He
has devoted himself to that with a single purpose. He has
sought no fame or popularity by any other path. Certainly
his life has been fortunate. It has lasted to a good old age.
But the summons came for him when his eye was not dimmed nor
his natural force abated. He drank of the cup of the waters
of life while it was sweetest and clearest, and was not left
to drink it to the dregs. He was fortunate also, almost beyond
the lot of humanity, in that by a rare felicity, the greatest
joy of youth came to him in an advanced age. Everything that
can make life honorable, everything that can make life happy--
honor, success, the consciousness of usefulness, the regard
of his countrymen, and the supremest delight of family life--
all were his. His friends take leave of him as another of
the great and stately figures in the long and venerable procession
of American Judges.
Next to Judge Wilde in seniority upon the Bench among the
associate Judges was Mr. Justice Charles A. Dewey of Northampton.
He had had a good deal of experience as a prosecuting attorney
in a considerable general practice in the western part of
the State.
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