The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22

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June. 90, Serves ~ the back stie II the
house auJ found father oul baek side Of the
house IN the path that sent froin the housv
60 the shop, looking 81 the root ~ the house
and =, some stones ,hs, lay 81 the grvnbd,
Thee were some ,hingls- split aud broken
on the ruoi-~souc dents ia the shingles The
root slan,el toWafds ihe blaa back 81 the
house From the caves on the back par, Of
tl,e house to The ground is a0ou, i've Zee, -
The stones he was Skiug At we're ia the
path aud on the grass ue ide the path. The
slynes looked as though they rolled from the
ROOF. There were four "a iyc aud weighed
from one to four poanIs The largest
weighed four pounds. The splits Ia the
shingles looked Ike new obrs, The root had
10 be repaired after that This bttakisg q
the root was done between the Sunday pre-
yious and The time TINT first saw Il. Ia
iher appeared rather excited while We we're
locking al he stones and shingles. Ne said
some one had eCeu ,touiug bis house; thar
sam. Wilson aud the boys had done it--did
not seem to be impressed with an idea that
any particular one had done IT, We went
pas, ihc garden aud found all the peas pull
ed up The peas had been pushed and MI
were pulled up think the peas were not
ripe enough for use. | saw one light broken
out ofthe trout window Of tie shop the
south window. In front q these windows
he kept his augers, ehisels, gouges. bits hol-
low augers. &c. lie always kept his tools
very bright and nice The front part Of the
shop wa given to wood wolk aud the back
par was used as a backsnill's shop. Ia
Their and vent inio the shop lie appear
ed rather excited. lie said the boys ware
bOunl to ruin him aud his properly. lie
told me he found part Of bis tools in the
ground that morning ! saw the touls on the
bcuell near he window. There was dirt On
them ami the edges we're dull saw 10 front
Of the shop where the dir had been novel
and looked as though the bits and chisels had
been bored aud punched into the ground ~
The rack which passed IL front Of III, bro.
ken window had some vacant holes next t.
anl within reach Ui the broken indow.
saw that the wca,hpr-yanes had been taken
from the house aud shop--tbey hal been up
tive OF threo years. There was Il windmill
on the barn which we found IN the hem
honse all broken 10 pieces, The yane on the
barn was in the sbapc Of u horse standing
still and the one on the shop Of u lrotling
horse | saw ladder NJ the back side Of the
barn leaning against the roof; it formerly
had hung on the fence as a gate between the
fence and the shop, Wo searched the pr M
ses all about for The vanes but could not
find them They were IN their proper pla-
ces he Sunday before. Father appeared eK-
cited and nervous aud was walking aud talk
ing about the house ali day. saw those
yanes three mouths after IN the shed broken
10 pieces and in no condi ION 10 use again -
There has been sane put ou the shop inee
but uous on the barn lie never repaired
or used the broken yanes after that time. ~
One sunday the next September. %, r.
,her WAS sitting in the door and was sitting
in lhe front room, | saw Samuel Wilson ri
ling by going towards Manchester village.
When opposite my father be puI his hand 10
his face aud made a motion With it. This
made father all excited; his face turn
ed white and red, be Walked about the house
talking about il; wished that Wilson aid
pass without insulting him. Father 90; up
suddenly when Sam. moioned 20 him. At
the time tic yanes we're torn down fdhei 5
buildings bad not been insured lie said
that the boys were going 70 ruin his proper
~ and he was afraid they would set fire 10
his buildings and he thought he should get
them insured. He wcnt 10 llorsct and got
them insured on The Isl Of July was at
home last March 8 Or 10 days. Father seem-
ed more laxative Than ususl aud on differ
emf subjects. There was no subject that lie
talked about more than others. When ! left
| went TO Chester, ather went with me-
his brother Was very sick aud he went 70
sec him. When be went pact any one that
be thought had injured him he would be
very much excited. when no excitement d
this kind was upon him he was very nervous
aud seemed 10 be very excited. When be
got away FROM those exciting causes he would
not say anything. When We got 10 Chester
We stopped nj Uncle Aarou'--g got ihere 10
the edge 4 The evening Father leit sery
abruptly, did not say good b. nor ask me 70
come aud see bin f,eyears ago this vim.
Ter at the school house. heard samuel Viii
son say that be and Henry kimbali bad pull
ed Dagenport's wire down tie night before
sam. was telling il 70 the school boJs
remember the tell had beeI. PEELED the night