Tuesday, May 10, 1868.
  Poor Jack is very weak.
Cloudy but did not
rain. Ther. about
55[degrees] - 65[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Rose as usual and
exercised the dogs.
Walked down to school
with Theo and Ed.
Studied immediately after
lunch which I had
at 2 P.M. Then took
my wagon & with E. 
Dodge & R. Deane, rode
up to Belmont. On the
way up called in to see
Bruce & arranged about
keeping our boat there.
Then went into Mr. Ch.
barn & saw his African
sheep. Got some dog tooth
violets at Waverly.
R. Deane climbed up to
what we thought was a
Hawk's nest. One of my
Swallows had an egg.
Father gave Jack some brandy.
Wednesday, May 20, 1868.
  Jack died at about
1 P.M.
Cloudy all day. Began
to rain at about 2 P.M.
& rained hard the rest
of the day. Ther. about
50[degrees] - 60[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Rose as usual and,
exercised the dogs. Visited
Jack who was very
weak. Also cut the holes
in some bird boxes.
Went in to see Jack when
I got back from school
and found him dead.
In P.M. went down to
the Gas House and brought
our boat up in the hay
rigging. The blossoms
are falling off the
cherry trees. The pear
trees are nearly all out.