Thursday, August 8, 1867.
  Clear most of the day but
clouded up several times.
Ther. about 70[degrees] - 89[degrees] - 
75[degrees]. Camb. do. [degrees] - [degrees] - [degrees].
Rose at 5 A.M. & went
down the road shooting.
Shot two hermit thrushes (spoilt
one). Got home at 7.30 A.M.
After breakfast rowed for
an hour with mother on
Profile lake. Began to stuff
the hermit at 12.30 & finished
him at 2 P.M. After dinner
loafed & read. At 5.30 P.M.
started for Echo lake & caught
15 rather small pickerel
(father caught two). Mr.
Carver caught 5 large eels this
A.M. Got a letter from Ruth in
the evening.
Friday, August 9, 1867.
  Clear and a beautiful day
but rather warm in A.M.
Ther. about 70[degrees] - 80[degrees] - 65[degrees].
do. Camb. [degrees] - [degrees] - [degrees].
Went shooting after breakfast
and walked to the top of
Bald Mt. Did not see
anything to shoot but fired
twice at Echo lake to
hear the echo. Got back at
about 1 P.M. Wrote a letter
to Ruth after dinner & loafed
round till 5 P.M. when father
& I went fishing with Mr. Bangs.
I caught two trout and
Mr. Bangs caught three.
Walked around the piazza
in the evening & went to bed
at about 10 P.M.