126 AUTUMN NOTES IN IOWA 



winter weather began as early and fierce as the 

 past did late ; till about Christmas there had been 

 hardly any winter. ' ' 



Nov. 22, 1685. ''Hitherto was a very wet warm 

 season. ' ' 



Dec. 29, 1686. ''Little appearance of any Win- 

 ter as yet.'' 



Nov. 18, 1688. "It was now very hard frost." 



Nov. 10, 1689. "After a very wet season, the 

 Winter came on severely. ' ' 



Nov. 16, 1690. "Exceedingly great storms, yet 

 a warm season." 



Nov. 8-30, 1691. "An extraordinary dry and 

 warm season, without frost, and like a new Spring; 

 such as had not been known for many years." 



Nov. 12, 1693. "The season continued very 

 wet." 



Nov. 8, 1696. "The first frost began fiercely, 

 but lasted not long. ' ' 



Nov. 15-23, 1696. "Very stormy weather, rain 

 and inundations. ' ' 



Nov. 24, 1699. "A gentle, calm, dry, temperate 

 weather all this season of the year, but now comes 

 sharp, hard frost, and mist, but calm." 



Nov. 21, 1703. "The wet and uncomfortable 

 weather stayed us from church," etc. 



Nov. 26-27, 1703. "The effects of the hurri- 

 cane and tempest of mnd, rain, and lightning 

 through all the nation, especially London, were 



