DIARY OF MRS. FIELDING 



1902 



December 20. — This earlj' morning the sun I can see. Nearly 

 noon, the sun is hot. The sun is warm, nearly night, already it is 

 night, the sun is gone. 



December 21. — Cloudy day, great rain to-day, already [it is] noon, 

 rain all night. 



December 22. — Clear to-day; early morning clear, the sun is warm, 

 nearly night, already it is night, the sun is gone; it is warm. 



December 23. — Cold early morning, no snow; clear nearly night. 

 Ray ^ cut wood here to-day; cold to-night, it is windy all day, wind 

 is strong to-night. 



December 21^. — [Sun] clear rising to-day, only cold, already night, 

 going cutting here.^ 



December 25. — Snow is falling, nearly night, snow is falling. 



December 26. — Snow is very much. I see a fox this early morning 

 and a hound following fox, snow is falling toward night, sun gone, 

 night. 



December 27. — Sun rising, much fallen snow. You can see the 

 sun to-day, nearly noon. Nearly night, it is warm. 



December 28. — It is cold this early morning, so much snow, nearly 

 night; sun gone, nearly night, can not see the sun, it was clear to-day, 

 all snow. 



December 29. — Clear sun this early morning. You can see at [sun| 

 rising all snow. Already noon, it is coming on about to rain; night, 

 rain. To-night the sun [sic!] is clear. 



December 30. — Sun is rising clear this early morning; nearly noon,, 

 already night, the sun is gone. 



December 31. — The sun is rising clear, warm to-day. It is clear 

 to-day; already night. 



1903 



Jamiary 1. — The sun is clear rising bright to-day. Already night, 

 sun gone. 



January 2. — The sun rising this early morning, already noon; 

 already night. 



January 3. — Rain this early morning, cloudy day. Already noon, 

 cloudy, already night. 



January 4- — Cloudy day nearly ['till] night; already night. 



' This mention immortalizes Joseph Ray, an old man who frequently did chores for Mrs. Fielding. 

 * She means that wood cutting is going on roundabout. 



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