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A MOHEGAN-PEQUOT DIARY 231 



January 5. — Sun is clear, I have been to Palmertown.* 



January 6. — Rain this early morning, snow falling noon; already 

 night. 



January 7. — Already so I live till another dawn. Sun rising clear; 

 cold this early morning; snow falling; already noon; night. 



January 8. — Cloudy day, sun rising. Already night; cold; sun 

 gone. 



January 9. — Cold night; I go to Palmerto\\^l. Already night sun 

 gone [down] clear. 



January 10. — Sun rising clear, it is good. Cold early morning; 

 already noon; already night. Not windy in the night. 



January 11. — Cold early morning, cloudy day, rain; snowfall 

 preceded to-day. 



January 12. — Sun rising clear, snow falling, cold. Wind is strong, 

 it is windy, already nearly noon, night cold. 



January 13. — Sun rising clear. Cold, nearlj- noon; night cold. 



January I4. — Sun rising cold this early morning cold, cloudy 

 toward to-night. 



January 15. — Cloudy day this early morning; cold; snow gone. 

 Cold nearly noon, already night. 



January 16. — Cold cloudy day, nearly noon, too. Snow gone. 

 I do not feel well.'" Already night, sun gomg, gone. 



January 17. — Rising sun not cloudy this [morning]. Already 

 noon. It is pleasant to-night. 



January 18. — Sun rising this eai'ly morning cold; snow gone, 

 wind is strong here. Already noon, much wind here. Xight, sun 

 gone, cold here." 



January 19. — Sun rises cold. Already noon; cold wind outdoors, 

 that's the truth. Already night, cold. 



January 20. — Cold sun rising; already noon; I do not feel well. 



January 21. — Rain this early morning, nearly noon; already night 

 again. 



January 22. — Sun rising this early morning. I have been to 

 Landing " to-day. 



January 23. — Cloudy day, snow gone at sun rising yesterday; " 

 already night, cold at night. 



— F. A. H. F.'s book. 



• A village often mentioned by the autobiographer where she broke the monotony of her isolation by 

 shopping for provisions. 



10 1 am not certain about the translation of this phrase. 



" Our author shows partiality at times for certain word repetitions. 



" "Landing" is the old name for Norwich in vogue among the Mohegan. They used to ascend the 

 Thames by canoe as far as the junction of the Shetucket and Yantic Rivers. This point is now in the heart 

 of the city. At the "landing" they carried on their trade with the Yankees. 



" 1 can only make sense out of the confused expression here by manipulating the punctuation. 



