Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-04-07
NATHAN ROTHSCNILD.

Somewhere near n score Of years ago,
think, ! read the story, then fresh. 1t
has been recalled to my mind by its tel
ling in NY presence to an English gentle.
man, who assured us That he could per
! sonnlly vouch for its truth, he having
had business with the old lady of Thread
needle street while the transaction was IN
progress and, for this assurance of IN
eye witness. deem the thing worth re-
reating. think | remember it us it
was told to me.
a bill of exchange for large amount
was drawn by Anselm RothschiId of
London. When tho gent eman who
held it arrived in London. Nathan was
away, and he took the bit of paper to the
Bank OF England, and asked them there
to discount it. The managers were very
stiff. With naughty assurance they in
formed the holder that they discounted
only their own bills they wanted moth
ing 20 do with the bills of private per
sons They dl not stop to reflect with
whom they had To deal. Those shrewd
old follows in charge of the change of
the realm,' should have known and re-
membered that that bit of paper bore the
| sign manuel of II man more powerful
! than they-more powerful because indie
| pendent OF the thousand. .and-onc hamp-
ers that rested upon them.
Umph !! exclaimed Nathan Roth
schid, when the answer OF The bank was
repeated to him. Private petsons /
will give those important gentlemen to
know with what sort of private persons
they have to deal =
And then Nathan Rothschid went at
humble the Bank of EngMnd-and he
meant to do it. He sent agents upon the
Continent, aud through the Untcd King
dom, and three weeks were spent in
gathering up notes of the smaller demon
nations OF the banks own issue. One
morning, bright aud early Nathan Roth.
schlid presented himself at the baul at
the opouiug OF the tellet's department.
and now drew from his pockut-booli Il
five pound note, which he desired to have
ca~hed. Five sovervigns were counted
out to him, the officer looking with us.
tonishment upon seeing the Baron Roth
schlid troubling him- personally about
SO trivial IL matter. The BHron eXamIn
cd the coirs one by one, aud having sat
i.N lat li,,.,It ~
aud weight, he slipI I'd them into can
vas bng, aud drew out and presented
another five pound note. The same op.
ereuon was gone through with again,
save thut this :imo the Balon took tht
trouble to take II small pair Of scale,
from his pocket and weigh one Of the
pieces, for the luw gave him that right
Two three ten-twenty- hundred -
five hundred pound note, were presented
and cashed. When one pocket BOOK had
been euptied another was brought'tu
and when canvas bng Ind been hlicd
With god it was passed to II servant VIII,
was in waiting. Aud =" he went on un
ill the hour arrived for the closing of the
bank aud at the same time he had nine
Of his employees OF the house engaged III
the same work. So il resulted that ten
men OF the house OF Roth.chid had kept
every teller Of the bank busy seven hours
and had exchanged somewhere about
G12,OO0. Another customer hud beer
unable to get his want ATTENDED to.
The English like Oddly. Letany MAJ
do something original aud piqmnt, anc
they vail applaud even though their owI
flesh Is pricked. So the people coutrived
/, to smile at the eccent iclLy OF Baror
Rothschild, tnd when the time came lo
closing the bank, they were no; tentl
part 50 much annoyed as were the Gus
toners from abroad, whose business hnc
not been attended u. The bank official.
smiled that evening, but
On the following morning, when thr
bunk opened, Nathan Ruth.chid 40
pcared aguin, accompanied by his nin,
faithful helpers, this time bringing will
: him as far as The Street entrance fou
heavy two.horse drays for the purpose 0
cartlng away the gold, for today Tn,
Baron had bills orn large denomination
J All, the officers Of the bank smiled n,
more, and II trembling seized them wllor
the banker monarch said, with stern sim
p.city and dircctness
An, these gentlemen refuse to takt
: my bills. BE it so. am resolved tha
| will keep not one OF theirs. 1t is th,
house OF Kothschild against the Bank o
England !!
The Bank Of England opened its eyes
very wide. Within II week tho house o.
Roth-chiid could be demanding gold
which it did not possess. The gentle
men at the head Of affairs saw very plain.
~ that in a determined tilt the bank must
90 to the wall. There was but one way
out Of the scrape, and they took it. No
tice was at once publicly given thai
thenceiorth the Bank of Eug and won d
cash the bills of Rothschild rs well US It's
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