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me. At that early period I was too modest for 

 a Wall Street man, and but for my instructions 

 to report to Mr. Taylor I would have sacrificed 

 the dollar rather than carry his message to my 

 customer. Mr. Blank paid the dollar very 

 slowly, and until I had it in my hand and even 

 until I was safely out of his office with it, I felt 

 no assurance of Mr. Taylor's escape from loss 

 through his guarantee. 



After that I had many dealings with Moses 

 Taylor, and formed the opinion, which I have 

 never changed, that he was the best business man 

 I ever met. I practiced laconicism and never 

 used a redundant word in my dealings with him, 

 while he wasted mighty few on me. Yet, looking 

 back, I know that he often bought securities of 

 me which he wouldn't have taken from another 

 at the price. It was only by his manner that he 

 commended me, excepting in a single instance, 

 when he filled me with pride to bursting. A St. 

 Louis friend of my employer wished to meet Mr. 

 Taylor, and I was sent around to introduce him. 

 The man from the West wasn't willing to rest 



