Wednesday, April 1, 1868.
  Clear & warmest
day of the season.
Ther. 30 - 68 - 50 - 
Rose at about 8 o'clock
felt very dizzy & sick so that
I did not go to school. Exercised
dogs for about half an hour
the[n] took a ride with my
mother thro Boston & Brook-
line. They let out  50
pairs of English Sparrow on
Boston Common to day.
Staid in the House
In the afternoon & evening.
Felt very sick in the
evening & Ruth Deane
called. Leander took
dinner with us at 5 o'clo
P.M., father fed my
dogs in the evening.
Thursday, April 2, 1868.
  —East Day—
A.M. clear & warm. P.M. cloudy
& rained most of the time.
Ther. 50 - 68 - 40.
Saw a number of white
bellied Swallow about my
Box for the first time this
season. After breakfast went
up to see R. Deane but he
has gone away to try a
Dog (English Pointer), then
took a ride with the "old one"
thro Waverly & Lexington
& saw Victor Mason & his
dogs, got home to dinner
at 2 P.M. to dine on
roast Turkey [?] [?].
had the latter for the first
time this year. My health
is much improved to day
heard a tree color Sparrow in
P.M. Ruth & Mr [?]
came to show us the Pointer
& Ruth staid most of the P.M.