Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-10

HO lOOlSs "ho S9lfOh az litI blhOs
and, although Sylvanus declared his broth
er had done so well he should sometime
give him $1,000, the time never came
when he could do so.
This December, d ,niel was admitted as
Mason in Aurora lodge and in May took
his second degree. The moral tone of the
lodge was vigorously maintained at high
standard and Judge Baldwin looked back
upon it afterwards as ranking near the
Ben. Franklin society,""
February, 1914, Mr.. Baldwin-the dig.
nifty of the designation may properly
advance with his arrival At mans estate
although he had purchased his brothers
interest in the B IRE store, went to Boston,
where he worked eight months for his
brother upon new machine for spinning
flax. He took his third degree as Mason in
Columbian lodge of Boston, and thus got
into the good will of the young merchants
of the city, This friendship aided him in
his purchase of goods for the Barre store
and was useful afterwards.
In September, allured by the glowing
accounts of Buenos Ayres ship captain,
who represented that S. day, at least,
could be earned at mechanical work in that
part of South America, Mr.. Baldwin and
a friend by the name of jesse Smith Sc
cured passage in his vessel, which was to
return in December.
| Meanwhile it was necessary to pay a
visit to Montpelier, and, to make the most
of every opportunity, it was determined
between the two young men that they
would procure horse and wagon, and
that Nh Baldwin should peddie up through
the country 10 Syanton, VT, where Smith
was to meet nm; 800 worth of goods
were purchased, besides books and some
other articles taken on comm isson. and
the start from Boston was made on the
very day the battle of PIattsburg was an.
nounced.
From Beverly he struck off towards the
Merrimack river, and stopped one night al
II farm house not far from Haverhill. In
the morning, having occasion to give
change for a twenty dollar bill, he missed
his pocket book. This filled him with con
sternation. The pocket book contained
5000 in bills, besides 1900 of notes belong.
ing to his brother-the loss of it would ruiz
him. He quickly went to his sleepin!
room and met the servant girl comm,
therefrom: Did you see anything of IN,
pocket book in my roomp'
mo. sir" but she hesitated and blushed
Mr.. Baldwin went into the room. Blu
: made, of course, a vain search. He Gale
. the man of the house and related what ha
Il occurred, finally limiting he had some sus
. picion of the girl. The man said he kneN
nothing about her; she had come along
J few days before from Salem looking 70
work and carrying her clothes in bundl,
J and he had hired her. He summoned hi
II wife and the two sought the girl, who sti
y denied any knowledge of the lost money
J. A search was made of her possessions, bl
3 without result The man and his wi
d both said they thought she looked guilty
/ and Mr.. Baldwin was sure of it.
To bring the proof as near as possible
certainty, he borrowed saddle and startt
,e to ride back on the road to atlvern at whit
a he had last had the pocket book in his har
rs the night before. A mile or two, and
v. came to toll gate. After hearing Il
,e story the keeper said there was lit
,e chance of finding the money if it had BEE
al lost on the road, for many had passed, all
a drove of cattle and flock of sheep. n
he Baldwin was still determined however,
"a 90 as far as the tavern. AS he came ne
al the top of a little hill he rose in his sti
v rups to seeif he could yet descry the taver
"a The horse had seen service in the caval
ar during the war, and his training caus,
ir. him to stop Immediately when his rid
er rose The arrest of motion was so sudd
ma that Mr. Baldwin fell forward on Il
ls horses neck. In that moment his e
ar. caught sight of red spot about the size
10 his thumb nail In the sand. He looked
he it attentively, His pocket book was r
"a morocco. He dismounted and brush
90 away the dust; it was a pocket book, a
apparently his. Probably some one
off, pundered and thrown 1t away" he 81
ar to himself. 1t took considerable diggi
es to get it out. 1t was all safe, and
ms money all right. 1t had fallen from IL t
he pocket of his coat into the wheel rut;
he next wagon had passed just near enou
re- at one side to cover it neatly, and all
,is. tother vehicles and the cattle had o.
,lf. brushed off enough of the sand to discl,
.ith little spot of the red leather.
tin He returned to the farm house a wi
the man, and never forgot that lesson. al
ink no one" says Judge Baldwin "be suspe
ize ed, because when even indirectly chare
at with wrong doing he shows embarra
I'LL ment." He hired the girl to make n
nv. pocket in his coat and paid her very lib
/ of ally.
md At Swanton was a letter from Smi
the requesting Mr.. Baldwin to peddle bi