Saturday, April 11, 1868.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 30[degrees] - 50[degrees] - 
36[degrees]. When I went
out with Dan after
breakfast there was
about 9 inches of snow
on the ground but
about ¾ of it was
gone by evening. Rose
as usual. Dan went in
to his school at about
9 A.M. Then took my
musket and went shooting.
First down the lane, fired
at a Sharp Sh. Hawk, Saw
Fox C. Sp., Snow Birds, W.B. Swallow
& one Snipe. Then through the
Teal Swamp & into Pine Swamp with
Heron. In latter place fired at N.
Heron. Then fired at Snipe. Then
Billy started 2 Woodcock. Shot 1st
flying, 2nd on snow among
Apple trees. Then Billy started 2
more & I knocked them over
on the wing. Did not miss once.
[margin]In P.M. stuffed one & in evening another Woodcock (male & female)[/margin]
Sunday, April 12, 1868.
  Most of A.M. clear & warm
with a Southerly wind.
P.M. cloudy & cold.
Ther. about 40[degrees] - 34[degrees] - 28[degrees].
Rose & shaved as I usually
do on Sunday morning.
After breakfast exercised
the dogs. Attended church
in A.M. & Sabbath school
in P.M. Then took a walk
up to Mt. Auburn with
father, taking both dogs.
J. Nichols overtook us.
Coming into the yard Billy
found a piece of bread that
smelt of Arsenic and eat
part of it. We dosed him
with both Sweet & Castor
oil. Went up to the Nichols'
to tea in the evening.
Heard a Gl. Crested Wren
but they are getting rather
scarce.