The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

trilo. Barry AID came on 10 ms
house Before coming. Alr Costello
rousrd ~ Mike and Told him to come
along. lie tod him BE- thought hr
would noi 20 bo ne iill morning a.
he had some work q DO Tor tlte iami
IL. Mr. Barry ssid that he would
saw some wood Tor him. The wood
saw hung up on a nail, aud Mr. Bar.
~ took H. Says Mr.. Barry. il Is
not best to break the Sabbath ! will
see thai ihey have wood enough to
last till Saturday night. Don'i re-
collpcl as anything more was said
shout my brothers going TO Factory
Point that night When VIC lett
Aiike did not come because he was
not well able. Mrs. Mike PurcsA sald
/ Costello. when he said Come along,
that he should not 20 irsan her that
night. We then came 10 my hnnse
towards Factory Point and stopped
there, should think. about hree-
quarters a an hour. Richard Parcel
came while we were there. Cant
say whether Mr.. Costello or Barry
said, il was time 10 be g1ing home.--
When he came TO my house lie lay
on the lounge IN my kitchen, and one
Of them spoke TO him and asked him
il he wouhl not come along. Michael
Says. j am not going TIL morning. /
shall have more light in the morning.
and can lay here till O'Clock and
be there in lime 10 20 10 work. My
little boy, aud little boy of his own
that came with him went back for hIs
shirt aud oyerhalls and brought them
10 him. My brother got aslerp on
the lounge at my house. Can't ex-
acily say whether il was Costello or
Barry woke him. The words thai
were spoken TO him were to get up
and@come along. This was the time
he said he would not 20 til morning.
We came out on the road, aud one
said they would 90 over 10 Mr.
FrenciI's and have some cider. Cos
tello and Barry were sober al that
time We -four went TO Mr.. Freuch's.
French is, ! should think, about of
mile from my house. 1t was towards
Factory Point. Mr.. French lies ~
a !ttlc from the main ROAD on the
west side. Michael Purcel told Mr..
French to put up pitcher OF cider.
MIR French brought hIm the cider
Mike drank first himself, and then
passed il 10 Mr.. DAYTON, who was
:hen IN the house. He sol on The
chaii, an Mr. French handed HIM
the cider, the pitcher and the glass
aud alter drinking himself, he rose
rhe i'iifd Time trying TO pass il 10 Mr.
iJay ton, and spi led the biggest par
Of II on trying. There was two on
three pitchers Of cider drank there. !
thnk Must have been pretty hard
ader. made uIl fan and kept I'LL thai
tIme. ! should cail Il decent cider.--
DON know how many times Mike
drank there. Didnt pay any atten-
tion 10 how many times he drank
Thomas Bowers and Thomas Rogers
came il and called Tor another pitch-
or Hugh lughs came in just as we
we're leaving there. Mr.. Da, ton took
the glass from Mike. How much he
drank Of ii | could not say. ReJuain-
ed at Freneh's about halt an hour !
belicye. Costello drank cider lheie
could not say how often. My brother
was scalc-Iy able to stthd when We
eft frenehs. Mr. Barry took hold
OF him BY the arm when he came out
Of the house. French's house is, |
should think. about 20 rods from the
road. 1t is not SO far TO 60 straight
up. After coming out Of Mr.. French's
! took my brother by The arm and
Mr. Barry by the other arm. Mr..
Barry told me 70 leave him 10 him
self thiAk he can navigate better
down here, AID you 20 AHEAD of me
you know the road best. and I'll fol- /
low you, taking care OF him. Accor.
dngly LEFT hun to Barry, and said, |
The bar way is 20 icy, you follow me
and I'll lead yon where you'll moi
have to through the ice There
WAS large stone that ran across the
tence--a rail i,nce-aud took them |
there, and told them there was the
most convenient place TO get out, aud /
! got over first, then took Mike by
shoulder, and helped him over the
fence. and then Barry came over and |
we got down into the road. This WIS
the south side Of the bar way. Cos.
telIo, Rogers and Bowers came into
the road through the bar way. Cos
tello. Rogers and Bowers stood on
the road talking. because Rogers and 1
Bowers went north. Pretty soon Cos /
iello came along TO where we stood.
and said lis time we should be gong
along. said chat Michael was noi
able 10 90, AMI had better 20 10 S. .
house. Mr. Barry said. will take 4
care Of your brother. and wii guar
aitee that will fetch him TO bis .
boarding house. Costello said should 4
mol have come onto the hill. II ! had I
nol supposed you would come bach 4
with me. Nv bro her was not well .
able TO walk at the time Mr. Barry
had hold o. him. parted with them
ii this point Barry was sober and
steady; couldn't notice thai be had
drank anything. Barry was a stout,
able looking man 10 me. We parted
al frenelis | shoBld think between