Tuesday, October 20, 1868.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 50[degrees] - 
65[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Rose at 4.30 A.M.
and went up to 'the
pond'. Took my little
boat & got out before Ruth.
came. He had to scull
all the morning as
somebody had stolen our
oars. Got only one, & that
a long flying shot at a
Buffle Head but killed
him. Got back in time
for breakfast. After
school studied & rode
up to 'the pond' with
Theo. & found that Pat
Skeins had taken our oars.
Came directly home &
began on my Buffle
Head. R. Deane called in
evening. Let Dart run
to day for the first time.
Wednesday, October 21, 1868.
  Cloudy. Began to rain
at 12 N. & rained
hard the rest of the day.
Ther. about 40[degrees] - 50[degrees] - 
50[degrees]. Rose at 4.30
A.M. and went up
'the pond'. Pulled across
'the pond' with Ruth. in
our large boat, towing the
small one. Tried to find
our oars but could not.
Pulled around in my
small boat & then went
over to the Glacialis but
not a gun was fired in the
neighborhood during the
morning. Ruth finally got
our oars. Got home to
breakfast. After school
studied as usual and
plucked two Ruddies &
my Teal. Cleaned my
long gun in the evening.