Saturday, August 29, 1868.
  Clear with a very strong
South wind. Ther. about
60[degrees] - 70[degrees] - 65[degrees]. Rose
at 5 A.M. & found
Harry Bailey waiting
for me. Went over
to the pond with him.
Brought down a Marsh
Hawk but of course he
got away while I was
loading. Saw a Golden
Plover. On the way
home searched the little
pond & killed two Eng. Snipe,
and a Tell Tale; all flying.
After breakfast stuffed
the Tell Tale. Ruth left
by the 8 A.M. coach.
Bathed at 11 A.M. with
Bailey. Water remarkably
warm. In P.M. went over
to the pond with Bai. & shot
five Yl. Legs & 2 Grass Birds.
Fired at a Tern. After supper
stuffed one of the grass birds (female).
In evening had a letter from
both father & mother.
Sunday, August 30, 1868.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 70[degrees] - 80[degrees] - 
70[degrees]. By far the warmest
day that we have had
since I have been here.
Did not rise till 9 A.M.
After breakfast went in
with Frank Ph. & H. Bailey.
We stayed in nearly forty
five minutes as the water
was quite warm. When
I got home shaved myself.
A large mackeral fleet
passed by. After dinner
wrote to both father &
mother. Then went
down to the beach and
stayed till supper time.
Late in the evening
heard numbers of Upland
Plover & Bobolink flying
over.