Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-08-05
PERSONAL SKETCHES

o.F,mous London Merchants" BY H..
r. Fox Bourne, ju,t rcpaiilshcd by ilar-
ber Brothers. contains the following an
ccdotcs aud sketches
KoTHsCiIILD.
"Rothschild hal fow tastes or pleas
rros ON, of the Stocl; Exchange and his
rountino house in St. Swithn's lane =
Whom Louis Snhor, the2 great Her"aH
musician. called on Tim III June, lS2o,
with 4 letter )of introduction from his
brother IN njFranhf,rt, he SAL to hlm' /
undcr,ta d nothing of music. ms =
nattina his pocket, and rafting the I""St
coins thcrcin--'s. my music ; we under
stand that on Chang
"Moncy making was the one pursuit
and enjoyment Of Rothechlld's lite tie
,r,rcd less than many DO for the money
vbon il WIS made. He had no taste or
;rc,noti II saws ono Of his friends, tor
what every Eugishman seeks as he has
money to buy it--c"mtort III every re-
encct His ambition WAS to arrive at ms
MIN mere quickly mud more ctfec'ulliy y
than others, AID to steer toward 1t with
more energy. When his end was reach
,d :, L,d lost all It's charm for hun. aud
he tprned his never wearylng mpd 70
so,,e,h;ng else II was in the scrhmo-
l,ngs and fightings, the plots and. tricks.
of making money, not at all IN the spend-
tpo not much i'll the boarding OF It, that
he delighted.
al hope said dinner companion to
him on Que occasion. 4 hope that your
children are not too fond of money and
business to the exclusion of more 'mpor-
.ant things. am sure you would not
wish that
81 am sure should wish that, he
answered I wish them to give mind ,
and soul. and heart. aud hsdy-eVery-
thing to business That Is the way TO be
hannv. 1t rcql:ircs great deal of bold
ness and great deal of caution to make
great fortune and when you have got
it,5t r.quircs ten times as much Wit TO
keep it.
ITO all who we're willing to work IN
this fashion, he was, Stter his ta-hIon'
Good friend Some ofthe wealthie~t com
merci,l houses noS in London owe their
,rosrerity to the readiness with wh'rh
Rnthsch;il. seeing good business qu'lt'l"s
in the Young men around hun, n.!P'i
them on with his great inaueuuce. here
wcrc cases IN which, he went out ot his
way TO rut exceptional opportunities o.
money making in the way ot hl5 taVor-
ties. Even his charities, according u
his own confessions, were cccen'rl& and
chiefly INDUCED in for his own enteXain-
ment Sometimes, TO amuSe myself,
he said. i give q beggar guinea II.
thinks IL is mistake. and, for tear
shoul3 find i, out, If he runs as bard as
he can. | advise you to give heggar
n Guinea sometimes it is very amusing
1.-The great mans Jokes were not very
witty One of the best of them owes II
noint n his jewish pronunciation. At 3
Lord ,Mavor's dinner he sat next to :
ruest noted for his stir rincSs, who chancec
to saw that. fer his part, he preferred mnt
ton ~ vepsion. 'Ah ! | see, RothSrhllt
answered, 'yon Ike mutton because 1t L
sheep (chesp), and other people like rcn'-
son because i, IS deer ficar).
"knother saving attributed to hiu
gives evidence, iftrue, Of sou.c humor--
Once. il is said, German prince, visit
inr London, brought letters Of credit tC
The banker. He was shown into the III
rcr room Of the famous counting house ii
ST Swithiu's lane. where Rothschild sat
bpsv with heap Of papers. The name
being announced, Roth>ohi'd nodded. Of
f,r.5 his visitor chair, and then wen
., with the work before him. For thi
treatment the prince. who expected tha
everything should give way 10 one Of Ia
rank and dignity. was not prepared
Standing minute or So, he exclaimed
ma von not hear, sir. who | am : | am
-rereating his titles. oh. very well.
said Ro,hschild, take two chairs then
..At another time two strangers wer'
admitted into the same private rcem. =
They were tall foreigners, with mustaehe
.ra besrds such as were not often seen II
the city thirty or forty years ago, an'
Rothschild, always timid, was frishtene'
from the moment of their entrance. III
mt his own Interpretation upon the eN
,.;,ed movements with which Trey tunbiet
about in their pockets, and before the eS
nected pistols could be produced he la,
thrown a great ledger IN the direction o
heir heads, and brought. IN beyy o
,,,rts Inv his cries OF Murder. Ih'
STRANGERS were piniontd, and then, as