of his countenance. He always looked
sulky, never INDUCED in smile,l nor
even relaxed the rigidity of bis muscles.
In private. his intimate friends mention
that he occasionally made an effort to
smile. but never with any marked success,
bis smiles at best being hardly more than
a species of spoiled grin. z - I hsoqs
His countensnce wore. thoughtful as.
pect, but his whole appearance was rather
that of a stupid, clownish-like farmer Of
the humber class. His features we're
massy. He had fat face, its conforma-
ton being peculiarly characteristic Of the
faces of the Jewish race Of people. His
features seemed to be huddled together,
without anything like regularity in them.
His nose had good deal of the cock-up
form. His mouth was rather large, and
his lips thick and prominent. His FORE
head was more than an average height,
considering. the altitude. of his face.5 His
hair had something like darkish hue,
and was generally short. His complexion
was pale, except where it was slightly
tinged with color by the weather. He
was short and thick; though, being con.
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pect generally. may have made him ap-
pear shorter than he really was. He
usually was to be seen ID great coat Of
Ia dark brown color; and ash psid but
little attention to hispersonal habiliments.
his tailor, had no difficult customer: to
please is, in respect to taste, and
style, though not on the question Of price.
It was one feature ii Nathan 8 conduct,
when on Change, that be never, except
when engaged in business, entered into
any conversation whatsoever with. any Of
the multitude surrounding him. There
he stood. apparently IS deeply lost in
thought, and with as melancholy . eoun-
tenance as if he had been alone in the
''vast wilderness" Of shades referred to
by Oowper, or been the t'Last mann de-
soribed by Campbell. Whether his re-
serve was constitutional, or whether il
arose from the pride of purse, or whether
from the magnitude of the matters which
must have been ever occupying his mind
or from the copjoint operation Of these
three-can only be mised.-Packards
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