Monday, July 6, 1868.
  Fumigated my birds in the evening.
Clear but very cool.
Ther. about
68[degrees] - 70[degrees] 60[degrees].
Rose at 6 A.M. &
went up to the Rs'
and studied about
half an hour on the
Greek. As soon as
we got to school Mr.
Bradbury gave us our
Greek papers containing
twenty questions, eight
of which however I
crossed off. Got out
at 12 N. being the
last one. Left only one
question unanswered.
After I got back from
school looked over my
birds. After dinner went
over to Newton with father
& saw Bob Smith's puppies.
Came down through
Brighton & saw Barnes.
Tuesday, July 7, 1868.
  Theo got my Virgil paper for me. Average 70 or thereabouts.
A.M. clear. P.M. cloudy
& rained about an hour.
Ther. about 60[degrees] - 80[degrees] - 
70[degrees]. Rose at 6 A.M.
& studied about an hour.
for the Virgil paper.
Got late to school. Went
to work on my paper
almost immediately but was
the last to get through.
After lunch at about 12
N. started shooting taking
my musket and Billy. First
down to 'the pond'. Put one of the
rowlocks into my boat. Shot
a female Red Wing & missed another.
Then into Snipe Swamp. Shot
a Red Wing, could not find him,
three Crow Blackbirds, found two,
& missed another Red Wing. Then into
forest on other side; fired five times
at Woodcock & knocked feather out.
Billy made some handsome points.
Fell in up to my neck. Heard several
Carolina Rails singing. Frank & Uncle
Henry came to day.