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

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sall my attention 80 any ether time q lals-
10. atoat When be came u weik GA
house fsr use he len hes family 10 Wiahall.
san<t.aes BE- saked fact AID someiiurs
slew lie managed the vo,h himself had
not wofkei al carpcniering much myse.f-
Jesse bad he eame dosu because had
rather Be would do i ID any one else. |
vent up between May and September, &c,
to Wiuhali Whea lie talkei about sabda-
ing the rebels With % nee 50 pose he came
from Manchester live ca tbs north side
Of Miller river, and my u,other and sister
phooe "a the south side. When be came
to sec me At the stop think he came nom
Ny mothers, he went 10 ny mothers af-
.er, also. don'tueuliecl II BIS being there
J.. ain that flll. was not a my notlcl's
either time Jesse was there. Tie said that
the war would consume s0muel there would
be famine.
Mas MABY A. DAyfAroRT II am the
wife Of Aaron X Davenport. am 40 years VI
age, have been married "a years last May
have known Jesse Davenport; knr,e him
more than a year previous 10 NY marriage;
visited his family and hIs wife visited ny
fathers. heard d Jesse being crazy N
the spring d 4G saw him about Two weeks
nftrI, sometime about the ttst Of May ~ his
house. re manned about three days. lie AZ
pear cd sober. Did no, make much CONVEX
saiion. Used 20 when vent beiure joke NE
At this time be- did not make much conNel-
sation His countenancc looked bad lis
eyes had not thar expression winch thel used
to have. next saw hiH about tbs middle
OF May in Atho, Tie did uol apprar as bad
as the first time | saw hun, still he had a
different appea rance fobi what lie USED 10
have when hlst b cane acquainted with
him. Wa. moi social, looked unnatural. his
eyes had bad cxprtssion II there Was 40
excitement to arouse him he Was cain. The
subject Of this Jackson cutting his throat
aroused his IDEAS | saw him again N The
Gall. Was in our vicinity six weeks at the
house Of his brother Charles. saw himse,-
ern times, thought he Was I'M rowing, tut
there WAS strangeuc.s a GU his appearance
that he did not use to have uex saw h IN
ia he BIC. following, in htbbtl, two o.
three days. | considered him Improving,
though there was marked change from
hat there WIS when ii st kuew hiln. Strau-
gers would hot rUtict TINT th,re WAS any
thing the matter with him. he was II cur
house ia Aihol in the slrug u 40. bid
not expect him. Did noi hnow that he had
any business His son VAS WIKI hm-so
about years old. He aas ,e,3 strange at
this time 80 thai others noticed i. lie was
very gloomy. Said he was ho' going 10 live
long, aud after he vas dtal his properly
would be scattered spent most Of hls time
with me in The house, which was ~ unus-
! uaI tor him. Did OF nuke much coi.yt rst-
/ tion except about himself lived . neigh
Dor to hiai ia Factory Point, where We moved
/ IN the talI Of 50, November. Resided there
+ til a year frJm the next July-ny husband
( left in April previous. Strangers won MT
/ have noticed any change IN hin. He was
so he tended TO his usiue.s most Of the tue
( | resided there. noticed difference. lie
did not ap,sar as he dd When first knew
/ him. He was unwei in the spring Of '56
Boarded IN my family tvo or lhr,e 81 chs
I Ills vile had gone ! 10 Londonderry. Was
/ quite uuwell Got some mciiciuc--dose
+ TWO teaspoons full. lie took il all At twice
/ it was two-ounce vial Wns n,t 20 sck
I but he vas around Talked az il he Was
afraid he should come 10 want. | saw hun
+ four times IN Oct. o. first at our house ia
/ Chester, b, remained one day, Ptoblbiy
strangers would not notice anything about
I him, but noticed the strangtness he had
about him ever since he was crazy in Vim
hall saw hin the next week on his way to
/ Bratteburo 10 see the soldiers. tie had no
Ielations that know Of among the soldiers.
Ills appearance was about as il was before
lie slaid ouly over night. Took the train IN
the morning for BraitIeboro. lie was gone
7 three days asked him how the folks were
could not find out much about it whether
T they were we'll or not. lie was l0lsierOus
gu bis return. Was frantic almost about
the war. Mos. VI hia o0n efsaion vas about
the war. Sad If he had company Of men
he would quelI tina, rebellion. lie was 60.
\ ing to make a knife TO cut vi JEFF Davis
/ head Gestures aud conversation we're bgis-
ferrous. lie lett 10 the morning On foot
could ne, wait for the stage lie lived thir-
ty miles from cur house. sax him again
( the ~ Of Octoter--siail over night al his
house lie seeued troubled 10 his mind -
Was more calm than shen Al our house, but
vas 81 excited Shen The su ject II tie war
VA. mentioned IL ihc evening asked him
( to accompany aie 10 the village. he sad