Friday, August 21, 1868.
  Clear and rather warm.
Ther. about 60[degrees] - 70[degrees] - 
65[degrees]. Rose at 5 A.M.
and went over to the
Eel pond. Shot two
Yl. Legs sitting as
soon as we got there.
Then shot a Kingfisher
flying. Came back along
the beach but saw
nothing. After breakfast
had our photographs
taken with dog, guns
&c.  Then bathed. Water
quite cold but very good.
Then stuffed the Stilt
Sandp. shot by Mr. Dexter
yesterday. After dinner
went over to the harbour
with Dan & W. Phil
& shot a Yl. Legs flying
& 24 Peeps. Mr. Dexter
took Ruth to Exeter in P.
M.
Saturday, August 22, 1868.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 60[degrees] - 75[degrees] - 
65[degrees]. Rose at 7 A.M.
After breakfast read
for a while. Mr. Dexter
left by the 8.30 train.
Then went over to Rye
Harbour. Got a boat & fished
for nearly two hours.
Caught a number of perch,
post fish, & two large
Pollock. Saw two turnstones
& two Black Breasted Plover.
Got back at 2.30 P.M.
Sat on the piazza most
of the P.M. and got our
photographs. After supper
walked over to the Farragut
House and got a soda
at the refreshment saloon.
Came back along the beach.
Then went over to the
Ocean. Home & spent
the rest of the evening.