Dewey was still the
manufacturing partner of the large house in New York, whose demand
for goods it seemed impossible to satisfy. He was a great man in
S----. People spoke of him as possessing vast mental as well as
money resources; as having expansive views of trade and finance; as
being a man of extraordinary ability. I listened to all these things
as I passed around among our citizens, plodding along in my
profession, and managing to grow just a little better off each year;
and wondered within myself if I were really mistaken in the man--if
there was a solid basis of right judgment below all this splendid
seeming.
And what of our friend Wallingford, during those busy years? Like
myself, he moved so quietly through his round of professional
duties, as to attract little attention. But he had been growing in
all this time--growing in mental stature; and growing in the
confidence of all just men. Judge Bigelow's interest in the mills,
and in the new Bank, drew his attention so much away from his law
cases, that clients began to grow dissatisfied, and this threw a
great deal of excellent business into the hands of Wallingford, who,
if not always successful in his cases, so managed them as to retain
the confidence and good will of all who employed him.
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