He was in the habit of calling in upon their families in a social and respecting way.

In all their troubles and adversities he trained them to counsel with him, and gave them the advantage of his riper judgment and larger vision.

In cases of exigency his means were at their service in the way of loans to tide them over the hard times.

His friends have seen, more than once, coming from his private office some of the hard-fisted men of toil in his employ, with tears streaming down their faces.

He had called them into the office on hearing of certain bad habits into which they had fallen, and so impressive had been his talk with them, that they left his presence with the most earnest resolves to do better in the future.