1867
Tuesday, October 29.
  Cloudy all day. Rained
most of A.M. held up at
noon, poured all P.M.
Walked down to school with
R's. Came home through the
Square & bought 2 lbs of tin
and some putty. When I
got home had some lunch.
Started with Theo Russell
at 2.30 P.M.; went up to Musk
rat pond & we set three traps.
Then I went through the Snipe
swamp & saw a coot. Then
up by the Glacialis & down by [?]
seeing some tit larks & got back
at 5.30 P.M. drenched & without
having fired a shot. Read for
about an hour before tea. Went
up to R's in evening.
1867
Wednesday, October 30.
  Cloudy all day. Had a
good many showers &
it misted most of P.M.
Walked down to school
with R's & was late. Came
home through the square.
Had some lunch when I got
home. Father bought me a
pair of rubber boots which
I put on & went into the
Snipe swamp, which was much
flowed on account of the rain, &
then to Pout pond. Saw about
50 redwings & rusties, a robin, &
several tit larks. The robins are
very rare now. Got back at
6 P.M. First after dinner went up
& spent ½ an hour with Ruth who
is getting over the effects of his poison.
Then studied at R's as usual.
The leaves are entirely off most of the
trees & the country is beginning to
look desolate.