On venturing to make some inquiries of
Judge Bigelow bearing on the subject, that individual showed an
unusual degree of irritation, and intimated, in terms not to be
misunderstood, that he thought himself competent to manage any
business he might undertake, and did not feel disposed to tolerate
any intermeddling."
From that time, Wallingford saw that a separation from his old
preceptor was inevitable; and he so shaped events, that in less than
three months he made the separation easy and natural, and took an
office to himself alone.
Still there was no movement on the part of the executors in regard
to the valuable estate in their hands. Summer and fall passed, and
Christmas saw the splendid improvements of Squire Floyd completed,
and the new mill in operation, under the vigorous power of steam.
The product thus secured was almost fabulous in the eyes of the half
asleep and awake people of S----, many of whom could hardly imagine
people enough in the country to consume the miles of cloth that came
streaming out from the rattling looms. And yet, we were informed,
that more than quadruple this product could be sold by the extensive
house of Floyd, Lawson, Lee, & Co.
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